Flower Grower Volume 3-4 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 Excerpt: ...grow luxuriantly and are necessarily heavy feeders. If the ground is over-rich it has a tendency to cause too much growth of foliage. We rather prefer having it in good condition than trying to enrich it at the time the crop is planted or during the growing period. We should advise that the ground on which Dahlias are to be grown the next Summer be selected in the fall, and if not in good condition, that it be worked up and sufficiently enriched to grow the crop. Plow it deeply and give a dressing of bonemeal, the amount depending on the condition the ground is in. Anyway, from 500 pounds to a ton per acre won't be too much; this should be harrowed in and not allowed to lie upon the top. If available, stable manure will do to put on in the Fall in place of bone; if the ground cannot be got ready in the Fall then plow it as early in the Spring as possible and give it a dressing of bonemeal, not manure. In preparing the ground it will need to be plowed, harrowed, and rolled as often as necessary to get it in good order, as it will be found almost useless to try to grow Dahlias in rough ground. The amateur can follow out his plan, using spade or fork.--R. A. Vincent in Southern Florist. Propagating Monthly Roses. Cuttings made from monthly Roses during the summer set in sandy soil in a shady situation would do well. Some cover them with a-glass jar. The soil should be kept moist until the cuttings are rooted when they may be taken up and set where desired. It is important that the ground should not be kept too wet when starting the cuttings. When setting the cuttings simply let the top bud protrude above the surface. About threequarters sand and one-quarter leaf mold or black earth makes a good mixture for starting cuttings. One of our subscribers in sending i...