336 BEDDING PLANTS. 



and pinched back, so as to be stout and bushy, are the best for 

 bedding out. 



Another and more common use made of the Bouvardia, by 

 florists, is that of winter forcing for green-house decoration and 

 the making of winter boquets. For this purpose it is without a 

 rival, indeed quite indispensable. K"othing surpasses it, in its 

 several varieties, in brilliancy of color ; nor anything, save the 

 Jessamine itself, in delicate purity and sweetness of perfume. 



For pot culture it should be planted in rich, fibry loam,, 

 that is, rotted turf, made light by the admixture of sand, and 

 rich with old, well-rotted manure. In potting, care should be 

 used to secure perfect drainage, and if the plants are taken from 

 the open border, they should be lifted with care, leaving a ball 

 of earth about the roots if possible. After being potted they 

 will require careful watering and shading until they recover from 

 the shift. They must not be exposed to even a slight frost, but 

 should have all the light and air possible before they go into 

 winter quarters. 



Plants intended for winter blooming should not be allowed 

 to flower during the summer, but should be kept weU pinched in. 

 To make nice bushy plants the tops should be nipped every fort- 

 night. Those that have been used as bedding plants shoidd be 

 taken up before frost, planted in a box of soil, and allowed to 

 rest during the winter, storing them under the stage of the green- 

 house. These may be again taken from the box and set out in 

 the open bed on the return of summer. 



Aurantiaca. — The flowers are of a bright orange color ; the 

 plant a very free summer bloomer. 



Hogarth. — Produces splendid racemes of rich carmine flowers. 



Elegans. — The flowers are light scarlet carmine, which are 

 borne in very large trusses. Blooms finely in winter, and there- 

 fore well adapted for forcing. 



Jasminoides. — A most abundant bloomer, flowers pure white, 

 resembling a Jasmine in fragrance and appearance. A charming 

 variety. 



