230 PRACTICAL FLORICULTURE. 



are dug up in fall, and kept as we preserve Dahlias. Pro- 

 pagation, division of the root or by seeds. See p. 86. 



Carnations, Monthly. These, when planted out, bloom 

 profusely from July to November. See Plants for Win- 

 ter-Flowering. 



Cinerarias. The treatment is the same as for Her- 

 baceous Calceolarias, to which they form an excellent 

 contrast as green-house ornaments in spring. 



Coleus Verschaffeltii and others are grown as bedding 

 plants for their foliage only; There are now scores of varie- 

 ties, all of which require a temperature in winter of not 

 lower than 60 ; with less than that there will be much dif- 

 ficulty in keeping them. Being tender, they should not 

 be planted out for bedding purposes until the weather 

 has become settled and warm. Propagation by cuttings. 



Caladium esrulentum. A plant with enormous shield- 

 shaped leaves, which often measure 30 by 20 inches. The 

 plant attains a height of 5 or 6 feet, and is a striking ob- 

 ject when planted on a lawn. There are numerous other 

 Caladiums with beautifully shaded and spotted leaves, 

 grown as stove plants. 



Chrysanthemums, Chinese. These consist of three 

 classes, the Large Flowering, the Pompone or Houquet, 

 and the Japanese. 



There is no plant that we cultivate, with the exception 

 perhaps, of the Dahlia, that assumes such an extended 

 range of color crimson, orange, yellow, pink, white, 

 carmine, and purple, being blended in every conceivable 

 shade. Cuttings planted out in May will produce, by 

 topping, large, bushy plants that will bloom in October ; 

 they are entirely hardy in this latitude, and will stand 

 with slight covering, which should be put on late in fall, 

 say December 15th, in the extreme Northern States. 

 They are often lifted and potted in fall, and form hand- 

 some green-house or parlor plants until December. 



Delphiniums, or Larkspurs. The perennial varieties of 



