THE FLOWER GROWER'S GUIDE. 



Cultivation. — Propagation is effected by- 



Fig. 108. Saeeacenia Stevensi. 



Some of the herbaceous species, notably S. 

 are not unfrequently planted out in good, but 



ittings of young shoots, taking these as 

 \m in sandy soil, in a temperature of 

 65° to 70°. They are not slow in 

 rooting, and should be topped earl}', 

 placing them singly in 2|-inch pots 

 directly fresh growths are showing. 

 Keep them growing healthfully in 

 gentle heat, and top repeatedly to 

 make the plants bushy. There must 

 be no undue delay in transferring to 

 larger pots, as the wood of root-bound 

 salvias hardens prematurely, and fails 

 to branch freely afterwards. For the 

 later shifts use a rather rich compost; 

 a mixture of two parts loam to one 

 each of leaf soil, and fine decayed 

 manure with a little sand, answering 

 well. 



The stronger-growing species may 

 eventually be shifted into 9-inch or 

 10-inch pots, but 8-inch pots are 

 usually large enough for S. Pitcheri. 

 Cease topping after the foundation of 

 a good head lias been laid, and during 

 the summer arrange the plants either 

 thinly in frames or pits, where they 

 receive abundance of light and air, or 

 dispose them on beds of ashes in a 

 sunny position in the open air. They 

 must be kept well supplied with water, 

 and have liquid manure frequently 

 after the pots are filled with roots, 

 volucrata Bethelli, and S. gesnereeflora, 

 )t over-rich, ground during the summer, 



