Gardening for Amateurs 



735 



Eurya latifolia variegata. (See Foliage 

 Plants.) 



Ficus. (See both Foliage and Climbing 

 Plants.) 



Francoa. There are two species of 

 Francoa, namely, F. appendiculata, of which 

 the long, slender spikes are furnished with 

 deep rosy -red blossoms, and F. ramosa. 

 known popularly as the Maiden's or Bridal 



manure, wiih half a part of sand. The best 

 place for the pots of bulbs for six or eight 

 weeks is in a cool, shady frame. They need 

 not be covered with ashes. When leaf 

 growth commences they should be placed oh 

 a shelf in the greenhouse. After the flowers 

 are open the plants must still be kept in the 

 greenhouse and watered as before, with an 

 occasional dose of liquid manure ; this is 



The fragrant white Trumpet Flower (Datura Knightii). 



Wreath, in which they are white. Both are 

 easily grown plants, and will flower in the 

 greenhouse throughout the summer. They 

 are readily raised from seeds sown during 

 spring for flowering next year. 



Freesia. The Freesias are Cape bulbs, 

 remarkable for the delicious fragrance of 

 their flowers, which form one of the most 

 attractive features in the greenhouse- early 

 in the year. The bulbs are small, and should 

 be potted in the month of August, if possible, 

 for if kept out of the soil longer they soon 

 deteriorate. Seven or eight bulbs in a 

 pot 5 inches in diameter will form a delightful 

 little clump when in bloom. A suitable soil 

 may be made up of three parts loam, one 

 part each of leaf-mould and well-decayed 



very necessary in order to ensure good 

 growth and a liberal production of flowers 

 the next season. When the leaves turn 

 yellow watering is discontinued, and the 

 pots are placed on a sunny shelf, there to 

 remain until early August, when the bulbs 

 are turned out and repotted. In carrying 

 out this work the top of each bulb should 

 be about J inch below the surface of the 

 soil. The best kinds are Chapmanii, light 

 yellow, blotched orange ; Leichtlinii, prim- 

 rose ; refracta alba, pure white ; and Tuber- 

 genii, various shades of rose, red, lilac, yellow, 

 and salmon. 



Fuchsia. Fuchsias are among the most 

 popular and most accommodating of green- 

 house plants, for they may be grown as neat 



