Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-11-04
Plants That Will Bloom in Winter.
BY PETER HENDERSON.

At this season of the year (the first
week in October) in almost every section
of the country the flower borders are yet
in profusion of bloom, and most of our
lovers of plants are at a loss To understand
why the gerunium, verbena, rose, fuchsia,
heliOtrOpe and scores of other plants that
have bloomed profusely during the sum
mer months, cannot now be lifted, potted
and placed in the parlor or greenhouse, and
continue to bloom there during all the
winter months. Experience tells us that
such cannot be the case; there are few
plants that can be lifted at this season with
out more or less mutilation of the roots,
and this injury TO the roots is what does
the mischief. When strong growing
rose or geranium, for example, is dug up,
ii may seem to have been but little injured
at the roots but the feeding or working
roots, as ave call them, are almost invari-
ably torn off, and before the plant can re-
cuperate, its ability TO flower is suspended
for months to come. For this reason, plants
that we grow for cut flowers in winter, are,
with few exceptions, grown in tlower-pots
OF size suited to their needs. As a rule,
the diameter of the tlowerpOt should be
the same as the diameter of the plant The
| eptions-plants that can be lifted from
the open border and placed in pots, and
that will bloom in winter-are the fOllw-
ing:
! Monthly Roses-The plants sold by the
| florists for setting out in spring usuallH T av-
| emge from one to two feet in height Such
/ plants, if lifted now with all the earth that
/ will adhere TO the ball. - and carefully
| potted, watered, shaded and kept cool for
"A week-during the month of October,
outside in the open air is best-will bloom
from January throughout the winter, if an
average of sixty degrees can be main
tained.
Carndtions ofall varieties may be treated
precisely as directed above for roses.
GerdRiumS may be treated in the same
manner, provided they were old plants
when put out in the spring, and have re-
mained stunted in growth IF they have
grown luxuriantly and extended their feed,
ing roots, then they will not be likely to
do well.
ChTysdl1thenulRs, if carefully lifted, and
kept cool and partially shaded outdoors
until the middle of November, may be had
in bloom in the parlor or greenhouse a
month later.
Double Nedp0litaR Tiolets may be lifted
; and treated the same way but be careful
in all cases not to place them too soon un
der cover; no frost win likely be severe
enough to injure them or chTysanthemums
before the middle Of November Will
tropical plants the case is different. II any
of these are yet out in the borders, they
must be lifted at once, and carefully shaded
and watered, and kept from getting chilled
by covering with glass, at night at least, a.
soon as lifted. OF these best sHiteda TO
winter Towering are the 60ucdfriidS of al
kinds, beg0HidS (winter tlOwering), pOiRset
tbs, sdlcias, and heliOtr0pes, But the sam,
ruleappliesto them as to tire hardiersorts
if they have not been plants of good siz,
when planted in spring Zone or two-yea
old plants) that have made but moderat
growth, ,theywill not do so well at least vii
not flower so early for the reason that tn
fibrous roots win be injured in lifting
1t may be taken as a safe guide tina
. the stronger and healthier plan
looks in the fall as it grows in the opel
border, the worse ii will answer to lift TO
winter Towering; while "A stunted plan
that has made but little growth is the bet
ter for the reason that it has fewer feedinI
roots to injure.
The varieties of plants, Just named, sucl
as roses, etc, being hardy, need not
= placed in the parlor frame, or greenhouse
until the frost has been hard enough I
kill down dahlias heIiotropes, etc. Z BH
those classed as tropical" should be pre-
tected as soon as lifted. They mast hav
f plenty of light and be watered' sparingl
until they begin to make white or workin
] roots, which may he ascertained byturnin
/ the ball out of the pot, handling it, {
course, so carefully as not to disturb it.
] a choice of temperature can be had thl
for plants named Us tropical = Shout
Z range from sixty to seventy degrees. Thu
! for those of the hardy section, from fit
! 20 sixty degrees.-Americd Agrieulturist