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in the soil than is given to the others. 

 I find that Primula obconica, also, likes 

 a liberal quantity of leaf mold in the 

 soil and is a very thirsty little plant. 

 Carnations should be planted out in 

 the garden through the summer, all buds 

 removed until they are lifted in Septem- 

 ber and given a sunny window ; shower 

 often. 



Among the petunias, I prefer the 

 double to the single varieties. Roses 

 are more difficult to manage, but the 

 varieties named are more easily grown 

 than most roses. Loam enriched with 

 well-rotted manure, with a little yellow 

 clay added, makes a good soil for them. 

 Do not use a bit of leaf mold. To grow 

 roses successfully, one. must sprinkle 

 thoroughly every day or they will surely 



be troubled with the red spider. Be- 

 gonias thrive best in a soil consisting 

 mostly of leaf mold ; they grow well in 

 an east window, and do not care for 

 much sun. 



If the amateur will profit by these 

 hints and select plants like the ones 

 named, I think she will be delighted 

 with the results. These may all be 

 purchased of some reliable florist for a 

 small sum ; and if her pocketbook is in 

 the condition that mine usually is, thin, 

 very thin, she will do much better to 

 choose from this list than to spend the 

 modest allowance for a few costly 

 novelties. It would be well to add a 

 few bulbs in the fall, as they are both 

 cheap and good —Farm and Home. 



POINTERS ABOUT WINTER HOUSE PLANTS. 



EVERAL inquirers have asked, 

 recently, for a little advice 

 about Winter house plants. 

 It is not difficult to make a 

 fair show, even under 'restricted circum- 

 stances, but amateur gardeners often err 

 in being too ambitious for their space 

 and location. All plants that make a 

 brave show in the greenhouse cannot be 

 depended upon for equal results in the 

 house One window cannot be ex- 

 pected to accommodate plants of widely 

 different classes. If the only available 

 location is light, but practically sunless, 

 do not expect a profusion of flowers. 

 In such a situation, foliage plants only 

 should be attempted. Carnations, vio- 

 lets and primroses should not be ex- 

 pected to flourish in a very warm room. 

 A house in which there is neither steam 

 heat nor gas is far more likely to give 

 good results with ordinary house plants 

 than one possessing these advantages. 



Bulbous Plants. 



Every one likes Winter-blooming 

 bulbs, and though their season of bloom 

 is not long, they are very attractive, 

 easily managed, free from insects or 

 disease, and inexpensive It is now too 

 late to pot bulbs with the idea of having 

 them in flower by the holidays, or to 

 pot Bermuda lilies, which should have 

 been making roots for two months past ; 

 but tulips, hyacinths and crocuses will 

 give blooms for the latter part of the 

 Winter. 



" What general planting directions 

 would you give for bulbs?" I asked a 

 New York florist. 



" A mixture of garden loam, sand, and 

 well-rotted cow manure is a good com- 

 post for bulbs. Set hyacinth bulbs about 

 half their depth in the soil, but tulips 

 should be covered one to two inches. 

 For single bulbs of ordinary size, use a 

 four-inch pot, or put four bulbs in a 

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