FLOWERING PLANTS 



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Do this in the late winter or early spring, 

 when the plants are through flowering, and 

 plant them out during the summer. Such 

 plants will be large enough for a five or six 

 inch pot in late August or early September. 

 When lifting the yellow flax, be very careful 

 as it resents much disturbance of the roots. 



SOME UNUSUAL BULBS 



No window garden would be complete 

 without some bulbous plants like amaryllis, 

 calla, etc. The common calla (Richardia 

 Africana) has been a favourite house plant 

 for yearSj but, unfortunately, it has not 

 always bloomed satisfactorily. The calla 

 is a gross feeder, so needs rich soil. Let 

 it contain, if possible, about one-third of 

 well-rotted horse manure and the balance 

 of rotted sod with enough sand to make good 

 drainage. I believe it is the summer treat- 

 ment of the bulbs which, to a large degree, 

 determines whether the plants will flower 

 or not. If water is withheld from them, 

 the pots laid over on their sides in a dry, 

 shaded place, so that the bulbs may rest, 

 amateurs will have no trouble about non- 

 flowering during the winter. Start the bulbs 



