CONSERVATORY PLANTS— HANGING BASKETS. 



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flowering plants, also those grown for the beauty of their leaves, ought to be given the 

 benefit of fresh soil at least every second spring. Eefilling the baskets with young 

 plants every season is de- 

 sirable in the case of the 

 more rapid growers. It is 

 of the greatest importance 

 that all plants in suspended 

 baskets receive abundance 

 of moisture at the roots, 

 especially from April to 

 October inclusive. Merely 

 syringing with tepid water 

 every clear morning is not 

 enough. They should re- 

 ceive a gentle, yet thorough 

 watering as dryness of the 

 soil is perceptible, and 

 occasionally it is necessary 

 to take down and soak 

 some of the smaller or 

 more exposed baskets in a 

 tub or tank of water. 

 Neglect these precautions, 

 and the baskets will soon 

 become unsightly rather 

 than ornamental. 



('opm-ii/htss. § s.] 



Fig. 151. Oxalis. — Sutton's G 



OLDEN Ul'P. 



FLOWERING PLANTS FOR EACH MONTH. 



January. — It is possible to have a good display of late chrysanthemums throughout 

 this month, associating with them double and single daffodils, early white narcissi, 

 Roman hyacinths, early single tulips, scillas, ericas, Chinese primulas, and cyclamens. 



February. — Forced deciduous and other flowering shrubs ought now to be in 

 evidence. Included among these should be lilacs, Staphyleas, deutzias, Azaleas amoona, 



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