OTHER DESIRABLE PLANTS 



amount of water. It is of slender habit, and 

 must be well supported when allowed to grow 

 to suit itself. It can be made quite bushy by 

 repeated pinching back, but is never as effect- 

 ive when trained in that way as when allowed 

 to grow up the window. Its flowers are borne 

 on new growth. As soon as the first cluster on 

 a branch has developed, cut that branch back 

 at least one half. Side-branches will be thrown 

 out below, and these, in turn, will bear flowers. 

 Feed well, in order to keep the plant producing 

 new wood. The foliage of it is sparse and 

 unattractive, but what it lacks in this respect 

 it fully makes up in the beauty of its blossoms. 



Once a year cut the old plant back very 

 sharply, and force it to renew itself. Do this 

 during the latter part of summer. 



Carnation. — This plant is too well known 

 to require any description here. Most ama- 

 teurs undertake the cultivation of the green- 

 house varieties, and generally fail with them be- 

 cause they give too much heat, too much water, 

 and allow the red spider to work on them. 



A soil of rather heavy loam suits the Carna- 

 tion much better than a lighter one. Drainage 

 should be perfect. Water should be given in 

 moderate quantity, but it should be given with 



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