?.6 GREENHOUSE FLOWEKING PLANTS. 



the finest are G. fimbriata and Q. tulipifera. They grow best 

 in a mixture of peat and turfy loam, with a free sprinkling of 

 silver sand ; draining the pots well to prevent stagnant water 

 from lodging about the roots. They grow well in a cool house 

 along with heaths, and flower in early summer. 



FUCHSIA. 



When the Fuchsia is in good form and profusely flowered, 

 it is a very striking feature in an exhibition. With the 

 amateur it is a particular favourite, and is perhaps the most 

 frequently seen of all plants in the cottager's window. A few 

 of the best varieties for exhibition are Clipper, Emperor, 

 Eynsford Gem, Lucy Finnis, Phenomenal, and Walter Long. 

 The Fuchsia is very easy to propagate by cuttings, which, 

 with liberal treatment, will form good specimens for exhi- 

 bition in the second year. After attaining the desired size, 

 the plants may be exhibited for a number of years, it due 

 attention is paid to their management. Starting with a year- 

 old plant, it should be pruned into shape, and placed in heat 

 to break early in March. The temperature of a vinery suits 

 it well at this season. When the growth is about an inch in 

 length, the plant should be shaken out of the pot, the strongest 

 roots pruned, and the plant replaced in the smallest pot the 

 roots will easily fit into, in a mixture of sandy loam and leaf- 

 mould. When the roots reach the side of the pot, the plant 

 should be shifted into one two sizes larger, using a rich com- 

 post of fibrj' loam, well-rotted manure, bone-meal, and wood 

 ashes, with suflicient sharp sand to keep all sweet. As soon 

 as the roots run freely in the new soil, remove the plant to the 

 greenhouse, where, by a judicious application of liquid manure, 

 pinching off the flowers till wanted, stopping the shoots, and 

 careful training, a fine pyramidal plant can be grown during 

 the season, which will form a splendid specimen for exhibition 

 in the autumn. 



IMANTOPHYXLUM. 



A small genus (known also as Olivia) of remarkably handsome 

 plants, and very useful for exhibition. New varieties are being 



