CHAPTER VII 



MISCELLANEOUS GREENHOUSE PLANTS 



As may be readily understood by the heading under 

 which these come, there can be no general rules laid 

 down for their culture beyond those first principles of 

 plant culture which will be found elsewhere in this little 

 work. Some, such as the Chrysanthemums, Cannas, 

 Fuchsias, Salvias and Begonias are fairly gross feeders, 

 whilst others such as the Francoas, Kalosanthes, Strep- 

 tosolens, and one section, at least, of the Pelargoniums 

 would be spoiled by high feeding. The Chrysanthemum 

 can here only be treated of in its general aspect as a 

 decorative plant for the green-house and not on the fuller 

 lines of growing for show or large blooms. The group 

 of miscellaneous plants that may be used for greenhouse 

 embellishment is a large one, of which many members 

 cannot be included here, but my selection will be found 

 to include the most worthy of them. 



Abutilons. Abutilons are mostly vigorous growing 

 plants that do not much care for the confinement of a 

 pot, and many of them are best grown as pillar plants 

 or for covering a bare greenhouse wall. Given good 

 treatment and a rich soil, pot plants are, however, 

 effective during the autumn months, and though they 

 run somewhat tall are very useful for breaking up the 

 fiat surface of a group or bank of plants. To be seen 

 at their best, young plants should be propagated for pot 

 work each spring, and the method is to take off the tips 

 of growing shoots about four inches long, inserting these 



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