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than that described, by lessening the 

 quantity of sand, using only half as 

 much, and supplying the deficiency 

 with well rotted sods. When these 

 pots are filled with roots, the plants 

 should be again shifted, and as they 

 increase in size and fill the j)ots with 

 roots, they should be shifted into larger 

 pots until you have them in as large 

 pots as you desire : a six-inch pot will 

 be large enough. At each shift make 

 the soil richer and rougher, using more 

 manure that has been most thoroughly 

 rotted and turfy loam. When the 

 plants become established in the largest 

 pots it is intended they shall occupy, 

 they should be freely watered with 

 manure water, applying it until the 

 flowers begin to open, then withhold it 

 entirely and use only soft water. These 

 plants require an abundant supply of 

 water during their entire season of 

 growth, and to be kept in a cool place, 

 where they can have plenty of air and 

 light, but very little sun. The best 

 place is on the north side of some 

 building, sheltered from drying winds, 

 but not under the shade of trees. In 

 watering, sprinkle with a fine water- 

 pot rose in the morning and evening, 

 and shelter them from heavy rains. 



When it becomes necessary to take 

 them in on account of danger from 

 frost, put them where they will have 

 plenty of light and air, and only the 

 morning and evening sun, keeping the 

 temperature as low as possible, so long 

 as it does not fall below thirty-five de- 

 grees ; and never let it rise above fifty. 

 It will now be especially necessary to 

 bo on the watch for green fly, to which 



they are very subject. In the green- 

 house they can be fumigated with cold 

 tobacco-smoke, which should be done 

 frequently, so as to prevent the green 

 fly from getting a lodgment. It is 

 important to have the smoke cold, for 

 hot smoke is injurious to the plants. 



It is not easy to grow Cinerarias as 

 window plants unless the window be 

 enclosed with glass doors from the heat 

 and dryness of the room. In such an 

 enclosed window the temperature and 

 moisture can be regulated to suit their 

 requirements. But it may not be con- 

 venient to fumigate with tobacco, in 

 which case it will be necessary to dip 

 the plants in water in which tobacco 

 has been steeped until the liquid is of 

 a light brown color. This can be done 

 by placing the hand over the earth 

 while the plant is inverted and plunged 

 into the liquid; do not wet the soil 

 with the tobacco water, but let the 

 plant drip thoroughly before placing it 

 again in an upright position. 



When they have done blooming, the 

 plants may be thrown out on the rub- 

 bish heap, unless there be some so very 

 beautiful that you are anxious to pre- 

 serve them. In that case cut the plant 

 back to within a few inches of the pot, 

 place it in some cool, shady place, see 

 that it does not sufier from lack of 

 water, and when it has sprouted again, 

 usually in the month of August, take 

 it out of the pot, pull off" the rooted 

 sprouts, and pot each singly in a small 

 pot, and treat them in the same way 

 as if they were seedlings. 



We trust that these directions for 

 growing Cinerarias will be easily un- 



