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selected 2 to 3 inches in length. Remove the leaves from the lower 

 half of the cutting close to the stem with a sharp knife, cutting the 

 stem through immediately below the joint. One cutting may be 

 placed in the centre of a small pot, or several round the side of one 4 

 inches in diameter. A suitable soil consists of equal parts of loam 

 and leaf mould, with which should be mixed plenty of sand. Fuchsia 

 cuttings will readily root under a bellglass or cloche in the window 

 of a dwelling house, or, better still, in a warm greenhouse. The 

 young plants will soon require potting, one being placed in a pot 

 1| inches across. If grown for the greenhouse or window, or for 

 planting outside during the summer months, the tip of the young 

 shoot is removed when the plants are 4 to 6 inches high. To obtain 

 tall pyramids the central shoot is supported by a strong stake, the 

 side growths also being encouraged. The latter must be stopped 

 as often as each shoot has made two pairs of leaves, till the plant 

 attains the required size. For hanging baskets and window boxes 

 I can strongly recommend Scarcity and Madame. Cornellison. It 

 will be found most convenient to use wire baskets, working the 

 young plants at suitable distances between the wires. Remove 

 the tips of the shoots when the young plants are 3 inches high. To 

 prevent the soil falling between the wires line the baskets with 

 moss. Standard Fuchsias are obtained by restricting each plant to 

 one growth, removing all side shoots till the required height is 

 reached. The top of the plant is then cut off and the points of the 

 new shoots removed at intervals, to induce other growths to form a 

 head. Good varieties are Single : Madame Cornellison, white, red 

 calyx ; Improved Rose of Castile, purple, white calyx ; Scarcity, 

 dark carmine red, light red calyx ; Amy Lye, salmon, white calyx ; 

 Mrs. Rundle, salmon, flesh calyx ; Marirka, red self. Double : 

 Ballet Girl, white, red calyx ; Phenomenal in three distinct colours, 

 purple, rose, and white ; Pythagore, dark plum, red calyx ; and 

 Madame Danjoux, white shaded mauve, carmine red calyx. 



Ventilating Greenhouse 



Q. Please give me a few hints on ventilating a greenhouse. 

 R. T., Windsor. 



A. In spring the ventilation of glass houses is an important 

 matter. The welfare of the plants depends entirely upon the 

 attention of the owner. If an animal be shut up and then neglected 

 it will soon die. Plants in greenhouses would, too, if the ventilators 

 were kept closed during the greater part of each day, or on some 



