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IKISII GARDKNING 



and. Juoivov.T, yi.l.l liiii,'lit and :ittin.ti\. I.Iom.iik >oii,.— I'll. i<.iiip«»t lest -iiil-.l l<ir tlu-m is f.ii.' 



iV.r a loujj period. inudf up (jf l^-ixxI Jrinlilf luinii nnd Itiif-mould in 



The Test ok Toi-i iaimty. — Soiiic flow, riiii; ])liiiits i(|iinl ]);iits, witli an additimi of c-oais<- i>and mid 



aro iK)pular for a tiiii.' only and tlu-ii i,'iv.- pl.-u-o to rotted dimy, tliat from mi old Ciu-uinbt'r b.-d 



others, owing to the dii-tates of fashion ..r custom, miswerin- Hdmiral)l.v. Tlies.- shoidd be passed 



but (Geraniums mid rmiisias have stood th.' test of iliroii^li u sicvi' aiul the roii;;lier portiims placed at 



time and are grown p.rhaps as \vi(hly to-dav as the bottom <>f the clean, wi'll (-rocked ])ois. 



they were thirty <>r forty years ayo. It is "true (ieraniums and Fuchsias can lie bloomed satisfac 



that the number «.f varieties has not increased in toriiy in five-ineli jtots. but if one desires lar;^er 



the same degree as other subjects one coul<l men- -pecimens, and nally wishes to see wliat spU-ndid 



tion, but that is jierhajts a point in tlieir favour.- f< 

 it can be truly said of the two plants in question 

 that of the many favourites of several deiadt^s hlio, 

 *ome '■ liold thiMr own to-dav." 



.suits may !)!■ aciiieved, then let him pot on h lew 

 into sevtii-incb pots, it is when they are special- 

 j/.ed. and j,'ro\\ n beyond the normal sized pot, that 

 one realizes what these twii favourites an- capabhi 



Simple CuLxruE loi; Si-lksdid I'iksults. — 

 Whether it be one making a start in •' gardening 

 under glass " or someone who has not given these 

 two old beauties special attention, there can be no 

 doubt that no two subjects are calculated to ^iv.' 

 more pleasure and satisfaction than these, as they 

 are. not dependent upon, nor do they actually need 



much heat, neither are they troubled with a host 

 of enemies. If one may use a term at once ea.sy 

 of understanding, (joraniums and Fuchsias are 



■ " safe plants for both inexperi'encod and exjK-ri- 

 enced." This does not imply that they fall .short 

 of beauty in any way; rather is it because their 

 wants being few, that almost anyone who is prepared 

 to treat them well may count on a glorious display. 



To procure a stock of plants then is the first 

 duty, in the absence of home struck cuttings, and 

 it may be said that the initial cost is the last, for 

 no plants afford more opportunity for increasing. 



■ •t By rubbing otf the side shoots of Fuchsias until 

 tlie desired height is reached, one may, in sacrificing 

 bloom the first sea.son, have nice sized standards 

 i)y the second year, carrying good heads full of 

 Ijlossoms. 



Jn the case ol Zoiials llie i^iower may have flowers 

 practically all the year round if so desired by pinch- 

 ing off all flower buds of one batch of plants until 

 September, and building up the plants by the use <3f 

 stimulants occasionally, taking care to allow them 

 a sunny position in order that tlie wood may ripen. 

 It is not necessary to keep such plants in the green- 

 house during sun)mer, as they can be located in cold 

 f.ames. During winter it is not essential tc keep 

 the temperature of the house beyond oH degrees for 

 Zonals, to enjoy a rich feast of colour. Fuchsias, 

 after they have done blooming in the autumn, are 

 Ijetter for cooler conditions, and almost any place 

 from which frost can be excluded will meet their 



