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summer. They need cool, moist surroundings, and for 

 this reason are commonly grown on a base of ashes in a 

 frame shaded from strong sunshine. To enable the 

 seed to germinate and to nurture the seedlings while they 

 are quite small a warm atmosphere is needed, but it 

 should not exceed 50, and a few days after the seedlings 

 are potted they should be gradually " hardened off," and 

 during summer have all the fresh air possible. During 

 August and early September they may be put out of doors 

 in a shady spot. The final potting should take place in 

 October, pots of 6 inches diameter being chosen. Subse- 

 quently, the plants are kept in the greenhouse in a temper- 

 ature of from 45 to 50. Cinerarias are especially liable 

 to the attacks of greenfly, but this may be destroyed by 

 the little Fumigen cones that are so convenient for the 

 use of the home gardener. 



Calceolarias are also raised from seed sown in May, 

 and during summer their needs are similar to those of the 

 Cineraria. In winter, however, the temperature of the 

 greenhouse in which they are grown ought not to exceed 

 45, and all air possible should be given. The plants remain 

 in 4-inch pots throughout the winter, and in February are 

 repotted into those 7 inches or 8 inches wide, and in these 

 they will bloom in May. The best soil for Cinerarias is 

 rough, turfy soil, with which a little leaf mould and a 

 sprinkling of bone-meal are mixed. A similar mixture 

 with the addition of silver sand suits Calceolarias. 



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