Antirrhinums 



planted out into beds in September. If any 

 of the plants show flower stems, these should be 

 pinched out. In favourable districts all the 

 plants will stand the winter and produce beautiful 

 spikes of bloom from the end of May onwards. 

 The July sown plants wintered in frames will 

 bloom towards the end of June. To ensure in 

 every case a continued bloom, it is necessary to 

 remove the spikes when finished flowering, as 

 the production of seed soon exhausts the plants. 

 In all cases where Antirrhinums are required 

 for bedding, it is a good plan to pinch off the 

 top of the main shoot when three or four inches 

 tall to induce a bushy branching habit. If long 

 spikes of bloom are required for exhibition work, 

 or conservatory decoration, the plants must not 

 be pinched. 



FOR CONSERVATORY. Select from summer sow- 

 ing nice plants, and pot them in September 

 into small pots; grow on in a cold greenhouse; 

 move into larger pots in January, and shift again 

 in March into five or six inch pots, in which they 

 will flower beautifully in April and May. Under 

 glass, the spikes will be found to elongate more 

 than they do out of doors, but the beauty is 

 enhanced by the colours being so pure and clean. 



It is hardly necessary to enlarge on the culture 

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