The Red Cloud chief., 1884-11-21
PLANTS.
Suggestions for Those Who Keep Plants
i'm the House Daring Winter.

Suggestions for Those Who Keep Plants
in the House Daring Winter.
To those who intend keeping plants
in windows in the house during winter
| would say that TO get plenty of bios
SONS it is necessary 10 have the pots
well filled with roots. When pottine
plants. the smaller the pots they can
be put into the better they Go gen.
orally.
In lifting plants il is often he prac-
ticc to reduce the ball of earth Fitted
with the plant by crumb!ing the soil
around the sides. This DESTROYS the
roots TO such an extent that the feeding
portion of them is completely mutt
lated. and, as n consequence. fresh
r~oollets have TO start out all over the
leading roots before any food can he
supplied to support the evapor; ton
RAPIDLY going on from the leaves ana
stems. especially in every succrient
growing kinds. The main sccreS in
lifting plants from the ground, and
having them do well afterward. u by
preventing them from whiting toe
much. This can only be done by pre-
serving all the roots possible and reduc-
in@ the leaf surface To correspond.
Many people ask me how L am going
to accomplish this with such kinds a
chrysanthemums. which have their
flower buds all formed on the points OF
the shoots, without destroying the
flowers. BY simply shaking the soil
gently from the roots. instead of break
inc If of. roots and all. II the soil is of n
loose nature. and neither wet MOI dry, 1t
is cleaned without injuring them much.
When potting, gently and evenly
spread the roots with the soil. press
firmly and thoroughly water. To re-
move the superintendent leaf-surface,
take off a good many of the large
leaves near the base of the stems. n
there is no need for breaking any of the
shoots al all. With geraniums ano
chrvsanthemums this is most applicable.
as TO cut the shoots back much. OF
those kinds wanted for winter How
cring. is to take the principal part OF
them away. Al the buds on geranIumS.
when lifted, will open beautifully in the
house.
As the culture of the chrysanthemur:
has come in fashion again. every one
will be wing with his neighbors as 10
who shall have the best ones. As they
soon root after lifting. do III allow
them to s2ffer from want of water. or
the flowers will be apt 10 open imper-
fectiv. Keep them light and coil. ana
If extra flowers are wanted, do not al
low too many buds to remtin OF the
piants-iudic;ously thin them out.
When pansies. daisies end forEet-me-
nots are TO be wintered over, t. secure
early spring towering. keep exposed rs
long in the season Is possible; a little
frost Will not hurt them: ii kept too
close during the early winter. they are
apt 10 get n soft growth M &c more
susceptible to the frost than VIXEN well
hardened and kept growing cool As
long as possible. The extra warm
weather we have been having has pro-
duced on everything of u hardy nature
a fresh growth which will have TO be
carefully managed. if the cold sets IN
suddenly and severely. The ripid sue
culeat growth now being produced or
hardy and half-hardy plants. is sure TO
be injured if il turns suddenly cold. I'M
less every means is used TO prevent too
much exposure. Have the sash which
shall be used or the pansics and daisies
in readiness to put on in short notice.
and always give the plants the benefit
of a doubt. by protecting them. but on
al favorable occasions give plenty OF
air. until the weather closes in for good
IN. AiicD, ie the Country Gentlemen