April 10. 1920 



HORTICULTURE 



29S 



GROWING CINERARIAS 



How to Be Successful in the Cultiva- 

 tion of These Plants 



Cinerarias are divided into three 

 classes — cineraria maxima superba, 

 cineraria stellata and the intermediate 

 types. The first is the florist or dwarf 

 type. Seeds of this variety should be 

 sown in April, and if properly handled 

 will bloom the latter part of Decem- 

 ber. Other sowings should be made 

 at intervals of three or four weeks, 

 In order to extend the flowering sea^ 

 son. The stellata variety should be 

 sown in May, followed by a second 

 sowing in June. The intermediate is 

 a cross between cineraria maxima 

 superba and stellata. Seeds of this 

 variety should be sown at the same 

 time as the above mentioned. 



A compost of a turfy loam mixed 

 with a little leaf-mould and sand is 

 the soil medium which will grow these 

 plants to perfection. Care must be 

 exercised in choosing the soil, for if 

 it is too rich in humus, it tends to 

 the production of foliage rather than 

 bloom. Seeds should be sown in pans 

 or flats, and special attention should 

 be given to the drainage. Cover with 

 sifted soil to a depth of about twice 

 the diameter of the seed. Give a 

 good watering, cover with a piece of 

 glass and paper, and keep in a cool 

 house. Immediately the seedlings 

 appear remove the covering. Directly 

 the plants begin to show their second 

 leaves transplant them into flats or 

 pots. The former method is pre- 

 ferred because at that season of the 

 year the pots dry out quickly. When 

 pricked off into flats about three 

 Inches apart each way, it allows them 

 sufficient space for three or four 

 weeks' growth and they are not so 

 liable to dry out. Directly the plants 

 begin to touch each other transfer 

 them into 4-inch or 4%-inch pots, and 

 after these pots are filled with roots, 

 repot into 6-inch. The dwarf-growing 

 varieties do not require a pot larger 

 than 6 inches, the intermediates 6 

 inches or 7 inches. The tall star 

 variety, however, should be potted on 

 into 7 or 8-inch pots and the latter 

 plants, when properly handled, will 

 develop into beautiful specimens. 



Cinerarias should be grown as 

 hardy as the season will allow. During 

 the summer months the best place for 

 these plants is in a cold frame. Give 

 water freely and syringe morning and 

 evening during hot weather. Prom the 

 time the seedlings appear they should 

 be shaded from the sun with cheese- 

 cloth or some other suitable material. 

 Air should be freely admitted by leav- 

 ing the sashes open at night unless 



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there is danger ot frost. About the 

 middle of September, or even later, 

 depending on the weather and locality, 

 these plants should be removed to the 

 greenhouse, as. at this season, they 

 should be quite hardy and wll stand 

 the full sun. We can now admit 

 plenty of air. and also use the syringe 

 freely during hot weather. 



By the end of September most of 

 the plants should be in their flower- 

 ing pots. Those that were potted 

 earlier in the season will require a 

 little feeding, and weak liquid manure 

 should be given once a week. Directly 

 the flowers begin to appear the feed- 

 ing should be discontinued. The 

 temperature should be kept around 50 

 deg. P. during the night. The cin- 

 eraria delights in a cool, moist atmos- 

 phere. During the dull fall and win- 

 ter months water should be given 

 sparingly, as many plants are lost 

 through lack of knowledge in this re- 

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The aphis in some form or another 

 is the most persistent pest of the cin- 

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