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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE OF AMERICA. 



QUERIES and ANSWERS 



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Can you give me any information through your 

 '^Queries and Answers*' column about the cultivation 

 of Gesnerias? Should they be started up in the spring 

 or fall?— H. H. A., Ohio. 



Gessncriii slicmlil lie stnrlcd in the sprin;;. lis cultiiri' is vci'.x 

 much like that of the (ihixiiiia or Adiimeucs. If some old ijl-iiits. 

 or tubercles, are at liaiid. having been iilareil somewhere in the 

 hothouse or dr.r place, they should be started as soon as new life 

 is noted in them, about this time, or a little later in the year. 

 When the new growth reaches about half an inch to an inch iu 

 height, even in the same pans or pots in wliich they were win- 

 tered, it is always advi.sable to plant them in smaller fern pots 

 or shallows witli very good drainage, usiug light sandy soil wi'h 

 some leaf mold. The tubercles should be planted somewhat 

 higher, so that the new growth comes over the .soil as they rot 

 very easily. As the small jjots are hard to keep well moistened 

 and the watering iiiiixt lir very carefully done, the best way tn put 

 some wliite moss (sphagnnm) around eacli new grow'th, whiili 

 holds the moisture and dami> atmosplieie, 



Tem])erature from ti.">° at start to 70° and over when the growtli 

 progresses. Later fresh air will give the plants a more healthy 

 appearame. Intt it must be gircii very carcfuUij, as the plant loves 

 warmtli and dampness, (iood judgment is necessary in the shading, 

 as the velvet green Imiry foliage is very easily destroyed by too 

 much sun, 



Wlien well-rooted shift from smaller to larger pots even after 

 two or three plants are planted togetlier. This .should not be 

 overlooked as well as feeding with some thin Ihpiid cow manure 

 which will help in developing better growth and better flowers. 



I'ropagation can be done in different ways — from seeds about 

 this time of the year — from tul)ercles dividing them — from single 

 shells of tul)ercles — also from single foliage — in either case good 

 results can be accom|i!islied with proper care and attention. 

 These lieautiful plants should lie more grown, especially the new- 

 hybrids as they are very hue and attractivi-. 



Madison. Conn. FUAXK .TOSIFKO. 



The Gesneria. a most interesting family of plants, by regulating 

 their rest period may be brought into bloom at almost any time. 

 They may be propagated by cuttings of three kinds : First, the 

 young shoots as soon as they are three inches long springing 

 from the old tubers, as these are the best ; second, leaves taken 

 ofif with a bud at the base : third, by leaves without buds. There 

 is an advantage in the first and second methods that the cutting 

 if struck early in the year will, with moderate care, flower the 

 .same year. Whichever cutting is used put it in .sand in the 

 propagating bench under a bell glass or hand glasses with bottom 

 heat to strike them quickly. A luoist, w'arm heat is necessary. 

 A moist cold place would rot the cuttings immediately. 



Fibrous loam, turfy peat and half-decayed leaves in equal 

 parts with a due portion of sand, well mixed but not sifted, is 

 the best soil to use. Pot a portion of the bull)S in .January and 

 place them in heat, giving a little water. Temperature should be 

 (;)0° to SO" with a second batch at the end of February to have 

 a succession of blooms. 



Iu winter all they require is to be kept in these pots in a place 

 where neither frost nor wet can reach them at a temperature not 

 below 45° or above .5.5°. If the temperature is much lower they 

 arc apt to rot and if higher to start into growth. 



Ilingham. JIass. .T.VMES S. BACIIE. 



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