The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-08

varieties as ar. Cuttings n
500 may Vet - nYt l" norsa
IN last month na,, 'R. and
pots. Happy Tbo', INTO ,- E
very liable - dron gerar
nrn1, To- soft tb. a'n r,
~r,cpIee Tins varietv r.
g~aranin, and Ia fat 't
Seia,'.ufne, i thu, al cav Vars
Gated by Peter Handfi AMI
slips little NOR t''F~an-ta
the plants. ami Ia nag. thrns
down: IN a few e" Them 4.
neal over. forming vac Tres
soon emit roots Nat1> VIII
inserted in sand in taken
Hy1cinths and TeIN9ua4 Hs-
forcing In the winter want IL
done. should now be r-t a"t a.r.s =
acinths, pots about six IN FIR a. IL
eter should be used - I4m
adapted for them il a csz3 <N N- e.
uy loan. See that the uar.l ~u
Tor %enrlching the soil bt VEL - Vs. 81
as III not, and the bulbs come
tact with II. they are apt ta
tress the Soil IN the pot aroma
nttp ABOVE the surface Of th. s
Jumps may have their bulbs in Il 81. 7
using the same soil aS for IN. lex
ClhthS. hen pottcd. place them rs.
some cool place. and cover with a.f
OF sand untllthe root GET vel started
after which they NAV be with safety
piacec IN heat and forced into flower
II chlef ann IN growing bulbs Of nh
KINDS Is 10 secure plenty of root, 49,
lore the roots art. roman h1afintLS.
are Very useful for gr~srtpS So
purposes. Sending up Is they #,
eral tiower-spikes in succession fr,,,
the same bulb. makes them last n,,.b
longer IN blossom than the other h,,
cinths.
L~achendliaS planted in pots ry
Will bloom in February and Na...
The foliage of these bulbs Is ~~ta.tf..
flower spikes erect. covered With n..
dulous flowers, yellow, red. p-uuG'.rt
green in color. The varieti,, -t.na-t
ly cultivated in pots are psaalll ami
trtcolor.
Irids, Spdrdris and BahidHasra.u q
similar treatment, and are an ha4..
tul plants for bloomiug nm tna .a..
spring months. Ten or twelve I...
planted IN a seven-inchp pot. and k.r
III a cool house, will bloom freely
make very pretty ornaments. Their
are great many varieties of them. aH
otdutIlul anu Interesting
Ltttum cdndiitm and ioHgif..u.a 4r.
tlso very useful for forcing. Patf.5
s'nsly l n ~seNen-inch pots. or planted
out IN some wel-preparod bed ntEa
forclhG-llouse. they produce thylrpur.
white ffowers IN early spring. and
where a succession of pluutlu-- ar.
mace tiielr season can be- "pru.au-ai
accordingly.
Cof"dtions and Pinhs NAV Pa. nr.-
pagited now. There is not muuh -r.-
cess with the propagatiug of them l-
forethis month.
IftntnidS and CinerdriaS shouI5 =
potttd slngly into ~thumb-pots. u.r.
ligh SOL. When potted shade fr.m
n trong sur for a few DAYS. Dougs
VaritieS may now get a top-dressir
Of vell-enriched, light soil. and
grown IN shady place with .mole
atmosphere. but do not allow muat
water to rest on the leaves. a. lJi- an
to rot them.
tdtddtHnlS growing in pots 5ert-
ing to show any signs Of riisnr. g.
be Watercd more .IurlugE.
gradually allowed to dry .E
still in vigorous proWth ~lsat.
~ kept in a warm part of TN Nsu-
nd by careful treatment WII r.faa
heir beauty Tor some time YET.
ChpYSd1tthcnt1tntS are . be-iuu#
o come INTO flower, and should
III a cool, airy place for the EHr
'oSe OF keeping their flowers longer
perfection. Late Towering Tar.a..=
II the japanese section are VERY u-.ta.
or cut flowers. coming IN tloWsr
GOOD deal later in the season than Oh
he other kinds. They may he kept
cool pit. as they are quite hardy.
ltotets showing any signs of n#a
,lng al the roots should get "a
Watering with lilnc-water. Plant nr.
Dagated from divisions, and taH- -
)agated from cuttings. | have grow
n different parts of the garIe". tH
purpose of seeing If any dit'errH"
would be in the attack of tins p5
The plants p~ropagatcd from rifH-
ire entirely free from any dH-a
while those from divisions arr Quest.
destroyed with it therefore. from -#F
7ral years experience. | find that ""@
are less liable e. the attack
his disease than divisions.
A general complaint among H"E.-
n this section is that their ears H."
ring tuberOSeS anne mostly sings
have observed that tubero-- ''-
sending up their flower -plk'~ IL"
very dry time generally prod"
5le flowers, while tho-e flow rts- .a.
n the fall, during cool weather. Ha
luce double flowers. Last season
observed a rather strange freak l-
.uberose bulb. III the early part
it sent up a flower spike "..
Produced single flowers. About
md of September another tto"'E
the same bulb was sent up. ".
produced double flowers. This -
siderable proof that dry, hot "#.
has something to do with sing
rs being produced. VII ".....
soil. and well mulched durnL -lm-