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again. It is necessary to " stop " each plant when 6 inches 

 or so high, and to " stop " the resulting shoots also, 

 so that a " bushy " plant may result. Bouvardias like 

 a little peat in the soil, so we may use turfy soil two- 

 thirds, peat and leaf soil one-third, with a free scattering 

 of sand. The plants last a long time in bloom and are 

 wonderfully showy. President Cleveland, single, scarlet, 

 is the best of all ; this variety gives a warm glow of 

 colour to my own home greenhouse, and I can strongly 

 recommend it. Vrielandi, single, white, and Alfred 

 Neumer, double, white, are other good ones. When the 

 plants have finished flowering and the leaves begin to 

 fall, less water is given. In winter they are leafless, and 

 little or no water is needed. If in spring the old plants are 

 cut back, there will soon be plenty of fresh young growths 

 which may be taken off and inserted as cuttings, or the 

 old plants may be taken out of their pots and repotted, 

 most of the old soil being first shaken from the roots. If 

 cut back (the young shoots being merely thinned out if 

 too numerous) and repotted as becomes necessary, the 

 final flower pots being those 7 inches in diameter, large 

 specimen plants will result. 



Zonal Geraniums are unsurpassed for brilliant colour 

 in the greenhouse in the winter. They need a minimum 

 temperature of about 50 to be seen at their best. They 

 are easily raised from seed sown in January and February, 

 or cuttings may be inserted in February and March. 

 Throughout the summer months the plants are grown in 



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