THE ILORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GDIDE. 



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CHEAP SPKING-FLOWERlNa PLANTS FOR CON- 

 SERVATORIES. 



BT GEOBGE SMITH. 



DISPLAY of snrino' flowers is usually much appreciated 

 by all classes, and°I shall probably be doing good ser- 

 vice by pointing out a few subjects especially adapted 

 for associating ^ith the hyacinths, tulips, and other bol- 

 bous plants grown for tl.e embellishment ot the conser- 

 vatory durin^^ February and the two following months. I shall not 

 Enumerate alarae number, for the amateur will be more interested 

 nTsSVe/eX of good things than in a ^^^^^^ ^^^l 

 many that are second-rate or that require much kill to insure sue 

 cessfal results. The selection given will consist chiefly ot such 

 th nas as may be purchased by the amateur ready prepared for 

 forcin/The^mnjo?ity, however, may be grown on from year to 

 vearwhen a stock has once been obtained, and it will depend en- 

 Sely upon tl^ cultivator as to whether he has to purchase a stock 



" 'tS^t^a, which is known also as Spir.a japonica and 

 Hot^. iapon"!', is one of the most elegant plants tor early flower- 

 W aadTimmensely popular amongst those who have had an 

 ooDortunity of becoming acquainted with its merits, in the neigh- 

 bourhood of the metropolis it is grown in immense numbers, and it 

 is steadily inaking its way into country districts, but not so ireely as 

 one would expect! It is -imported in clamps, and if these are potted 

 in six-inih po^ts as soon as received in the autumn, and placed in the 

 forc^^rit dy in February, they will be in grand condition 

 lorcmg pit eany continue tresh and good 



Si the end of tpri, provided the} are placed in a shady position 

 when at their best They can be started into growth with a bed ot 



nn excellent plan to stand the pots, when in the «™f '^^'^^f ^'^^ 

 pans of wlte P as they then retain their freshness and the fine deep 



^^^ WhltasS bet i>laTIn a cold frame for a fortnight, and 

 fV,.7nl ." t 4em n a w ll-prepared border. During the summer 

 fbey .Jlil in^JenTe amazingl/in'strength,and make grand specimens 



^'^SSrSmprise the Lily of iU Valley, and tbe SoJ....'. 



October. 



