CALADIUM. 



A critical period is then reached. If stored under stages far away from hot- water 

 pipes, and where there is much drip from various plants above, there is every likelihood 

 of the tubers rotting, whether the pots are laid on their sides or not. Nor ought 

 the tubers to be turned out of the pots and stored. As soon as the tops are dead, remove 

 them, and lay the pots containing the tubers on their sides in a warm and dry 



Fig. 139. Caladium Chelsea Gem. 



position, somewhere near the hot- water pipes, under the side benches rather than the 

 central stage of the house. There ought to be enough moisture left in the soil to 

 keep the tubers plump, and top growth should be looked for in February. 



It is not good to leave the tubers in the old soil long after they have recommenced 

 growth, nor is it advisable to place them direct into large masses of fresh compost. 



