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THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 



all in its flowers, wliicli are of large size, 

 having a white centre, surrounded by pale 

 blue marbling, which passes at the edges of 

 the flower into bright blue. It requires 

 only the treatment of the other varieties, 

 and is applicable to the same purposes. 



*MiMui.us ROSEO-PALLiDus. — De- 

 scribed as a new half-hardy species, with 

 tlie habit of Mimulus cardinalis, growing 

 about one foot high, and bearing rose- 

 coloured flowers. 



Phlox Dbummondii Radowitzii. — 

 During the past summer we have grown a 

 variety under the above name, which pro- 

 duced rose-coloured blossoms, striped or 

 rather streaked with white, and as all but 

 a few of the plants were thus variegated, 

 we have no doubt it will henceforth prove 

 pretty constant. 



*PoDoiiEPis AFFiNis. — This species, re- 

 ceived from Melbourne, is described as being 

 the finest of the genus. It is said to have 

 flower-heads three inches across, with an 

 orange disk, and quilled, yellow ray-florets. 

 The seeds are represented to be very large 



and quite distinct in their character from 

 those of the other species, which leads us 

 to suppose that the plant may belong to 

 some other genus. 



Sauromatiumouttatum. — This is a very 

 remarkable plant of the Arum family, 

 having a flattened tuberous root, from 

 which arises, early in spring, a very long, 

 sessile spathe, drooping in its upper half, of 

 an orange colour internally, singularly 

 blotched with crimson brown. The leaves 

 are scarcely less striking than the inflo- 

 rescence, having a marbled stalk and a 

 many-parted limb, the hinder lobes of which 

 meet so as to produce a wreath-like efi'ect. 

 It is of the easiest culture, and is almost 

 hardy. 



*Senecio elegans nana c^ruleo 



(New Dwarf Blue-flowered Jacobse) 



This novelty is sent from Germany with 

 an excellent character, being described as of 

 very dwarf compact habit, with an abun- 

 dance of flowers of fine blue colour. — 

 Abridged from the New Catalogue of W 

 Thompson, Tavern Street, Ipswich. 



G-AEDEN AND GlEEENHOUSE WOEK EOE EEBEUAET. 



Annuals of choice kinds to be sown 

 in pans for early bloom, and a pinch of 

 eacli of the tender annuals, su.ch as asters, 

 cockscombs, balsams, etc., got in, so as to 

 have a few forward, and separately potted 

 in thumbs, by the time the main sowing of 

 these is made next month. The general 

 batch of asters for bedding need not be 

 sown till April ; but all annuals that re- 

 qvdre a long season of growth, or that ad- 

 mit of being deferred in their blooming, 

 in order to gain size and symmetry, should 

 be begun with at once. 



AuRicuiiAS sown now will require no 

 bottom-heat, and will be better without 

 it. Place a square of glass over eyery pan 

 of seed to prevent the need of watering 

 uiitil the plants are up. Top dress and 

 clean up the stock plants, and give them 

 more water as they get into active growth. 



Abtichokes to be dressed towards the 

 end of the month with a mixture of two 

 parts rotten dvuig and one part coal-aslics. 

 The latter must be fine and free from 

 cinders. 



Bedding Plants. — Hotbeds and pro- 

 fiagating cases must be set to work at 

 once, to insure a sufficient sixpply for the 

 coming season. Repot all the old stools 

 that are to be turned out, such as old 

 Punch, Tom Thumb, and other gera- 

 niums. Start geraniums, lobelias, agera- 

 tums, heliotropes, tropeeolums, salvias, 

 verbenas, etc., to get nice shoots for cut- 



tings. Have ready a good supply of nearly 

 di'y compost for potting, so that whatever 

 has to be done may be done without delay 

 through change of weather or want of ma- 

 terials. 



Cauliflowers sown the first week 

 will soon be ready to prick out into pots 

 for planting out early. If any tendency 

 to damp among those just up, sprinkle 

 wood-ashes or dust of peat over the sur- 

 face. 



Cabbage. — Early York, Shilling's 

 Queen, and Early Hope may be sown at 

 once on a warm slopiag border. Old 

 stumps may be planted close together in 

 any out-of-the-way place to furnish a few 

 spi'outs, which will be useful at this season 

 of scarcity. 



CucuMBEES, if strong in pots, to be 

 turned into fruiting beds. Beware of 

 burning by too fiei'ce a heat. Sow again 

 for succession. 



Celery to be sown for the first crop, 

 and the plants when up to be thinned at 

 once, that they may grow strong from the 

 first. See pp. 246, 276, of last year's vo- 

 lume. 



Dahlias to be started for cuttings, 

 and the cuttings taken when two or three 

 inches long. The gi'cat enemy of the 

 newly-struck cuttings is water ; there- 

 fore,' administer it with judgment and 

 caution. 



Eteegeeens cut down by the frost 



