Il8 HOME FLORICULTURE 



When the plants show signs of blooming, by 

 enlargement of the buds at the ends of the branches, 

 give a weekly watering with liquid manure, using it 

 rather \veak. It should never be darker than very weak 

 tea. Cow manure is the best fertilizer of anything 

 I have ever tried on this plant. 



When in bloom, the plants should never be 

 allowed to stand in the sunshine, as the flowers soon 

 wither there, but if kept in shade they will last for 

 several days. 



After blooming is over, the annual period of 

 growth begins. I continue the application of weak 

 manure water all through the season of growth. The 

 plants should be given plenty of light at this time, 

 and all the fresh air possible, and they should not be 

 kept in a very warm room. If they are the growth will 

 be forced and weak. In fact, the best plants are 

 always grown, and the finest flowers obtained, in 

 houses where the temperature is not allowed to run 

 high. It is a plant especially adapted to cool rooms, 

 but, like the Geranium, it will do well under circum- 

 stances and conditions not just to its liking. 



After completing their growth, I put my plants 

 out of doors in a shaded, sheltered place where they 

 are watched and watered carefully all the season. In 

 order to attain success with them, they must never be 

 neglected. They must be cared for properly during 

 the growing season to induce a vigorous development 

 of branches from which next season's flowers are to 

 be produced ; when these branches are developed, care 

 must be taken that the buds which have formed shall 

 receive as steady a supply of nourishment during their 

 dormant season as possible. All the nourishment to 

 be given at this period is that which comes from a 

 regular and sufficient supply of water. Syringe daily. 



When it is found necessary to repot a plant, attend 



