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Gardening for Amateurs 



it is out of danger, while lamp chimneys 

 are sometimes used for the purpose. 

 This danger is so great that constant 

 attention should be paid to the plants 

 just as the shoots are coming through 

 the soil in spring and early summer. 

 In order to succeed with Lapagerias, a 

 cool moist house is necessary ; in a dry 

 structure facing south they are sure to 

 fail. A fern house, maintained at a 

 temperature of 45 to 50, is just the 

 place for the Lapageria. It is also very 

 effective when trained up the back wall 

 of a shady greenhouse. A free use of 

 the syringe is very helpful. The pro- 

 pagation of the Lapageria is effected by 

 means of layers, which take two years 

 to root. It is an operation that is often 

 left to professionals, as in some nurseries 

 Lapagerias are increased in a wholesale 

 manner, and then sold at a comparatively 

 cheap rate. The only pruning necessary 

 is an occasional thinning out of old and 

 exhausted shoots, which should be done 

 immediately after flowering. 



The favourite blue Plumbago capensis. 



Passion Flowers (Passiflora). 



Lonicera sempervirens minor. This is 

 a rather tender member of the Honeysuckle 

 family, which forms a delightful feature in 

 the greenhouse. The flowers are produced 

 from spring until autumn is well advanced. 

 They are scarlet and yellow, and borne in 

 loose clusters. Any pruning needed should 

 be done in winter. 



Manettia bicolor. A slender twining 

 plant suitable for a small greenhouse. The 

 leaves are more or less oval in shape, and of 

 deep green colour, and add considerably to 

 the charm of the plant. The flowers are 

 tubular in shape, rather over 1 inch long, 

 scarlet tipped with gold. A succession of 

 blossoms is kept up nearly if not quite 

 throughout the year. It is a charming 

 climber for amateur growers, and is not 

 likely to outgrow its accommodation. The 

 Manettia can be readily struck from cuttings 

 in spring. Unless space is limited this pretty 

 climber needs no pruning. 



Mandevilla suaveolens. A Convolvulus- 

 like plant, with white fragrant flowers borne 

 during the summer months. It often pro- 



