THE WINTER WINDOV/ GARDEN I09 



branches in February, as the flower buds 

 commence to form. 



The appearance of the plant will be greatly 

 improved if trained to a stake. This must 

 be done before the wood hardens, which it 

 does quite rapidly. 



As soon as the plants are well established 

 in their flowering pots apply manure water 

 and keep this up until the flowering time. 



The red spider and the aphides will surely 

 bother. Syringing the plants with one of 

 the tobacco extracts which has been diluted 

 with water will be the best preventive, as 

 the foliage is tender, and is easily injured by 

 fumigation with tobacco stems. The bloom- 

 ing season is prolonged by giving the plants 

 a slight shade. 



THE YELLOW FLOWERED GENISTA 



The genista (Cyttsus Canariensis\ a hand- 

 some evergreen shrub, bearing many spikes 

 of small, yellow, pea-shaped flowers, is very 

 easily handled, and I would not be without 

 some good specimens. After they have 

 flowered, in March or April, cut back the 

 plants, give them a small shift, and put them 

 in a close atmosphere and syringe daily until 



