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quite dry. About midsummer turn them 

 out of their pots, shake quite clear of the old 

 soil and repot ; then place in a frame, 

 moisten freely, but do not give too much 

 water at the roots. The supply must, of 

 course, be increased as the leaves grow. 



Gyperus. (See Foliage Plants.) 

 Cytisus racemosus. A pretty member 

 of the Broom family, of which good plants 

 may be grown in 5-inch pots. When the 

 flowers are over the plants should be cut 

 back into good shape, and as soon as the 



It is best to pot seedling Cyclamen so 

 that the corm or root is slightly buried. 



Seeds of Cyclamen should be sown thinly. 



Wrong potting of seedling Cycla- 

 men ; the corm is too high. At the 

 final potting the corm ought not to 

 be wholly covered. 



// Flowers of 

 the Persian 

 Cyclamen. 



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