CINERARIAS. 



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be made to fill even larger sizes. The soil should be of 

 a rich, light compost, with an increased amount of 

 manure for the older plants. Cinerarias should be kept 

 in a well-shaded frame or cool house from the time the 

 seed is sown until October, when they should be placed 

 where they can be kept at 45 degrees at night. The 

 plants, when in large pots, should have liquid manure 



FIG. 56. SINGLE CHINESE PRIMROSE. 



once or twice a week. By careful attention to the time 

 of sowing the seed and to the forwarding of the plants, 

 constant bloom can be secured through the winter and 

 spring. While the method will not be much used in 

 practice, a promising plant can be perpetuated by taking 

 off and rooting the suckers that form after the flowers 

 fade. A well-grown specimen plant is seen in Fig. 55. 



