THE GREENHOUSE GAY 



knowledge that they will afford a brilliant display in 

 early spring. It is of great importance to have all bulbs 

 well rooted before they are brought into the greenhouse, 

 so for the first two months they remain under ashes out 

 of doors. Ashes fresh from the fire should not be used ; 

 it is wise to expose them to the weather for a week or 

 two before using. 



In spring one may sow all sorts of seeds to keep the 

 greenhouse gay during the summer months. There are 

 hardy annuals in great variety, including the lovely 

 violet-blue Campanula macrostyla, Candytuft, Stocks, 

 Asters, Clarkia, and the Summer Cypress (Kochia 

 trichophylla). Then there are Begonia semperflorens, 

 Tuberous Begonias, the charming little blue-flowered 

 Browallia, Verbena, Balsam, Petunia, Cockscomb, Butter- 

 fly Flower (Schizanthus), to say nothing of Fuchsias, 

 Marguerites, and Heliotropes, the three last-named being 

 grown from cuttings taken in spring. 



Chrysanthemums, of course, are a host in them- 

 selves, but they are so easily grown that they call for 

 little comment. The shoots that grow through the 

 soil round about the stems are taken off and inserted as 

 cuttings in early spring. During summer the plants 

 may be grown in pots (out of doors), or they may be 

 planted in a border and carefully taken up in September 

 and potted in large flower pots. The shoots may be 

 " stopped " during the summer months according to the 

 kind of plant required, and the size of bloom may be 



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