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THE GARDENER'S ASSISTANT. 



sandy soil in a frame or on a shelf in a green- 

 house, should be well rooted and fit for potting 

 into 3 -inch pots by the first week in September. 

 They should be kept in a greenhouse, as near 

 the roof-glass as possible, for the winter. Early 

 in the spring they will be fit to place in 5- and- 

 6-inch pots for flowering. As soon as root-action 



should not be stopped during the winter, unless 

 the growth is well advanced. 



Forcing, for early flowers, should be done in 

 a warm, light house, the plants being hardened 

 off previous to the flowers opening. When in 

 bloom they should be kept in a well-ventilated 

 structure, or the flowers will soon fade. Liquid 

 manure may be given when the plants are well 

 established in their last shift. It is always safer 

 in the winter to keep the plants fairly dry at 

 the roots until quite active growth is in pro- 

 gress. The compost recommended by Mr. 

 Turner is good yellow loam, well-rotted stable 

 manure, bone-meal, coarse sand, and charcoal. 

 For ordinary purposes, two parts of loam to one 

 part of leaf-soil answers very well. 



List of Varieties. 



Show. 



Achievement. Orange - scarlet, upper petals maroon, 

 white centre. 



Blue Beard. Light-purple. 



Claribel. Pure-white. 



Conspirator. Rosy-salmon and maroon, light margin. 



Curtius. Dark-crimson. 



Duke of Norfolk. Crimson-scarlet. 



Eclipse. Dark-rose. 



Fig. 592.— Show Pelargoniums. 



is again active, they should be stopped to form 

 dwarf compact plants, once only if to flower in 

 May, twice if not required until June or July. 

 These plants will be better than older ones to 

 grow on for the next season. After they have 

 flowered, they should be stood in a sunny 

 position in the open until the cuttings have been 

 taken, then lay the plants on their sides to 

 ripen. Early in August these plants should be 

 cut back severely and near to the first stopping, 

 and placed in a frame, giving no water except a 

 daily syringe, until the plants have broken into 

 fresh growth. They should then be repotted, 

 reducing the balls sufficiently to get them into 

 a size smaller pot. In spring they will require 

 shifting into 6- or 8-inch pots, stopping being 

 again attended to as advised. Those plants 

 that are wanted in flower in March or April 



Emperor. 

 Exampli . 

 Excellent. 

 Favouritt 

 lit irloom. 

 Indian Yelloic 

 International. 



Light-pink. 

 Deep-crimson. 



Light-crimson. 

 Red and maroon. 

 Rich-rose. 



Orange-salmon. 

 Bright-rose. 



Joe. Rosy-purple. 



Mabel. Dark-maroon above, clear narrow margin, rich. 



Magnate. Fine dark. 



Maid of Honour. Pink. 



Marguerite. White and crimson. 



Martial. Rich crimson-maroon above, bright margin. 



Miss Louisa Coombs. Light-rose. 



Mrs. Coombs. White and carmine. 



Orient. Rose, shaded orange. 



Prelate. Deep-purple. 



Prince Leopold. Bright-scarlet. 



Prince of Orange. Bright-scarlet. 



Princess Maud. Bright-rose. 



Princess of Orange. Deep-scarlet. 



Purpurea. Rich-purple. 



Resolute. Deep-rose. 



Royal Albert. Rose. 



Royal Ascot. Orange-scarlet. 



Sappho. Cherry-rose, dwarf. 



Sister of Mercy. Crimson -maroon. 



Souvenir. Rosy -purple. 



Statesman. Pale-rose. 



Decorative. 



Alice. Light spotted. 

 Beauty of Oxton. White and crimson. 

 Black Diamond. Lilac-purple. 

 Buffalo Bill. Lilac, blotched carmine, extra large. 

 Captain Raikes. Crimson, edged white, dark blotch, 

 double. 



