134 THE FORCING GARDEN. 
the prize-growing of these two beautiful subjects? What 
will grow the Cineraria will also grow the Calceolaria, 
1.e, the same house will do for both in succession, 
I want to show again how effective and interesting 
such a house may be made with only these two classes. 
It is considerably more difficult to grow a lot of miscel- 
laneous plants in one house, than one or two species in 
the same. Many no doubt have been struck with the 
idea of realising ‘ 176]. from three glass houses,’ as I 
have said may be done in a business way, in my ‘ Mul- 
tum-in-parvo Gardening ;’ but I must say again, that if 
it can be done in a business way, then it is surely worth 
while to try the same thing in the way of pleasure for 
the sake of the amount of variety in the aggregate, be- 
sides on account of its being the easiest and surest way 
of obtaining a good effect. Nor can anything give 
this result with less trouble and with greater satisfac- 
tion, than first a house of good Cinerarias, and then 
Calceolarias to succeed them; and when we remember 
that there are few classes of plants that can compete 
with these two for beauty and variety and as effective 
show plants, no one will dispute my plea for houses 
devoted entirely to them; and if grown as they should 
be there are few persons but will prefer them to most 
others. 
Seedling Cinerarias generally produce much hand- 
somer plants than those grown from offsets, although, 
to perpetuate the true sort, obtaining the plants from 
offsets must be resorted to. It is sometimes difficult 
to do this, for generally the Cineraria will flower itself 
to death, nor can you prevent it with some sorts; no 
one can control the freedom with which some will 
flower. 
