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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



Fig. 2129. Freesias in Febklarv. 



shelf of these free-flowering-, sweet-scented 

 little flowers that are so useful either for 

 window or conservatory, and that are so 

 easy not only to grow and blossom, but 

 will also increase in numbers considerably if 

 grown as recommended in previous issues of 

 the journal. 



Fancy or show pelargoniums should be 

 cut back to within an inch or two of the 

 last season's wood. Shake them out and 

 repot into a size smaller pot, as soon as growth 

 has re-commenced. Water sparingly and 

 shade slightly. A cold frame and sash with 

 slight ventilation will suit them best for a 

 few days after potting when they can be left 

 more exposed for a time. 



Fig. 2130. Calla. 



Calla lilies should be repotted if they re- 

 quire it. A top dressing of rich soil will 

 often suffice for these plants, but the drain- 

 age must be perfect if the latter plan is 

 practised. 



Azaleas should be watered and syringed 

 daily. 



Flower Garden. — Pinch the tips off" from 

 the growth of coleus plants to keep them in 

 good shape. 



Pansy seed should be sown about the 

 third week in August, to secure plants for 

 planting in cold frames in September. 

 Pansies grown in this way come into flower 

 early in May or perhaps by the end of April. 



Label all seeds correctly at the time of 

 picking them. If not done then, it is often 

 not done at all, and when sowing time 

 comes there is a difficulty in knowing just 

 what varieties they are, resulting some- 

 times in good home-grown seed being 

 thrown away, and perhaps expensive and 

 inferior seed purchased in its place. 



If you have a few nice plants of balsams 

 in the border about the end of August, water 

 them well and pot up a few into 6-inch pots; 

 they will flower in the window long after 

 those in the border are over. Pick the seed 

 pods off" and pot the plants carefully t^ en- 

 sure success. 



Plants of good double or single petunias 

 that are growing out in the border, may be 

 cut back to within a few inches of the roots. 

 In a week or two they may be potted into 

 rather small sized pots. If grown on they 

 will oftentimes flower freely during the win- 

 ter, besides giving a supply of cuttings in 

 spring for next season's use. 



Lilium candidum bulbs can be removed 

 and transplanted about the end of August. 

 L. tigrinum should not be transplanted until 

 early in September or later, but do not move 

 lilies unless absolutely necessary as they ob- 

 ject to being disturbed. Fork a good rich 

 compost in near their roots instead, as this 

 is often better than removing and trans- 

 planting them when they are not thriving. 



Vegetable Garden. — Celery for winter 

 use can still be planted. Mould or board up 

 early celery so as to blanch it ready for use. 



A sowing of viroflay or round leaf spinach 

 will, if sown about the second or third week 

 in August, give good returns in October and 



