October 24, 1894.] 



Garden and Forest. 



427 



warm house and frequent spraying to keep down insects, there 

 should be no difficulty in flowering the Gloriosas freely. 



South Lancaster, Mass. K. O. Orpet. 



1U Y experience may be helpful to J. N. G. concerning the 

 •^ v -*- treatment of Gloriosa superba. To commence with, the 

 tubers should be given plenty of drainage. Fill a nine-inch 

 pot one-third full of broken potsherds, then add a layer of 

 rough compost, the rougher the better, then put in some good 



mence to show, when more water may be given, but care 

 should always be taken to avoid a sodden condition of the soil. 

 The plants should be grown in a temperature of sixty-five de- 

 grees at night to seventy-five degrees in the day, with shade 

 from the direct rays of the midday sun. Aftergrowth is com- 

 pleted and the foliage begins to turn, withhold water gradually, 

 until the plants are dormant, then withhold water altogether 

 until time to start them in the spring. 

 The plants are best rested in a house where the temperature 



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light, turfy loam ; this should be hand-picked and all the loose 

 soil discarded. With a liberal supply of clean, sharp sand the 

 tubers should be planted deeply in the pot, and the pot then 

 filled with the compost to within one inch of the rim. It is 

 best to pot loosely, pressing the soil lightly with the hand. If 

 this is done about the 1st of March, or just before the tubers 

 commence growth, a light watering with tepid water may be 

 given, but the soil should not be kept in a very wet condition. 

 About twice a week will answer until the new growths corn- 



does not fall below sixty degrees in winter. They do not need 

 repotting often, as the tubers are best not disturbed. Scraping 

 off a little of the surface soil and replacing it with fresh com- 

 post is all they require. I have grown them for several years 

 in the same soil, and never give manure in any form, solid or 

 liquid. With plenty of syringing on bright days and a good 

 long rest in winter, I have never seen them fail to give an 

 abundance of their curiously twisted and bright-colored flowers. 



New York. T. E. 



