Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-06-21

ing them scrupulously clean and neat.
The Dutch or scuffle hoe is the best of
all tools for hoeing and stirring the
ground around the plants.
A new caTnation, Marie Chabaud,
possesses the most desirable qualities
of Ginning true from seed and of bloom
ing in six months after sowing. The
color is pure mar yellow. Other
new carnations are the Enfant de Nice.
improved giant lowered, and the per-
petual %carnation Sparkling, both of
which bloom in six months from seed.
The flowers OF the new double i'm
perial japanese morning glory are of
exquisite beauty in form and coloring
and of enormous size, often five to six
inches II diameter. 1ney are easily cul-
tivated and grow rapidly to a height of
thirty or forty feet. The colors vary
from pure white 10 rose, crimson and
carmine, through blues and puppies to
almost black, some being notified,
striped, pencilled and bordered in in
finite variety and diversity.
Caladiums are often used with can
mas. Because of their great leaves they
SHOULD De given d pace III lle Ddth-
ground. Otter towering plants are
used as a center of a group. Dahlias,
because of their tall growth, are very
effective, as is also the Golden Glow
Rudbeckia. For bright colors use
coleus in yellow and various shades of
red and crimson. Gray c%entaures is ex-
cellent in combination with coleus of
any color. Golden feather pyrethrum
of %greenish yellow is another very sat
isfactory plant for use with the
coleuses.
Tuberous begoRias can he grown in
New Mexico. They will not stand hot,
dry winds, nor full exposure to the sun
in this dry climate, hence they should
he planted in a partly sheltered situa-
ton where they are shaded during the
hottest part of the day. They must not
be watered overhead. but must be kept
literally supplied with moisture and
heavy mulching must be given TO re-
tain it. For cut flowers the blossoms
are splendid, especially the doubles,
the keeping qualities of the cut blooms
being wonderful. To increase the stock,
cut down between two eyes of the
tuber while the plant is growing. gent
ly press the two halves apart without
disturbing the roots and sift some fine
dry sand in the cut thus made.
1t has been said that the dahlia can
never take the place of the chrysan-
themum. This is very true, but il is
also true that the rose can not take the
place of the lily, nor the ~carnation sup
plant the violet. There are seasons
and places for all of these and a wide
gap between the fading roses of early
summer and the blooming chrysanthe-
NUNS of autumn. 1t is just this sea
son that the dahlia fills with its radiant
hues. It's case of culture assures an
overwhelming popularity, for its re-
~quirements are so simple that an ana
teur cannot err IN growing it,. The
tuLers should be rather deeply planted
in thoroughly titled, richly fortified
soil, one sprout only allowed to grow
in a hill and this should be pinched
back to make The plant sticky.
a warm, well drained spot, sheltered
from sweeping winds but unshaded by
trees or buildings, is the best place in
New Mexico in which to grow roses
The rose does best on virgin soil. In
planting the bed in the lawn, take up
the sod and lay it at one side. Take
OIL lOuI inches Vi SUI lOI uSt' lHSu
eXcavate ten or twelve inches of earth.
Put into the excavation four inches of
good fertilizer, packed down. Fill up
the trench with dry litter and tread
down. Next lay on the sod upside
down, treadwell and run on water to
cover the sod and leaves. When the
water has settled away put on top OF
the sod the four inches of soil that was
saved, in which plant the small roses.
DO not use any fertilizer in the tor
dressing until the shrub has com.
menced to grow. Then cover the TOP
of the bed with two inches of good.
strong. rotted manure and tread down
solid, not letting it touch the rosebush
If the weather is very drying, water
the roses for an hour every morning
so as TO keep the ground moist but not
too wet.