Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-11-15
The Verhana.

The Vcrhera is one Of The most useful snd
popular beudiug plants il cultivation, Fora
bed on TIE lawn ii Is unsurpassed Young
plants get ont in the spriHg Viii make tue
display the whole ct tbs ) INNER; and ifyounS
PLANTS are taken MP in the Fail snd plsced IN =
moderately warm room taey will bloom the
whole Ct the Winter making hone both pless'
ant and cheerful. The culture Of the Neroena
Is very simple yet il 10 astonishing how many
failures are made by those who attempt lite
cultivation. Therefore, as the We rbeua Is one
" my pets, and. as have desire 10 see IL cnl'
tivatrd moge extensively, make bold TO give
few suggestions which. l hope. VIII make
success mere certaln and easy.
The seed Of the Ncthtna should be sown Ia
th,s latitude about the lst OF March, in shs|law
boxes or pans. or anything that comes hardy;
covering very lightly with hne soil about one
twelfth of an inch, Keep them NICE aud MOST
(tut by no means wet. IN temperature Of
ssy nom sixty TO seventy degrees in the day
time, and from ATTY to sixty 81 light In three
or four weeks from the time OF sowing, pick
OF the plants IN similar boxes or pans, about
one inch spsrt in good soil. They VIII then
grow yer, freely and be ready TO plant cut
when danger Of frost IL over
In planting out, ret them about two and a
hsf feet apart Keep clean from weeds, aud
iu short time you will nave an aba udsnce 81
bloom, which viii continue to ipcrease until
cut down by frost
There may be come who read this article who
eau grow the ycrb.na successfully during the
Spring aud Summer; but who fail TO grow them
in . satisfactory manner during the Winter.
Now. | clslm that the Yer bens is as essy OF
culture ard will bloom as freely during the
winter months a. the 9eranium. The reason
there are so many failures Ii because people
besin wrong in the Fall, by taking up and pot
ting plants thst have exhausted themselves by
prufuse blooming Now, II instead Of taxing
up old pante people would examine their Vei-
bena bees, they wolld discover number OF
sell. Gown seedlings; AID II these were taken
up In preference TO the old ones, mach better
results would be STAINED.
There 10 aeother way TO obtain young plants
for Winter blooming, namely: by taking cut
tings from the old plants; AMI the bes' way to
do his Is to cut back the OLD patts and re
move all dead leaves In the middle OF Augn FL.
form, which will be Iii hne comb zion for cat
ting III September Wneh the cuttings are
t,ken from the Old plants none rnoGll nc used
but those that have grown enco tue pladt MAS
cut back; as the new Viii Always root the
quicker and make the aner plants.
Set the cuttings either il sa.d or In soil. or
in anything that will hold moisture; either In
boxes or in the opel ground, Shade from the
sun, water freely aud in eight TO ten days they
will be rooted. The next thnS TO be done ia
% pot them off, using good roll. Place them
out Of doors until IL is time to put them In thuif
winter cuartels Although the Nerbena eau
J AND tue heat Of summer u perfection; set iii
inter II must be kept cool. A temperature 81
from nifty to sixty odgrees during the dsy 40
tsom 40 to Atty degrees during the ii 5hI Is tn
tempelaurs TO h4v3 Ii hne, healthy, blooming
plSnlr are wanted. Tue VeIbena will no.
bloom III heat, neither will long remain III
healthy condlton II subjected TO u higher
aegreee VI temp raGue imam tina s1oyu. "a
the CONTRARY, II VIII grow up tall And slender
ana disease VIII take possestiun Of 1t, known
IA the " black rust Mhen, If IL had beer.
roperiy treated, il might been = tnlng 81
beauty AUD be admired 0y all brhold5is.
ISAAC BuChLEY, Horticultdtirt