ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GARDENING. 
tion, sunny beds or borders. Sow seeds Zin. deep in April where 
required to flower. ‘ t 
CULTURE OF INTERMEDIATE STOCK: Sow seeds } in. ne in 
light soil in well-drained pots or boxes in cold frame in Aug. or Sept. 
Transplant seedlings when lin. high singly in a 2-in. pot or four in a 
4-in. pot. Compost, equal parts loam, leaf-mould old mortar. 
Plunge pots to rim in cinder ashes in sunny cold frame. Water spar- 
ingly. Ventilate freely in fine weather. Plant out in rich soil in 
March, or transfer single plants to a 5-in. or three plants to a 6-in. pot. 
Water moderately. Apply stimulants when flowers show. Position, 
when in flower, light, airy greenhouse. For autumn-flowering, sow 
seeds in March or April, & plant out in June. 
CULTURE OF BROMPTON & QUEEN STOCKS: Sow seeds }in. 
deep in light soil in cold frame in June or July. Transplant seedlings 
when lin. high 8 to 12in. apart where required to flower following 
year, or place singly in 2-in. pots; keep in cold frame & plant out in 
March. Seed-Saving: Largest percentage of double flowers obtained 
from plants grown in poor soil, & of the dwarfest habit. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: M. annua (or incana annua), parent of the Ten-week 
and Intermediate Stocks, 8. Europe, annual; bicornis, purplish-red, spring, fragrant 
at night, Greece, perennial or shrub; fenestralis, scarlet or purple, summer, 1 ft., 
biennial, Crete; incana (Brompton, Queen, and Wallflower-leaved Stock), purple 
or violet, summer, 1 to 2 ft., Levant, biennial; tricuspidata, lilac, summer, 1 ft., 
8. Europe, annual; tristis (Night-scented Stock), purple, fragrant at night, 1 ft. 
E. Europe, biennial. 
Maurandia. — Ord. Scrophulariacexw. Half-hardy climbing 
perennials. First introduced 1796. 
INDOOR CULTURE: Compost, equal parts loam & leaf-mould & 
little sand. Pot, March to May. Position, well-drained pots with 
shoots draping over front of stage, or trained up trellis, walls, or 
rafters, or suspended in baskets in sunny greenhouse. Water freely, 
March to Sept.; moderately, Sept. to Nov.; keep nearly dry after- 
wards. Apply stimulants to healthy plants in flower only. Temp., 
March to t. 55° to 65°; Sept. to March 45° to 55°. 
OUTDOOR CULTURE: Soil, ordinary rich. Position, against S. 
walls or in sunny vases or window boxes. Plant, June. Lift, repot 
& place in greenhouse in Sept. Water freely in dry weather. Propa- 
gate by seeds sown 1-16 in. deep in ordinary light soil in temp. of 60° to 
70° in March, transplanting seedlings when lin. high singly into 
2 or 3-in. pots; cuttings of young shoots inserted in sandy soil under 
Penh ieee in temp. 55° to 65°, March to Aug. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: M. barclayana, violet-purple, summer, trailing, Mexico; 
erub (Syn. Lophospermum erub ), rose and white, summer, Mexico; scan 
dens (Syn. Lophospermum scandens), purple and violet, summer, 4 to 6 ft., Mexico. 
Maxillaria.—Ord. Orchidacew. Stove terrestrial orchids. First 
introduced 1832. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts fibry peat & chopped sphagnum 
moss, with little sand & charcoal. Position, well-drained pots, pans 
or baskets in light part of greenhouse. Pot when new growth com- 
mences. Water deciduous species freely from time new growth begins 
until Nov., then occasionally; evergreen species freely from March to 
Nov.; moderately, Nov. to March. Syringe once or twice daily whilst 
making growth. Ventilate freely, May to Sept. Temp. a ril to 
Oct. 55° to 65°; Oct. to April 45° to 55°, Growing period ‘eb. to 
March; resting period, Oct. to Feb. Plants may be grown in sitting 
room or cool conservatory when in flower. Flowers appear at base of 
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