GREENHOUSE AND CONSERVATORY PLANTS 75 



logued; among the latter there are Hogarth, a red; Humboldtii, a 

 white; Pres. Garfield, a pink. 



Culture. To make bushy plants the leading shoots should be 

 pinched repeatedly. The time of flowering can be regulated by the 

 time of pinching back. About the middle of September, or earlier, 

 according to location, the plants are lifted with balls of earth at- 

 tached, and either planted on benches or put in pots. Keep the 

 atmosphere moist and close for the first few days, and the plants 

 shaded from the sun. A minimum temperature of 55 degrees is 

 necessary for perfect development. 



Propagation. Young plants are raised early in Spring, from 

 small pieces of the roots, placed in fiats of sand and kept in a warm 

 house. For the first week or two cover the surface of the sand with 

 damp sphagnum moss; this will encourage the formation of buds 

 on the roots. When the growths are of sufficient size, put in 2-inch 

 pots, shifting into 3-inch pots, and plant outside during the latter 

 part of May. 



BROWALLIA. A blue-flowered annual which is very useful 

 for pot culture in the greenhouse as well as for blooming in the 

 border. The commonest species are B. speciosa, a large flowering 

 sort;B. demissa {B. elata), which is usually smaller flowering. Blue 

 and white may be obtained. 



Culture. Place near glass and pinch back the plants frequently 

 to produce an abundance of bloom. 



Propagation. For indoor culture, seeds should be sown the 

 latter part of August; a few in a 4-inch pot. Discard the weakest 

 seedlings, leaving three or four in a pot, and shift into 6-inch pots 

 to bloom. In the garden the seeds are sown thinly in the Spring 

 when danger of frost is passed. 



BRUNFELSIA. About half a dozen species are common in 

 cultivation. Out of this number there are at least two well worthy 

 of attention as pot plants — B. (Franciscea) latifolia and B. eximia. 

 The former is very free in producing flowers, and is one of the best 

 plants to put out in the permanent bed of a warm conservatory. 

 The plant flowers during the late Winter months from the wood 

 made the previous Summer. On first expanding, the flowers are 

 light purple, changing as they grow older to pure white. 



Culture. These plants should be grown indoors all the year 

 round. Winter is their resting period, and during that time they 

 should be watered but sparingly. The soil should be of fibry loam, 



