162 TUE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 



yjots, and the only difference in preparing it will be to break tbe 

 loam up rather liner. Although planting out is strongly recom- 

 mended, it is not desirable to put out small plants in borders, where 

 they will be a considerable distance from the glass, and also crowded 

 up with other things, because of the risk of their not making a 

 vigorous growth from the first. Therefore in. the case of plants 

 purchased now, and the present moment is most favourable for 

 buying, put them in pots eight or nine inches in diameter. They 

 can then be placed in a position most suitable for acquiring strength, 

 and in the autumn, or early in the spring, they can be planted out 

 with every prospect of their doing well. Or they can be put in 

 large pots or boxes underneath the stages, as may be the most 

 convenient. 



The plants will require pruning annually, for the purpose of 

 admitting the light freely to the plants underneath ; this should 

 be done late in the autumn. Such shoots as are required for 

 extension purposes, or for taking the place of others removed, may 

 be left one half or two-thirds of their length, but the others should 

 be pruned back to the first or second joint. When they commence 

 to make new growth in the spring, remove all but one shoot from 

 each spur, unless more wood is required for a special purpose. 

 The remaining shoot must be allowed to grow unchecked, for the 

 flowers do not make their appearance until the shoots have attained 

 a considerable length, and by stopping them the production of flowers 

 is most eff"ectually prevented. 



Early in the spring top-dress the borders with a compost con- 

 sisting of equal parts manure and loam, but previously to the appli- 

 cation of the top-dressing remove a few inches of the surface soil. 

 The plants in pots may, about the middle of January, be lifted out 

 carefully, the ball of soil reduced about four inches all round, the 

 roots pruned, and after the drainage has been properly arranged, be 

 returned to the same pot again, and the space tilled in with fresh 

 compost. By this system the plants can be kept in the most robust 

 health for a number of years without increasing the size of the pot. 

 Specimens in tubs and boxes may also be managed in precir^ely the 

 same manner. The plants will require most abundant supplies of 

 water during the summer months, when they are growing freely, 

 and moderate supplies at other seasons of the year. They should 

 also be syringed occasionally, provided it can be done without injury 

 to the other inmates of the house. 



The beautiful Passiflora Kermesina is one of the best stove species 

 at present in cultivation. The flowers are rich in colour and won- 

 derfully attractive. It succeeds admirably in a moist stove, and, 

 with ordinary good management, it produces its flowers in abundance 

 throughout the summer season, frequently continuing in bloom 

 until quite late in the autumn. Other good stove species of unques- 

 tionable merit are P. Bonapartea, P. edidis, a white flowered sjoecies 

 of no great beauty, and only worth growing where its iruit is 

 appreciated ; P. fiilgens, P. racemo-sa (syn. princeps), a very beau- 

 tiful and attractive species ; P. quadrangularis, a large grower, pro- 

 ducing handsome flowers and large fruit, the latter popularly known 



