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IRISH GARDENING 



Some Good Calceolarias. 



For greenhouse and room decoration few plants 

 have so many attributes as the Calceolarias, 

 especially some of those of recent introduction. 



We would first call attention to C. Buttercup, 

 a graceful and charming subject raised by Messrs. 

 Veitch, of Chelsea, from the intercrossing of 

 ('. Clibrani and ('. Golden Glory, and first 

 exhibited at the Temple Show in 1910. It 

 makes a splendid decorative plant, attaining a 

 height from 1| to 2 feet, but it becomes much 

 larger if grown on for a second year. From a 

 batch of seedlings a variety of shades of yellow 

 are obtained, and in some instances they are 

 prettily marked and spotted with reddish-brown. 

 especially on 

 t he undo r- 

 sides. The 

 flowers are 

 f reel y pro- 

 duced, a n d 

 t he\ remain 

 in full beaut y 

 for many 

 weeks, while 

 it is very 

 e f fee tive it' 

 planted out 

 in a m a s s, 

 but it would 

 only prove 

 hard v in mild 

 districts. 



('. Bronze 

 A.ge is <|ui1e 

 distinct from 

 the a b o v e . 

 the colour 

 being various 



S h a d e s o I' 



mahoga n y- 

 bronze and 

 bronzy- crim- 

 son. It is of 



free b u s h \ 



h a bit. pos- 

 sesses a ro- 

 busl consti- 

 tution, a 1 i in I'll 

 Of 1 J tO 2 feel . 



< '. ( 'li brani is a popular 

 sent out b 



bloomer, and 



Primula pubes 



See pa; 



reaches a height 



Xo doubt it will be most valuable as a green- 

 house plant, and examples raised from seed give 

 a good account of themselves so far as (lower is 

 concerned the firsl year: but, if grown on 

 for a second season, large specimens are procured 

 some ! or 5 feet high. Such plants were exhibited 

 at the International Exhibition, 1912, when they 

 received an award of merit from the Royal 

 Horticultural Society. The flowers arc milk- 

 white, and are produced in the greatest profusion. 

 Raising Seedlings. — The !<i-fi\ should be sown 

 about .May or even in June to gel the best results. 

 and on account of the extremely line seed it 

 requires careful handling. Well drained pots or 

 pans prove the most suitable receptacles, and the 

 soil shoidd be put through a fairly small mesh 

 sieve. Sow on the surface and just give the 



pans a gent le 

 tap, 1 hen co- 

 ver with a 

 sheet of glass, 

 and place on 

 the iiurl h 

 side of a wall 

 or in a frame. 



When the 



second 1 e a f 



appears prick 

 off into pans 

 or singly in 

 small pot s, 

 and continue 

 to | iot on as 

 1 he occasion 

 arises, never 

 allowing! hem 

 to get into a 

 starved con- 

 di t i o n. A 

 suit able root - 

 ing 1 1 led in in 

 consists of 



good fibrous 



loam one-half, 

 leaf moil I d 

 one - fourt h. 



and 1 he rc- 



maindermade 



up of rotten 

 manure 



used in 



CENS 



je 93. 



and - 



inner must 



cow 



always I 



h 



and 



int, 



uuh 



very 



inns. 



uid well known )• 

 Messrs. Clibran. of Altrincham. 

 is a good grower, of a beautiful shrubby habit . 



gives a wealth of its pale lemon yellow How 



even from small specimens. 



C. Golden Glory make-, ■* line greenhouse pi 



while as a hardy Calceolaria it is held in I 



esteem by many hardy plantsmen. It is a 



yellow, and when in a thriving condition 

 \'ifc flowering. Seed is offered by various 

 liut when an extra good coloured form is raised 

 it is advisable to work up a slock from cuttings, 

 which readily root in sandy soil if placed in a 



hand-light, and kept shaded for a week or so. 



('. Veitchii, also Golden (dory and Bronze Age, 

 were raised bj Messrs. If. Veitch, of Exeter, the 



parents of the former being < '. alba and an a I hi no 



form of ('. Golden Glory. A curious fact about 

 ('. Veitchii is that it i< more robust than either 

 of its parent S, and is stated to be a 1 rue perennial. 

 while its hardiness is assured in the neighbour- 

 hood of Exet er. 



uid. hut t h 

 a dry st at e. 



Calceolarias require a cool and shady spot at 



all times and ample sent ilal ion. excepting very 

 cold winds. They may be grown in a cool pit. 



frame, or greenhouse, giving only enough fire- 

 heat i o exclude frost . 



Eight and ten inch pots are the sizes usually 



chosen for the final shift in February or March. 

 Greenfly is occasionally troublesome, but if 



the house or frame i- yapourised with sonic 

 reliable fumigant at intervals no harm will be 

 It is best, however, to do it slightly, and 



don 



if once is not sufficient 



succession. 



ate two ni ghts 

 Southerner. 



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Daisies on Lawn/s. 



BOTH moss and Daisies on lawns may be killed 



by sprinkling, evenly and carefully over the 

 surface, one ounce of finely- powdered sulphate 

 of ammonia to each square yard of ground. 

 This artificial is a good manure for grass, although 

 at first it will turn the grass quite brown. 



