Fuchsia 



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Fuchsia 



freely near t ho sea coast, where they form beautiful 

 objects in gardens. 



Propagation. l?y seeds ami cuttings. The 

 former liiethoil is usually employed for raising new 

 varieties, ami seeds are sown in the spring. Cut- 

 tings are best struck in spring. 'When plants that 

 have rested through the winter show signs of 

 movement in February, a little heat will stimulate 

 them into growth. In March, when the young 

 shoots are about 2" long, they should be taken off 

 close to the old wood, and, after the removal o 



side shoots, where necessary tl to t ensiire a pyramidal 

 form. Fine specimens are obtained by striking 

 cuttings in September, growing the plants gently 

 through the winter, and potting early in the spring. 

 They should be, carefully grown in pots, hardened, 

 and planted in fairly rich soil. 



Open-air Culture. The hardy and semi-hardy 

 forms, such as coccinea, macrostemma gracilis, 

 and m. Riccartonii, are adapted for border 

 culture, and succeed well if planted in good, 

 dry soil. When frost cuts down the stems 



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the lower leaves, inserted in pots or pans, a gentle 

 watering given to settle the soil, and placed over a 

 mild hotbed, or in a propagating house. Shade 

 from hot sunshine, and transfer to small pots 

 when they are rooted. 



Soil. For cuttings and small plants use equal 

 parts of fibrous loam and leaf mould, with suffi- 

 cient sand to keep it open. For later pot tings 

 employ a compost formed of three parts of loam, 

 one part of leaf mould, one part of well-decom- 

 posed manure, a sprinkling of wood ashes, and 

 sand enough to keep the whole porous. 



Treatment of Pot Plants. When the cuttings 

 are rooted remove them to 4" pols, and grow the 

 plants in a temperature of from <>(>' to t>">, on a 

 shelf close to the glass. Good specimens m.iy be 

 obtained the first season by allowing the leading 

 shoots to grow unstopped, supporting them with 

 neat stakes, and pinching out the points of strong 



A BASKET (see p. 350). 



they should be removed, and the roots protected 

 by covering them with ashes or litter. Outdoor 

 Fuchsias are readily propagated from cuttings in 

 the summer and autumn. 



Principal Species, Vari*ties, and Hybrid : 

 coccinea, 2', hdy., crim. Tticcartoiiii, Inly., sc. 



procuinl>ens, yel..grn., red 

 berries. Pretty for 

 rookeries and hanging 

 baskets. 

 sj>l 'miens, 6', Aug., sc., 



coryinbitlora, 6', Aug., sc. 



alba, wli. 

 fulgens, 4', Jy., so. 

 macrostemma, 3', Jy., 



sc., pur. 



corallina, 20', crim.. 

 pur. ; good for walls 

 and pillars. 



gracilis, !S', Aug.. luiy., 

 sc.. pur, 



grn. 



supcrba, hybrid (triphylla 

 X coryiubiHora, * p. 



tripliylla, Sep., or., sc. 



Other Species and Hybrid : 



alpestris, 20', Aug.. crim. 

 boliviaiia, crim. 



ev.nlriisis, sc.. jiur. ; 



garden hybrid, 

 siinplioicaulis, Jy., crim. 



