WINDOW GARDENING 



CYCLAMENS 



The cyclamens make good plants for the house, 

 as they bloom all winter. Although they may 

 be raised from seed, the length of time neces- 

 sary to grow a plant of blooming size makes it 

 much cheaper and more desirable to secure the 

 plants from a dealer. The cyclamens thrive 

 best in a sunny window in a cool room. 



The cyclamens commonly grown are C. per- 

 sicum and its varieties. Great improvement has 

 been made within the past few years in the size 

 and coloring of the blooms. Fig. 40 shows the 

 old C. persicum at the left and the new orchid- 

 flowered cyclamen at the right. 



Where it is desired to keep the bulbs for a 

 second year's flowering they should be kept in 

 a growing condition. In June or early July 

 knock the plants from the pots, remove part of 

 the soil and put the plants back in the same pot 

 or one a size larger, using fresh soil prepared 

 according to formula No. 2. In potting, at 

 least one-half of the bulb should extend above 

 the soil. Place in the shade of a tree or of the 



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