FLOWERING IN WINTER 6 1 



flowered in pots, pans or boxes during the win- 

 ter if the cultural instructions previously 

 given are carefully followed; but some kinds 

 are much more responsive to forcing than 

 others. If any are to be ruled against, it 

 would be the late and extra late sorts (those 

 marked E and F in the Descriptive Lists of 

 varieties on pages 1 1 2 to 207 ) . These are 

 quite difficult to force, yet with a maximum 

 time allowance for rooting and by growing 

 cool — absolutely without bottom heat — 

 even these may be brought into flower' in 

 March or April, but not in winter. The va- 

 rieties marked * in the Descriptive List are 

 especially suitable for winter culture in pots. 



For the convenience of the reader, a tabu- 

 lar selection from the forcing varieties is giv- 

 en on pages 59 and 60. The varieties named 

 embrace first class representatives from all sec- 

 tions, including early, medium, and late flow- 

 ering varieties, to maintain an unbroken suc- 

 cession of bloom. These are in three grades, 

 popular, choice, and fancy, so that the pock- 

 etbooks of all may be suited. It will, how- 

 ever, be noted that in the "fancy" no mention 

 is made of rare new hybrids that are held at 



