Flowers all the Year Round 



Drills are preferable to broadcasting, because the beds are more easily 

 weeded and kept in order. Transplanting during open weather 

 early in the new year must be resorted to if the plants are to be 

 flowered in heavy soil ; but on light, rich land, sow where they are 

 intended to bloom. Thin the rows early, so that the plants may 

 become stout and hard before winter overtakes them. 



Asters for indoor decoration should now be lifted from beds or 

 borders and potted. It is worth a little trouble to accomplish the 

 task with the least possible injury or disturbance to the roots. Light 

 soils should have a good soaking of water on the previous evening, 

 to prevent the mould from crumbling away. 



Carnation. Seed may still be sown as advised in April; but 

 to carry the plants safely through the winter it is necessary to have 

 them strong before cold weather sets in. 



Chionodoxa Luciliae can be forced with the same ease as 

 Roman Hyacinths. A 48-sized pot will accommodate several 

 bulbs. 



Cinerarias are frequently placed in the open during this month 

 and September, and as it tends to impart a hardy constitution, the 

 practice is to be commended. A north border under a wall will 

 suit them, but the proximity of a hedge should be avoided. Before 

 the plants are put out see that they are quite clean, or it may be 

 necessary to restore them to the house in order to rid them of some 

 troublesome pest. 



DianthllS. Either now or a little later transfer seedlings to 

 flowering quarters, and if possible put them into sandy loam in a 

 sunny spot. 



Freesia. Few and simple are the conditions necessary to the 

 well-being of this beautiful and delicately scented flower. The fine 

 specimens to be seen occasionally in cottagers' windows in the Isle 

 of Wight attest the ease with which it can be grown in a congenial 

 atmosphere. The bulbs are exceedingly small in proportion to the 

 flowers, and the rootlets are so fragile that potting on is to be avoided. 

 A 48-sized pot will hold three bulbs, and the soil should consist 

 largely of decaying vegetable fibre, such as peat, leaf-mould, and 

 turfy loam. The pots can be stood in any sheltered position out of 

 doors, under a covering of cocoa-nut fibre or other light material, 

 until the foliage begins to grow. 



Geranium. A sowing made now will supply plants for flowering 

 next summer, and the directions given in February are suitable, save 

 that heat can now be dispensed with. These late seedlings will need 



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