uo shade and six were given little or no sun. Plants seemed to be equally 

 successful in east and northeast exposures and in sunny windows with 

 a lace curtain to protect them from the direct sun. Of the ten failures 

 seven were kept in sunny windows with no protection from the direct 

 sun. Of 1 1 plants in the entire group that were kept in sunny windows 

 with no protection seven failed. 



Fig. 16 — The cyclamen is one of the florist pot plants 

 with which few people have success 



Watering 



The relation between watering and window exposure accounted 

 for most of the failures. In sunny windows the cyclamen dries out more 

 quickly, hence chances for failures are greater. Severe wilting of the 

 cyclamen will usually cause the small flower buds to blast, and explains 

 the failure of many plants. Without a doubt, even moisture content 

 and regular watering are most important with this plant. All ten of the 

 successful growers checked their plants daily and those with plants in 

 sunny windows reported watering daily. Root rot may develop if plants 

 are overwatered, especially if they are allowed to stand in water. A 

 thorough soaking should be given each time the plant is watered. 



Temper autre 



Cool temperatures, especially at night, are necessary for best results 

 with the cyclamen plant. The plants in this experiment were subjected 

 to night temperatures ranging from 45° - 72° F. None of the plants 

 grown in temperatures above 65° F at night was satisfactory. Fig. 2 

 illustrates the effect of temperature on cyclamen. 



Feeding 



Only three growers fed their plants; but feeding cyclamen is a 

 good practice since color of the foliage and life of the plant can be in- 

 creased greatly. 



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