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nature are, as a rule, worthless the second consecutive 

 year as house plants and should be planted in the 

 garden after the boles have been well loosened up as 

 recommended in preparation for potting. This refers 

 to Acacias, flowering Almonds, Lilacs, Wistarias, 

 hardy Roses and a host of such things that are sold 

 by florists in the Spring and which have considerable 

 value, if one has garden room to spare for them. This 

 reduces the collection to be potted to such flowering 

 plants as may profitably be grown on for next Win- 

 ter's use. Starting again with Geraniums, all the 

 straggly growth should be pruned off to within two 

 or three inches of the main stem and the shoots laid 

 on one side in the shade to be made into cuttings later. 

 The small-Ieaved flowering Begonias (Prima Donna 

 type). Heliotrope, Azaleas, Hydrangeas, Fuchsias, 

 Genistas, Impatiens, Jerusalem Cherries, Abutilons, 

 Lemon Verbenas and Coleus should all be pruned in 

 like manner, excepting the Azaleas, which should be 

 lightly trimmed with a pair of shears, and potted into 

 suitable sized pots and in the same soil as already 

 prescribed. The above four groups, foliage plants, 

 shrubs, flowering plants and bulbs, comprise nearly 

 every kind that is likely to come into the house during 

 the Winter and early Spring. 



The Popular Cyclamen 



There remains, however, at least one popular 

 plant that has not been included, namely, the Cycla- 

 men. This is a rather difficult plant to hold over, 

 still it can be done. The plant is evergreen by nature 

 and should not be dried off like the Dutch bulbs. Its 

 period of rest is after flowering in the Spring, when 



