292 THE PHILADELPHIA FLORIST. [No. 10 



(^.heat of summer overtakes them, as they do not seem to flourish when fej 



f exposed to it. They may be had in bloom through the entire winter <Vj 

 by proper management. \ 



After the plants have done blooming, remove them to a shady situ- 

 ation, giving them wafer but sparingly; about the middle of July re- 

 pot them in a rich light soil to start the side shoots into growth, as 

 they are the best for the new stock. As soon as they are sufficiently 

 advanced, separate them carefully and pot into small sized pots, which 

 should be placed in a frame and kept rather close until they get esta- 

 blished, when they will require plenty of air, and should be kept as 

 near the glass as possible, and repotted as they require it ; they should 

 never be allowed to become pot-bound, as their growth will thus be 

 checked, and they will have a tendency to send up flower stems pre- 

 maturely before they have attained sufficient size or vigor. They 

 should never be allowed to wilt for want of water, as it incurs a loss 

 of foliage and checks the vigor of the plant, thereby diminishing its 

 blooming properties. An important point is to preserve them from 

 the green fly, as they are very liable to be attacked by it, and it in- 

 creases rapidly in numbers upon their foliage if not subdued by fumi- 

 gation with tobacco. After the plants begin to throw up their flower 

 stems, a watering with manure water (prepared from farm-yard ma- 

 nure) about twice a week, will greatly assist them in increasing the 

 size of the flowers and in their expansion. When fully in bloom they 

 should be kept cool and shaded from the sun, as by this means they 

 will remain longer in bloom. They seem to flourish best in a compost 

 of loam and sand, with a little leaf mould ; no plant seems to succeed 

 better by the application of diluted liquid manure, which may be easily 

 procured by dissolving some of the farm-yard manure, and diluting it 

 sufficiently. There are a great many varieties of the Cineraria now 

 in cultivation ; and new seedlings, of brilliant color and endless vari- 

 ety, are annually produced from seed. J. S. 



Waterbury, Ct. 



LTTCI7LIA GRATISSIMA. 



This is one of the most beautiful and most deliciously fragrant of 

 all our winter flowering plants. With a little management, it maybe 

 had in blossom from September to March j and, with the exception of 

 Pinceana, I am unacquainted with any plant which flowers at this sea- 

 son, and requires so little artificial heat, and so little care generally in 

 its management, which is equal in respect of both beauty and fra- 

 grance. That it is not more generally cultivated is owing, I believe, 

 ro to a somewhat prevalent, but mistaken notion, that it is difficult to _, 

 r*> manage. I must, however, admit that it is somewhat difficult to pro-J^ 



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