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November they should give a steady succession of 

 bloom. 



The Gloxinia can be grown from seed. The 

 directions given regarding the growing of the Mimulus 

 from seed will apply in this case. But as plants will 

 not be likely to reach a flowering size before two 

 years, under ordinary treatment, I would advise buying 



FIG 19 HYBRID GLUXINI,\S 



tubers. In this way you can be sure of flowers the 

 first season. This plant likes a light soil, made up 

 principally of leaf mold, with considerable sand worked 

 in. Use enough leaf mold, with all the roots dug 

 with it left in, or turfy matter full of fibrous grass 

 roots, to make the compost spongy in character. Put 



