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and fine plants are thereby obtained. These must be carefully lifted and placed in 

 pots of a suitable size for holding the roots, doing this not later than the first week in 

 September. Place them in a vinery or other structure where they can be kept syringed 

 and shaded till they have partially recovered from the check of removal. Those kept 

 in large pots should also be housed early, or before frosts have a chance to injure them. 

 A warm, light, and airy position suits salvias best during their flowering season. Old 

 plants may be reduced in size after flowering, rested during the winter where frost and 

 drip cannot injure them, and be further pruned in February prior to starting them 

 into active growth. When this commences, reduce the old soil and roots freely, so 

 that the plants can be placed in smaller pots. Give one liberal shift directly they 

 require it, and subsequently treat similarly to the young stock. The best results usually 

 attend the practice of raising fresh plants every season. 



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These North American Pitcher Plants scarcely receive the attention they merit at the 

 hands of amateur and professional gardeners. Both their long, erect pitcher-shaped 

 leaves and their quaint flowers are objects of interest to lovers, of nature in its many 

 and curious forms, while their cultural requirements are of the simplest description. 

 Propagation is effected by division of the old crowns in March or April. All the 

 species and hybrids should be potted in equal parts of fibrous peat and chopped sphagnum 

 moss, doing this in March. The pots ought to be two-thirds filled with crocks, and 

 the plants, unless previously well-established, lightly supported by stakes. Place the 

 pots containing the plants in other pots two sizes larger, and pack sphagnum moss 

 in the spaces between, and keep this moist. The plants must never be allowed to become 

 dry at the roots, and never be exposed to either hot or cold drying winds. The best 

 position for them is a cool, moist corner of a greenhouse, or a cool frame. They require 

 abundance of water from April to October inclusive, but not much during the winter. 

 On clear summer days shade from bright suDshinc, and also syringe the leaves gently. 

 The essentials to success are, thus, a compost that will not readily become sour from 

 frequent heavy administrations of water, a moist close atmosphere in a cool house, 

 and shade from bright sun. 



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