PLANTING OUT IN BEDS, ETC. 4 7 



An alternative way of securing an early display, is to 

 plant in the Autumn in beds, as before described, and 

 early in March, or still earlier, place frame-lights 

 over the plants therein. A rough framework, and the 

 frame-lights placed thereon, will answer the purpose 

 equally well. This has the effect of bringing the 

 plants along wonderfully, and is a plan that is resorted 

 to by many who want blooms in good time for the 

 purpose of making early displays for the shows. 



CULTURE IN POTS 



There is yet another way of growing these flowers for 

 exhibition purposes and early displays : that is, their 

 culture in pots. This method of culture applies to the 

 Fancy and the Show Pansies rather than to the Violas or 

 Tufted Pansies and Violettas. It is a practice which has 

 little to commend it, except it be for the purpose of rearing 

 exhibition varieties to produce large and early blooms. 

 It is a practice that cannot be generally recommended, 

 great care having to be exercised in planting and 

 management of the plants so treated, to secure good 

 results. 



A compost consisting of one part rotten cow manure, 

 one part loam, one part leaf soil, and one part silver sand 

 or road grit should be made. The ingredients should be 

 sifted with a coarse sieve, and the whole thoroughly 

 well mixed and kept fairly moist and cool till required. 



The plants should be placed in g-inch pots during 

 October. Care should be taken to see that the pots are 

 quite clean, and carefully "crocked" to ensure good 

 drainage ; over the crocks should be placed a little of 

 the fibrous part of the loam, etc., left over after sifting, 

 this preventing the compost from clogging up the crocks, 

 and thus spoiling the drainage bad drainage being 

 absolutely fatal to success. 



