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growth, and bears large heads of flowers, in- 

 dividually from 1| to 3 inches across. They 

 vary in colour from white to purple, through 

 numerous intermediate shades, the newer 

 rosy tints being much admired. One variety 

 of this class, known as Matador, has flowers 

 of brick-red colour. Very distinct from the 

 Cinerarias of this section are those known 

 as Star Cinerarias, to which the Latin name 



Cinerarias of the Florists' and Star classes 

 are readily increased by seeds, which should 

 be sown from June to August, in order to 

 afford a succession of blossom. Directly 

 the young plants are large enough they 

 should be potted singly in small pots, using 

 a mixture of two-thirds loam to one-third 

 leaf-mould, with a little sand. The best 

 place for Cinerarias during the growing 



Cinerarias of the Florists' or large-flowered type. 



of Cineraria stellata is often erroneously 

 applied. The members of this section are 

 taller than the others, and of loose habit of 

 growth, hence for grouping purposes they 

 are much appreciated. Of late years con- 

 siderable improvement has taken place in 

 the colour of the Star Cinerarias, which at 

 one time consisted mainly of dull purplish 

 tints. Other classes of Cinerarias are the 

 Cactus-flowered, in which the petals curl 

 back like those of a Cactus Dahlia Cam- 

 bridge White, Decorator, Fairy Queen, 

 Feltham Beauty, flavescens and Snowball ; 

 the Pompadour strain is remarkable for the 

 florets being striped with red, pink and blue. 



season is on a cool ash bottom in a frame, 

 where they can have plenty of air, as all 

 Cinerarias very much resent a close atmo- 

 sphere. If there is no convenience for heat- 

 ing the frame they must, of course, be taken 

 into the greenhouse before the weather gets 

 severe. They will flower well in pots from 

 5 to 6 inches in diameter. In all stages 

 of growth they are liable to be attacked by 

 aphides or greenfly, and also at times by 

 the leaf-burrowing larvae of a fly which will 

 soon disfigure the foliage. Fumigation with 

 Auto-Shreds will keep these pests in check. 

 While some of the several varieties other than 

 the Florists' and Star kinds above enumer- 



