12 FAMILIJR GARDEN FLOIVERS. 



crowding ; but^ as the plants should attain a larger size 

 each yearj the young growth must not be thinned ex- 

 cessively;, but as they progress be tied out neatly, to afford 

 each a fair amount of space for its development. The same 

 system of management must be adopted in subsequent 

 yearSj so that it is not necessary to allude to it further. 

 The compost should consist of three parts of good turfy 

 loam, and a part each of leaf -mould, powdery manure, and 

 grit. In training specimens, the cultivator should aim at 

 producing a solid head of bloom, convex in outline, and not 

 unlike that of a specimen show pelargonium. 



Those who do not care to take so much trouble may 

 allow their plants to flower naturally in the first summer, 

 in which case it will be advisable to strike a few cuttings 

 from them and then throw them away, for unless they are 

 well managed they become long-legged unsightly things. 

 But for the grand culture they are grand indeed. 



