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THE BOOK OF GARDENING. 



the cool pit in peat, loam, and sand. Sorts : E. myrtifolia and 

 E. pungens. Colour orange. Height i-^ft. 



Fuchsias are most graceful and ornamental plants for. green- 

 house decoration during summer. Cuttings may be struck either 

 in March, from freshly-started plants, or in summer from 

 growing plants. Grow in loam, leaf- soil, rotten manure, and 

 sand. After flowering, in early autumn, place out of doors in 

 the full sun. As soon as frost begins, take in, stow under the 



stages of the cool pit, and keep 

 dry. In February cut hard back 

 and start in the warm pit ; 

 shake out and repot after the 

 plants have well started, pinch 

 two or three times, and remove 

 into the cool pit after good 

 growth has been made. For 

 pot work it .is best not to keep 

 plants longer than three years, 

 but old ones do well planted 

 out, and grown either as stan- 

 dards or trained on pillars. 

 Sorts: General Roberts, Moles- 

 worth, Avalanche, Countess of 

 Aberdeen, Eynesford Gem, Presi- 

 dent, and Earl of Beaconsfield 

 (Fig. 479). 



Gardenias have white beauti- 

 fully scented flowers. Propagate 

 by cuttings of half-ripened wood, 

 in strong bottom-heat, in sum- 

 mer. Grow in peat, loam, and 

 sand. After flowering, prune 

 back and place in the warm 

 pit, keeping close and moist; harden off in the cool pit, and 

 keep there during winter, starting again in the warm pit. If 

 desired they may be successfully forced and had in blossom in 

 winter and early spring. Flowering period, April and May. The 

 double form of G. florida is usually grown for the greenhouse. 

 Heaths. — See Ericas. 



Hydrangeas are useful for summer flowering. Propagate by 

 cuttings of young shoots in March, in heat, and pot on into 

 6in. pots, growing in the warm pit. Give liquid manure until a 

 good head is formed, when harden off the plants and place 

 outside in the open. When frost sets in, remove to the cool 

 pit, keeping rather dry till February, then move into the warm 

 pit to start, shake out old soil, and repot. By this means fine 

 handsome heads of flower are obtained on single stents. If large 



Fig. 479.-«-Fuchsia Earl of 

 Beaconsfield. 



