THE FLOWER GROWER'S GUIDE. 



maintained, ranging, say, from 50° to 55° by night, and from 5° to 10° higher in the 

 daytime. A pinch of native guano, or other mild fertilizer, may be given with advantage, 

 when the pots are well filled with roots, as the stimulant keeps the plants in good colour 

 for the markets. If larger plants are desired, the final shift ought to be given before 

 the plants become root-bound. Divisions never grow so evenly and strongly as do 



Fig. 180. Gardenias and Stephanotis. (Journal of Horticulture.) 



sporelings, and dividing old plants is a method of propagation seldom followed by 

 market growers. 



Asplenium biforme produces numerous fernlets on the older fronds (page 150), and 

 if the fronds are taken off, and pegged down to peaty soil in pans, a number of rooted 

 plants are soon ready for separation. Progress with this plant is not so rapid as in the 



