98 Gardening Under Glass 



which are most certain to behave satisfactorily 

 for you. 



The Flowers You Can Count on 



Violets. — First of all, perhaps, I would put 

 Violets. The very word itself is a vision of love- 

 liness and fragrance. They may be grown in 

 the coolest compartment or the coolest part of 

 the house. It is best to get good strong plants 

 at the start. Plants ready for growing may be 

 purchased from the catalogue florist houses. Or 

 root them from cuttings of young shoots, grow 

 outside during summer and plant indoors in 

 early fall. These should be put in the bench or 

 bed about eight inches apart each way, or they 

 may be grown singly in pots. They may be 

 grown in a bench near the glass. They like a 

 rather heavy loam, a soil, if possible, with plenty 

 of rotted cow manure. 



Keep all runners pinched oft*, and stir soil fre- 

 quently. Remove all discolored leaves as soon 

 as noticed. Water in the morning, and keep 

 foliage as dry as possible. Give abundance of 

 fresh air. 



Carnations. — Carnations in abundance for 

 personal use may be had from a few plants. 

 Even if your greenhouse is so limited in space and 

 so full of other things that you do not want to 



