THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 343 
rately moist state until the leaves make their appearance, when the 
supply of water must be increased. Some time about the middle 
of August remove to a warm corner of the greenhouse, and the 
result will be a nice display of flowers in November. 
Hearus flowering in the autumn are so distinct that they well 
deserve to be grown in moderate numbers. The most useful are 
Erica gracilis autumnalis, E. Caffra, and E. hyemalis. Heaths should 
be potted in sandy peat, and be placed out-of-doors during the 
summer season. In repotting, press the soil very firm, and exercise 
great care in watering, so that the plants do not suffer from drought, 
or from a too liberal supply. When indoors, an airy position is the 
most suitable for them. 
Hyacintus.—The small-flowered Roman hyacinth ean be had 
in bloom by the early part of November, with the aid of a forcing- 
pit or plant stove. To insure their flowering thus early, pot the 
bulbs, in five or six-inch pots, three or four bulbs to each, by the 
end of August, or early in September; plunge them in the usual 
way ; and at the end of September remove from the plunge-bed to 
the forcing-pit. Partly plunge the pots in a hot-bed, or stand them 
upon a warm surface to promote a vigorous root action. 
Prrmvuas are of great value for flowering in November, and 
with the aid of an ordinary frame a good stock may be produced, 
without a very great tax upon the resources of the amateur. For 
autumn flowering the seed must be sown in March, the seed-pans 
placed upon a brisk hot-bed, and the plants should be kept ina 
warm frame until they are established in the small sixties into which 
they are put from the seed-pans. Shift into five-inch pots as soon 
as they become moderately pot-bound, and keep in a frame during 
the summer season. The white and red varieties should be grown 
in about equal proportions, and care taken to procure seed from a 
good strain. 
Sanvias are exceedingly attractive when nicely flowered. The 
best for conservatory decoration in November is S. splendens. Select 
autumn-struck plants early in April, and shift them on as fast as. 
they require more root space, until they are put into eight-inch 
pots, in which they should bloom. Stop at intervals until about 
the middle of August, and let them have a sunny position out-of- 
doors throughout the summer. 
SoLanuMs are most useful for their brilliant red berries. To 
have nice plants the seed must be sown in February, and the plants 
be grown on freely under glass until the autumn. Plants that are 
kept over a second year may be placed out-of-doors for the summer 
season. As the cultivation of these plants has been described at 
considerable length in previous issues of the Frorat Worx, I shall 
not enter into the cultural details; but I would strongly advise the 
amateur to grow a dozen or so of good plants, and to keep them 
until they become large bushes, as they are then wonderfully 
attractive. : 
Zoran PearaonruMs present a very brilliant appearance during 
the autumn when nicely flowered, and as by a little management 
they may be made to bloom nearly as freely in the autumn as at any 
November. 
