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CINERARIA. 
HIS is a genus which comprises greenhouse and hardy 
= species. With none of these, however, shall we deal 
in this place, but shall confine our remarks to those va- 
rieties grown as florists’ flowers, the origin of which is 
very doubtful. Like the Calceolaria, many varieties are 
named, and are perpetuated by cuttings; but asa batch of 
seedlings from a good strain will produce almost every 
shade of color, the amateur could employ the extra care 
and attention which cuttings require with greater advan- 
tage. Cinerarias require a good rich soil to grow them 
well; we have found that a compost of turfy loam, fibrous 
peat, good leaf mould, and well decomposed manure, in 
about equal parts, will suit them well, if a moderate share 
of sharp sand be added to the whole. The same treat- 
ment as that recommended for sowing Calceolarias will 
answer in this case; but where plants are required for 
Winter flowering, the seed must be sown in April or the 
beginning of May, and if for Spring blooming, in July 
and August. The Cineraria succeeds. best when grown 
in a frame or pit, even in cold weather, of course exclud- 
ing frost from them. They are Bebe rcctinag plants, and 
should Never be allowed to suffer from want of room; for 
if such is the case the foliage will be small and defor med. 
and the trusses of bloom thin and poor. The Green Fly 
is a great enemy to the well-doing of these plants; it 
must be kept down by frequent light fumigations, for on 
no account may Cinerarias be subjected to a heavy smok- 
ing, or the remedy will prove as bad as the disease. 
