Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-09-08
SUMNER HousEPLAN RS.
All Plants Need a Season of Rest anC
Those for Winter Must Not
Bloom in Summer.

The amateur plan; grower often
does not know exactly what TO do
with her house plants in summer. She
knows something ought to be done,
but just what measures to take is a
conundrum AS matter Of fact, the
treatment must depend something on
the kind Of plants and what is expect
cd of them.
1t is automatic that all plants re-
quire season of rest. If we do not
give it, they take it. If we want
plants to grow and bloom out of their
normal season we must arrange that
they shall rest during their usual pc
Rod of growth
One method of giving them rest is
to place them on shaded veranda
and give them water enough to keep
them alive but not enough to encour
age growth. Another that is usually
practiced among florists and there
fore to be recommended as embodyine
the best results, is to pot the plants
49, oo SiAiail PObo do WIZ ouhtS ohN
roots without crushing, and plung, i.
e., bury, the pot up to the rim in the
garden or border. The pots must not
be full of soil when plunged, because
the plants must be watered just as if
they were on stand. About every
two months, or cftener if growth
seems to require it, they should be re-
| potted in pots an inch or so larger, to
| give the new roots room to develop
and to afford more nourishment. Pinch
out all fower-buds; you are working
to develop a plant to give flowers later
and must not allow it to waste its en-
erges in bloom. WIG. i become. vp-
parent frost will soon be due, give
them final shift. into the pots in
which they are to. grow through the
winter; cut off the rocts thst have
grown out through the drainage hobs
and shorten in the plants if necessary
to give them symmetrical form. Place
on the piazza for time transfer to a
fireless room, and later to tho place
they are to occupy through the winter.
Thus they will suffer no check in
transferrenGe.
Many plant in the open ground in
summer and take up old plants that
have grown and blossomed through
the season. expecting them to keep
on doing the same through the VIM
ter. They won't do it. After they are
taken up the leaves will turn yellow
and fall, and the stalks will he bare
and unsightly. 1t will take nearly all
winter before they will recover.
With geraniums, it is best to start
slips in the spring, or get young
but small-sized plant and grow it as
above described through the summer
then you have fine lusty plant sure
to give plenty of bloom. The geran-
ium is rather neglected as house
plant; the foliage is brightly green
AMI luXuriaut and most varieties are
kind in the way Of blooming. The
rose geranium, though old-fashioned.
is to be valued on account Of is sweet
scented leaves.
Those who have palms, rubber trees
and ferns are often puzzled to know
how to treat them in summer. If set
out of doors in the sun the leaves Bills
ter and the plants get a general dis
reputable look. On the piazza they
are apt to get too much wind. The
best way is to plunge them as recon-
mended above. and protect them with
lath frame This merely requires
about six strong posts firmly set, to
which lath is nailed with space be-
tween. The lath house may be open
on the side protected from the wind
1t is rooted with the lath in open
spaces. and furnishes a thorough pro-
lection against the full strength of the
sun, the wind and possible hail
storm. The expense is small ard once
built it lasts for years, Ferns. 70
avoid spelling the ends CT the droop-
ing fronds may be set il box Of
earth on an inverted box
Watch must be kept for the red
spider, which is the peculiar foe OF
this class of plants. daily Swinging
especially on the under side Of tbs
leaves, is the most effective check
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