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Title: Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954, ed Miller, Wilhelm, 1869- joint ed
Subjects: Gardening -- Dictionaries Plants -- North America encyclopedias
Publisher: New York, Doubleday, Page & Company
Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: UMass Amherst Libraries

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tand shaded with sheets of newspaper or similar materialfrom briglit sun for a few days till they show some in-dication of starting into growth. The actual tiine thatshading will be required will depend largely upon theweather and the season of the year. Do not over-waterthe young plants at any stage, but give just enough tomoisten the whole soil nicely when first potted and then asrequired afterward. Do not put them in the shade of otherplants, but place them where they will get the full bene-fit of all the sunlight and plenty of air as soon as shad-ing can be dispensed with; such treatment will producea clean, healthy, stocky plant, which means a good con-stitution. Should greenfly appear on them, fumigate withtobacco stems immediately. Syringe overhead on allbright days. In about five to six weeks from the time offirst potting, the plants will be ready for a shift into alarger size pot, —3-inch size will be large enough. Thesame class of soil can be used as for the first potting.
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2189. American Beauty, now the most popular florists Rose in America (X %). Tho pioture shows a specimen grown in the open. or if the plants are to be put into their season quarters,i. e., planted into benches from this size, a little moremanure can be added; but if they are to be grown onin pots, some growers will prefer to give them a thirdshift, namely into 4-inch pots. The plants, if pi-operlycared for, sliould bo ready for this last shift in about sixto eight weeks from tlie time they are planted into 4-inchpots. In this last shift soil considerably richer can beused. Keep off all the buds so as to have tho x>lantssturdy, strong and vigorous. Presuming that this method has been followed throughtill the end of May or beginning of June, the plants will be ready for benching out, or, in other words, to be putinto their winter quarters. The benches should hold4-5 inches of soil and the bottom slats of said benchesshould be placed not less than K-% in. apart to allowfor ample drain

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