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Yellow 



Tom Edwards Oct. 8. 



Cranford Yellow 15. 



*Miss Mary Godfrey 22. 



*Romance 31. 



David Ingamells Nov. 2. 



Le Peyrou 10. 



*Nogoya Nov. 21, 



Embleme Poitevine 21. 



^December Gold 21. 



Yellow Lady Lennard 21, 



Yellow Mrs. Thompson Dec. 4. 



^Francois Pilon 5. 



Golden Princess Victoria 10. 



W. H. Riemann 20. 



Note. Those marked * will lift from the open ground, and if grown for that purpose should be 

 struck from cuttings in March and receive one stop only. 



The following are spray varieties for flowering outdoors: 



White Roi des Blancs, Holmes White, Mrs. Bailey; Yellow Leslie and Carrie; 

 Pink Normandie, Betty Spark, Provence, La Somme; Bronze Tonkin, October 

 Gold, Tuckswood Bronze, Polly, Nina Blick; and all the Masse Family. 



For Disbudding. Sunshine and Mercedes (yellow); White Countess, J. B. Scott 

 (white); Mrs. Beech, N. Blake, Le Pactole (bronze); Madame A. Nonin, Cranford 

 Pink, Lenz (pink). [p. A. c.] 



Cineraria. Not so very many years ago the only Cinerarias in general 

 cultivation were the members of the florist's section, that is to say, those 

 of short sturdy growth and massive heads of large flowers. Now there 

 are many other types, particularly the " stellata " or " cruenta " class, with 

 smaller flowers, and a looser habit of growth. This group is very popular 

 in many private establishments, but from a commercial standpoint the 

 others are preferable, as they meet with a more ready sale. In the case of 

 plants that often pass from hand to hand before they are finally disposed 

 of, freedom from injury under such conditions is an important considera- 

 tion, and the shorter and stouter habit of the florist's varieties enables 

 them to better resist continual changes than the taller and weaker-habited 

 stellata varieties. Still, a certain number of these last may sometimes 

 be grown to advantage. 



Cinerarias may be readily raised from seed. This is usually sown in 

 May and June, though for blooming before Christmas it may be sown 

 in April. The seed is sown thinly in pots, pans, or boxes, using a com- 

 post of equal parts of loam and leaf mould, with a good sprinkling of 

 silver sand. The seeds, being very minute, should be carefully attended 

 to in the matter of watering, shading, &c. When the young plants are 

 large enough to handle they are pricked off into pans or boxes, and when 

 the second leaf appears the plants are potted singly into 2J-in. (thumb) 

 pots. A cold frame is then the best place for them, as they dislike draughts 

 but need plenty of air. They must be shaded from the sun. Frequent 

 sprinkling overhead is of great service during bright weather, and over- 

 crowding is particularly harmful. For the final potting, equal parts of 

 loam and leaf mould, with a sprinkling of bone meal and silver sand, form 

 a very suitable compost. A light airy structure is the best place for the 



