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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



Fic. 2056. Spirea, Anthony Waterer. 



ada, and almost entirely so by our florist 

 friends in the neighboring- republic during 

 the same period. 



To grow good sized plants on benches, 

 five or six inches of good rich potting soil 

 must be used. Early struck plants that 

 should now be in three or four inch pots can 

 be planted eight or ten inches apart each 

 way. The tops of the growth can be pinch- 

 ed off every week or so until July, when the 

 plants should be allowed to grow on without 

 further pinching. Plenty of air night and 

 day, must be given the plants during the 

 hot weather in summer, both top and bottom 

 ventilators being used for this purpose. The 

 plants must never be allowed to become dry 

 at the roots, and will require syringing 

 daily. Early in the day is the best time for 

 both these operations. Later struck cuttings 

 can be planted in the same depth of soil and 

 grown on for single stemmed flowers. These 

 can be planted much closer together than 

 those planted earlier, and must not be pinch- 



ed back. A little fine bone meal mixed with 

 the soil before planting will be beneficial to 

 the plants. 



Tuberous begonias, gloxinias, fancy cala- 

 diums and exotic ferns must have a liberal 

 supply of water at the roots. These plants 

 dislike too much syringing or sprinkling 

 overhead. The tuberous begonias will 

 benefit by being removed to a cold frame 

 any time in June. The protection of a sash 

 slightly shaded must be given them, and 

 plenty of ventilation. 



Old plants of cyclamen can be placed in 

 the frame with the begonias, and not given 

 very much water during summer. Young 

 seedling cyclamens can be potted as required 

 and grown on in the greenhouse success- 

 fully. 



Genistas in pots should be plunged pot 

 and all in the open border, when danger of 

 severe frosts are over. 



Plants of early struck stevias and eupator- 

 iums should be potted into six or seven inch 

 pots. These should be plunged in the open 

 border about the middle of June when all 

 danger of frost is over. 



Fuchsias will be better brought outside in 

 June and placed in a shaded position on the 

 north side of a fence or building. Pelargon- 

 iums can be treated in the same way. 



Azaleas should be syringed daily and 

 never allowed to become quite dry at the 

 roots. 



Pot roses that have done flowering can 

 be stood out under the shade of a fence or 

 building and given only suflScient water to 

 keep them from drying out at the roots. 



Ventilating the greenhouse must be at- 

 tended to so as to suit the requirements of 

 the plants it contains. 



Exotic ferns, fancy caladiums and a few 

 other plants require less air and a more 

 humid atmosphere. 



Pot a few good winter flowering geran- 

 iums into six or seven inch pots. Plunge 

 these in the open border. Keep the tips of 



