Archive image from page 113 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches cyclopediaofamer02bail2 Year: 1900 602 FORCING FORESTRY 855. Forsythia suspensa, var. Sieboldi {X}4). rectly in a Forcing-bos or pots, g-enerally made over the pipes in the hottest house, where a temperature of 80° to 95° F. can be maintaine
Archive image from page 113 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches cyclopediaofamer02bail2 Year: 1900 602 FORCING FORESTRY 855. Forsythia suspensa, var. Sieboldi {X}4). rectly in a Forcing-bos or pots, g-enerally made over the pipes in the hottest house, where a temperature of 80° to 95° F. can be maintained. They are first soaked in water for a day or two and then kept in this heavy heat until flower bnds are well developed (Fig. 853). Tulips, hya- cinths and , otherbulbs, \ \ /f'v- y{-jf sometimes an azalea or lilac, can also be hur- ried up in such a box, but it is dangerous, and not good practice; better and more lasting flowers come with or- dinary trea'tment. Trilliums (Fig. 854) and various early- flowering wild plants may be forced with satisfaction. Although no rules can be given for the time required in Forc- ing, it is knowledge not hard to acquire with even surprising exactness. Nothing is likely to require more than three months in houses ranging from 45° to 55° e., after bringing in from the pits. A month or six weeks is good time to allow in February and March, but with the same plants and temperatures, more time would be needed earlier; with the advance of the season, the work is quicker and less uncertain. There is great difference in plants. Rhododendrons (the hybrids) require eight weeks or more, but one species will often bloom in March, within twenty-four hours. Plants like the rose, which must make a growth before the buds form, take more time than azaleas. The difl'er- ence between dull and bright weather is an important factor, but with extra firing, or the use of the Forcing- box, these matters even up, and the average time of flowering is
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