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GUIDE TO THE CONSERVATORY. 



A charming scarlet flowering climber, requiring 

 to be grown in Xo. 1 size pot, or in a border in the 

 flower-house., to have it in its greatest beautv. 

 But as it is not in the power of every person to 

 have it in a pit, I shall give its treatment in a pot 

 for the use of those who wish to obtain a fine flower 

 in winter. Young plants should be shifted as they 

 fill their pots with roots, and be kept in a growing 

 state when they are of a strong healthy description. 

 Early in March, turn each plant out of its pot, set 

 the roots at liberty, and repot it in No, 1 size pot. 

 then train the shoots on a trellis, fan, globe, or into 

 any other form you may wish. 



Place the plant in as cool a part of the house as 

 you can, and supply it moderately with water. In 

 May let it be removed into the greenhouse for two 

 months ; this gives it a check and prepares it for a 

 vigorous push of young shoots, which produce the 

 bloom. In July replace it in the flower-house, and 

 it will blossom in profusion in the autumn ; when 

 it is in flower, remove it into the conservatory, but 

 do not let it remain long, as stove plants receive 

 much injury if they are kept out of their proper 

 temperature for any length of time at this season of 

 the year. 



Soil. — Three parts loam, one part dung, one 

 leaf soil, with a little rough sand. Drain the pots 

 well. 



