THE GARDEN WEEK BY WEEK 



Sept. dry for a few days after potting, but as soon as they 

 16-30 start growing again watering must be resumed. They 



will be quite comfort- 

 able on a greenhouse 

 stage. When buying 

 Arum Lilies, remember 

 the great merits of the 

 variety called the God- 

 frey ; it is remarkably 

 free alike in growth and 

 bloom. 



Winter Flowering Be- 

 gonias. — It is time to 

 give attention to the 

 beautiful fibrous-rooted 

 Begonias which are so 

 useful for winter flower- 

 ing, notably Gloire de 

 Lorraine and Turnford 

 Hall, which are pink and white respectively. In 

 earlier chapters it was suggested that they should be 

 rested after flowering, and that when shoots broke 

 from the pruned stumps they should be taken off as 

 cuttings and struck. The young plants which resulted 

 ought to be nice specimens now, suitable either for 

 culture in pots or for hanging baskets. If they are in 

 quite small pots they may be transferred to 5-inch or 

 6-inch, which will be large enough for flowering them 

 in. They should go into a light house with a minimum 

 temperature of 55° to 60°. This will be warm enough 

 to bloom them in, and to keep them in beauty for many 

 months. 



Bush Chrysanthemums. — Many amateurs find that the 

 culture of Chrysanthemums on the three-stem principle 

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Fig. 73.— Lifting Arum Lilies, 



a. The line around the plant where the 



tool should be inserted to raise the 

 plant. 



b. The plant duly potted. 



