The Garden Under Glass
Forfatter: William F. Rowles
År: 1914
Forlag: Grant Richards Ltd. Publishers
Sted: London
Sider: 368
UDK: 631.911.9
With Numerous Practical Diagrams From Drawings By G. D. Rowles And Thirty-Two Illustrations From Photographs
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THE BEST FLOWERING PLANTS 71
not cut as well as the flowers, the bulbs may be used year after year, besides having the stock increased by means of the little offsets.
The great attribute of thefreesia is its deliciousfragrance, but it lasts well as a cut flower, is useful for making sprays and buttonholes, as well as for church and table decoration.
Diagram 20.—Freesia: 1. Corm which will flower. 2. Small corm to be boxed up thicklyas at Fig. 3. 4 and 5. Wrong methods of potting. 6. Correct method. 7. Frame for pots covered with mat until blades appear. 8. Shelffor drying off.
The usual number of bells per spike is eight under good culture, but excellent culture will make ten on a stem frequent, while I have had twelve on one stem,not counting the side growths, and as many as thirty-three from one bulb.
If flowers are wanted for Christmas, the bulbs must be started not later than the beginning of July. Eight bulbs will be quite sufficient for a 6-inch pot, and they must