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Gardening for Amateurs 



cot, Dr. Konigshofer, Etna, Flambeau and 

 G. A. Strohlein. Salmon-pink and Rosy- 

 salmon : Elizabeth Campbell, Pantheon, 

 Beauty of Warwick, Mrs. Oliver and Doreen. 

 Pink shades : Gruppenkonig, Mme. Paul 

 Dutrie, Selma, Sheriff Ivory. Red : Boule 

 de Feu and Brilliant. Gen. Van Heutz is 

 salmon-red with white centre and Mons. 

 Kind is orange-red. 



The blue and white annual Lupin named 

 Hartwegi will flower all the season if the old 

 flowers are picked off. It looks well when 

 grouped with white Phlox or in front of the 

 white Everlasting Pea (Lathyrus latifolius) 

 The Pearl. The white Everlasting Pea 

 associates splendidly with Clematis Hender- 

 soiii which has small bluish-purple flowers 

 especially if some of the shoots are allowed 

 to intermingle. Clematis of the Jackmanni 

 type may be used in the same way ; they 

 flower later and would follow the Lathyrus, 

 over which they should be trained. Forget- 

 me-nots among thinly-disposed shrubs are 

 very effective. 



The Apennine Anemone (Anemone apen- 

 nina), Glory of the Snow (Chionodoxa 

 Luciliae), Winter Aconite (Eranthis hyema- 

 lis), and Grape Hyacinth (Muscari Heavenly 

 Blue), ought to be more generally used for 

 carpeting the ground in such situations, as 



on all but very heavy soils they grow and 

 increase as freely as weeds. The Anemone 

 is especially useful, for it will grow freely 

 among thin grass. It is happy also among 

 hardy ferns. There, too, Cyclamen neapoli- 

 tanum should be grouped ; it bears its rose- 

 red flowers from August to October, and the 

 leaves are very attractive. A strong, well- 

 established plant will produce hundreds of 

 flowers. This charming Cyclamen may be 

 naturalised on gritty, stony banks and in 

 hollows under trees ; plenty of leaf-soil 

 should be mixed in the soil, fallen leaves 

 allowed to collect about them and decay. 



In open spaces the annual Poppies are 

 very effective ; such, for example, as the 

 Shirley Poppies, in their delightful range 

 of colours, or the Opium Poppy (Papaver 

 somniferum), having large, showy flowers 

 and glaucous foliage. Perhaps most effective 

 of all for this purpose is the scarlet and black 

 Poppy, Papaver commutatum (umbrosum). 



Two of the finest varieties of the Oriental 

 Poppy, Jeannie Mawson and Mrs. Perry, make 

 beautiful beds, if among them are planted 

 Gladioli or the Cape Hyacinth (Hyacinthus 

 candicans), or the purple Cone flower (Echin- 

 acea purpurea) might be interplanted with 

 them. The beautiful Globe Thistle (Echinops 

 Ritro) would serve the same purpose. 



Potting-on Young Plants. It is most 

 important that young plants which are being 

 grown on in small pots with the intention of 

 being moved into others later on should not 

 be allowed to get by any means pot-bound. 

 This must of necessity check their growth, 

 and many sorts are ruined by being induced 

 to bloom far before their proper time. The 

 best time to give them a move is when the 

 roots are showing well on the outside of the 

 ball of soil ; this is readily ascertained by 

 gently tapping the plants out of their pots. 

 Do not think to save time and trouble by 

 moving, say, a plant in a 4-inch pot into 

 one 8 or 9 inches in diameter. The 

 large bulk of soil which has to be placed 

 around the plant must become sour from 

 frequent watering, and of course it is quite 

 impossible to water only the part which 

 may be presumed to contain roots. Rather 



move such a plant first into a 6-inch pot, 

 in which it may be expected to grow on in a 

 healthy and vigorous manner. 



Wintering Plants in Frames. 

 Hydrangeas, Fuchsias, and many similar 

 plants may be placed in a cold frame during 

 the winter months, when there is usually 

 great difficulty in finding room in the green- 

 house for all the various plants without 

 overcrowding. If such plants are kept on 

 the dry side which does not mean allowing 

 them to become dust-dry there need be 

 little apprehension of their being damaged 

 by frost, especially if the glass can be covered 

 with bags or mats during severe weather. 

 Damp is really more to be feared than frost, 

 and in view of this it is advisable to do any 

 watering that becomes necessary on bright, 

 sunny days, when superfluous moisture can 

 be dispelled by free ventilation. 



