Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-04-07
HINTS TO AMATEUR FLORISTS.
How to Replant and Grow the Different
Garden Flowers.

When by any mishap the plants,
whether in parlor or greenhouse, become
frozen, at once remove them, taking care
not to touch the leaves, to some place
warm enough to be just barely above the
freezing point.
The usual advice is to sprinkle the
leaves and shade the plants from the
sun. Either remedy will be of little
avail and the sprinkling is very often a
serious injury to the plant at that time.
The first object should be to get them
out of the freezing atmosphere as quick
ly as possible. Plants are often frozen
so that the leaves hang down. but when
thawed out slowly are found to be not
at all injured.
Much will depend on the temperature
at which the plant has been growing.
When the heating arrangements are in
adequate to keep out the frost in severe
weather, the besI thing to do is to cover
the plant with newspapers. Thus pro-
tected plants will be enabled to resist
four or FIVE degrees of frost.
One of the best methods of training
climbing plants is to use cord of the
same color tone as the room i'll which
the plant is. Wire is not advisable, as
it Ofttimes cuts the young growth.
The annual clipping of ivy to keep il
neat and tidy should never be neglected
where a trim appearance is desired. The
best time for this operation is the latter
part of February or early in March.
Methylated spirits, as obtained at the
drug store and applied with camels
hair brush causes instant death to every
insect on plants. After treatment of this
kind plants should he kept out of the
direct sunlight for some few hours.
The heHOtrope, once well established,
IS long-liyed plant, well adapted to
house culture. 1t requires a great deal
OF water during the summer months, but
very little during winter. The latter
part of January all side shoots should be
cut back close to the main stems and
this will be all the pruning required dur
ing the year.
Chinese primroses are comrarntiyeiy
easy plants to grow, and not .Jacch
troubled with insect pests, tn, ..h tho
ubiquitous green fly has q penclant for
them when young. They do best in six
inch pots. They must have good ventila-
| ton and plenty of sunlight to be a sue
cess
The fuchsia is gross feeder and
should be given rich soil when new
growth begins to push out Syringe
freely two or three times a day, giving
very little water at the roots until the
plant is seen to be growing freely
''N-''i''' tAN fSubJtCL lO Ildlll lUSect
pests and the only remedy is Il liberal
| spraying.
| Whoever hopes to succeed in fern
| growing must first grow a few in order
to get used to them, and having got used
| to them operations may be extended and
money may be spent with some prospect
of remuneration; but whoever attempts
too much at first will find that effort and
money and hope and enthusiasm have
| been wasted.
The latter part of February or the
early part of March is the best time tc
repot ferns, palms and rubber plants
There is Il golden rule for success III
growing any kind of plant in a pot
and it is Pot firm. Do not be afraid
TO press the earth in around the roots
When potted loosely no plant can posi-
bly, thrive.