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THE FLOWER GROWERS GUIDE. 



laid on a dry shelf in the full sunshine for two or three days, or till the wounds are dried, 

 prior to inserting them thinly in well-drained pots filled with sandy soil. Place them 

 on a greenhouse shelf, and apply water cautiously till they are rooted ; avoid over-potting 

 at all times. Suitable soil is found in a mixture of equal parts of loam and brick 

 rubble, adding good loaf soil and river sand. March is the best time to give the 

 smaller plants a shift, and they must be kept on shelves or other positions near the 

 glass, as only sturdy, well-matured growths will flower. After flowering, the old 

 growths should be freely shortened, and if a shift into larger pots is desirable, give it 

 just when fresh shoots are forming. Winter the plants in the warmest end of a green- 

 house, and keep them rather dry at the roots. 



rubus. — Two species belonging to this large genus are recommended for greenhouse 



and conservatory culture. E. 

 australis, from New Zealand, 

 forms long, strong, branching 

 prickly growths, which produce 

 whitish pink, fragrant flowers 

 early in the summer. R. rosa> 

 folius coronarius, a species from 

 the Himalayas, is moderately 

 vigorous, and gives a profusion 

 of semi-double white flowers 

 later in the summer. Both can 

 be propagated by division in 

 January or February. Cuttings 



Fig. 10G. Salvia patens (uich blub). f tbe roots 2 inches lonff, in- 



City favour of Messrs. Sutton $ Sons.) °' 



serted in sandy peat in gentle 

 heat, will develop into neat little plants the same season. They may either be planted 

 in borders against the back walls of conservatories, or afforded adequate root room in 

 pots, using a mixture of equal parts of loam, peat, and leaf soil, with a little sand. Cut 

 down the old growths in J anuary, and re-pot where necessary soon afterwards. Abun- 

 dance of water and weak liquid manure ought to be applied during the growing season. 



SALVIA . 



Salvias rank among the most effective and easily grown of warm greenhouse plants. 



