File:Annual report of the Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario, 1897 (1898) (19338103886).jpg

Identifier: annualreportoffr1897frui
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario
Subjects: Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario; Fruit-culture; Fruit-culture
Publisher: Ontario Dept. of Agriculture, (Warcick Bros.
Contributing Library: Brock University
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98 FRtflT GROWERS' ASSOCIATION. lower leaves should be removed. The roots may be started by inserting the cuttings in clear, sharp, gritty sand. If but a limited number of plants are wanted they may be started singly or otherwise in small flower pots. An old bread pan with a perforated bottom and filled with about three inches of clear sand makes an excellent propagating bed for the use of the amateur. It goes without saying that the sand should be kept moist, and for a few days after the cuttings are inserted they should be shaded from the midday sun by placing over them a sheet of newspaper, but as soon as established in their new quarters the more sun they can get the better.
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Chrysanthemum as first potted into three-inch pots. " Mum " in four-inch pot ready for first heading back. 2. As headed back. Potting. As soon as it is well rooted and a few new leaves have formed, the youDg plant should be potted into a three inch pot. When the roots have filled this, as may readily be seen by straddling the stem with the fingers and tipping the plant out, it should be repotted into a pot one or two sizes larger, from which size it should be potted into a 3ix or eight inch pot, and allowed to bloom in this, though better results are obtained by getting the plant into an eight or nine inch pot a month or two before the time of bloom. When potting into any size of pot larger than four inches, an inch or so of broken pottery, brick, or charcoal should be placed in the bottom of the pot to assist drainage. The Soil. The soil for chrysanthemums, or in fact any pot grown plant, requires considerable attention. No absolute rule can be laid down as to what mixture is the best, as soils vary so much in different parts of the country. One of the chief ingredients in any mixture should be well rotted sods or turf. We prepare this by cutting the sods in the fall, piling them upside down in a large heap, with a few layeis of rotting manure throughout the heap. During the following summer the heap is chopped down and turned, and when needed for potting enough sand is added to make the mixture friable so that it will not bake in the pots. A little bone meal mixed with it at this time gives good results afterwards. Watering. Many amateurs are at a loss to know how to water pot-grown plants properly. One of the best rules that can be given for the guidance of such is to withhold water till the soil begins to look dry on top, then give it a thorough soaking. A florist

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