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over the surface of the pot. It is astonishing how quickly 

 they make it disappear. Waterings with manure water 

 will also help them. 



Plants of Eiiangca tomciitosa are now flowering with 

 us and will continue all Winter. Feed them well and 

 keep them in tlie shadiest part of the greenhouse. The 

 nice lavender color will not be so likely to bleach out. 



Those who wish Cyclamen plants for Christmas, better 

 let all the flowers come. If they are pot bound, stimulate 

 with Clay's fertilizer and soft coal soot water. Keep a 

 night temperature around 55 degrees on cyclamens that 

 are wanted for exhibition in Spring, pick the flowers 

 until the turn of the year and keep them in a cool light 

 airv house. We have seen lately beautiful plants in ten- 

 inch pots grown from seed sown one year past August. 

 Be careful about feeding plants at this season as the sun 

 is low and growth is not very active. 



Tropical plants are better without any stimulant until 

 active growth commences and verj' little shading until the 

 sun gets higher. 



Rondelctia speciosa major, a native of Havana, is just 

 passing out of flower. It is a good time to prune it into 

 shape, and when the young breaks appear, give it a shift 

 if it is pot bound. A good fibrous loam is suitable with a 

 third of nice flaky leaves and sand to keep it ix)rous. 

 Avoid lime with this plant. 



Luciilia gratissima is another fine plant when in flower 

 towards Fall. It does best planted out in a light position 

 in the greenhouse. Prune it back hard after flowering. 

 This plant is a native of Xepaul, where the temperature 

 is said to be cool and humid. There is some difficulty 

 found by some in propagating this plant. Keep a stock- 

 plant, and when cuttings are desired, put it in a higher 

 temperature where it will soon make fresh growths. 

 Select the short twiggy shoots and keep them in the warm 

 house, where they will root quite easily if not allowed to 

 wilt, which, if they do, one might as well throw them 

 out. This plant grows best in loam and peat with sand 

 enough to keep it oi>en. 



Clivias can be forced if wanted in flower early. There 

 are now quite a number of fine varieties of this beautiful 

 subject. 



Xcrimii (Oleander) should be kept rather dry until 

 Spring and placed in a cool position with plenty of light. 

 If wanted to flower well next year, never remove the 

 young shoots that surround the flowers. When they get 

 straggly and bare, of course, a good pruning is in order 

 but the following season they will not flower so well. 



Cymbidiums are now quite popular among orchid 

 growers and there are some fine hybrids. When showing 

 their flower spikes, they should have plenty of water. 

 They are strong rooters and like plenty of pot room and 

 good drainage. Give them all the light possible at this 

 season. 



Cattleyas of the Lahiata type, wdien past flowering, 

 may be potted if they need it. We have found, however, 

 that this orchid does not like to be disturbed too often 

 at the roots. 



Odontoglossums should now have all the light possible. 

 They are in dift'erent stages of growth, and those making 

 their growths and rooting freely, will need plenty of 

 water ; but always keep in mind it can be overdone. Look 

 out for anvthing pertaining to the snail family. They 

 can be trapped by scattering around lettuce leaves. 



Strawberries that are wanted for forcing should get 

 about ten degrees of frost. They may then be stored in 

 cold frames until needed for forcing about January 

 first. 



Keep enough fire in the late grape house that will allow 

 for a free circulation of air all night as well as all day. 

 I believe in pruning grape vines as soon as the leaves 



drop. If this is done, 1 ha\'e yet to see any bother with 

 the vines bleeding. 



A course of reading for the Winter will be of great 

 value to any gardener. Every day he comes in contact 

 with intelligent, well educated people and it will be to 

 his advantage if he can discuss any subject that may 

 come up in an intelligent manner. I do not for a moment 

 mean him to confine his reading to subjects pertaining 

 to horticulture. 



EUCHARIS AMAZONIA GRANDIFLORA 



John S. Doig 



£^UCHARIS AMAZONIA GRANDIFLORA is one 

 of the most beautiful and decorative of the lily 

 family but is very little grown. A few private growers 

 flower it successfully ; and if given the proper treatment, 

 it will bloom as profusely three or four times in one 

 year as shown in the illustration. It thrives best planted 

 in a bench filled with a rich compost consisting of good 

 fibrous loam, cow manure, and bone meal. 



hiiiluins Aiiiacoiiia Granditiora. 



It should be given plenty of water and liquid cow 

 manure when the plant is well developed. The secret of 

 j)roducing flowers is to give the plant a rest from water 

 at the proper time or stage of its growth, and that is as 

 soon as the leaves are fully developed. Never try to 

 rest them when the young leaves are shooting up or half- 

 developed. Also keep it thoroughly shaded from the 

 sun. This plant does well in a house with cattleyas or in 

 a fern house. 



When resting the young flower buds will shooot up, 

 and then it is time to commence watering again, sparingly 

 to start with and increasing the supply as the flowers are 

 cut or fade away, as then the young leaves will be 

 pushing up. When these are half -developed, commence 

 feeding. 



There are sixty-two spikes in the small lot planted in 

 a bench two and a half by four feet, an average of five 

 flowers to a spike, or altogether three hundred ten 

 blooms. 



Live for something ! ■ Do good, and leave behind you 

 a monument of virtue that the storm of time can never 

 destroy. \\'rite your name in kindness, love, and mercy 

 on the hearts of thousands you come in contact with 

 year by year, and you will never be forgotten. Your 

 name, your deeds, will be as legible as the stars on the 

 brow of evening. Good deeds will shine as the stars of 

 heaven. — Chalmers. 



