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Good Varieties. Very few people who grow Calceo- 

 larias in the garden trouble about names ; nay, the nur- 

 seryman who grows a particular variety by the thousand 

 to sell in spring may not know its name. There are, 

 nevertheless, several distinct varieties, and they can be 

 had under name if desired. Games' Yellow is a famous 

 variety, and it is probably used more largely than any 

 other ; it grows about a foot high and blooms abun- 

 dantly, so that it makes a good bedder. A newer variety 

 called Golden Glory is larger both in growth and bloom 

 than Games' Yellow ; it is a splendid sort, but more 

 expensive than the older one. The red, orange, and 

 purple varieties are not much used, but can be bought 

 if wanted under the respective names of Bijou, Prince 

 of Orange, and Sultan. All grow about a foot high. 



Propagation. The bedding Calceolarias differ from 

 the greenhouse sorts, being evergreen shrubs. The 

 greenhouse Calceolarias lose their stems after flowering, 

 and are generally raised from seed annually, although 

 occasionally cuttings are taken when young shoots push 

 up from the rootstock. Propagation by cuttings is 

 general with the bedders, and the shoots, which are 

 taken off and inserted in sandy soil in a cold frame in 

 autumn, retain their leaves all the winter. They are so 

 nearly hardy that they do not require any protection in 

 mild winters, but it is well to put a mat over the frame 

 when severe frost threatens. If the cuttings, are taken 

 ear ly say with those of Zonal Geraniums in August 

 they start growing before autumn, and the new wood is 

 likely to be injured by frost. October is early enough. 



The young plants begin to grow in March if the 

 weather is mild, and by mid-April they are bushy little 

 fellows. They ought to be planted then, as if they get 

 well established before the hot weather comes on they 



