26' DREER''S GARDEN CALE2?^DAE. 



CALCEOLARIA. — As this Terj desirable flower requires a little 

 special care, tlie following method should be adopted. The seed should 

 be sown in the latter part of August, or beginning of September, in 

 pots prepared in the following manner ; the pot to be half-filled -wiUi 

 drainage, oyer that, the rough sifting of the mould, and the surface 

 covered with soil as fine as possible, half of which should be composed 

 of river sand. When prepared thus, it should be watered with a fine 

 rose, immediatelj after which sow the seed carefully, without any 

 covering of soil. The pots should then be placed under a close frame 

 or hand-glass, in a shady part of the garden, no artificial heat being- 

 required. In large establishments, of course there are propagating or 

 other houses that will do, where the same kind of moist temperature 

 could be obtained, but any e:s:posure to the sun must be carefully 

 guarded against by mats or paper. If the situation is of the proper 

 temperature, they will require watering but very seldom. Directly 

 the seedlings are strong enough, they must be picked off in pots pre- 

 pared as before, and placed in the same situation; from the store pots 

 they will require to be potted off singly ; after this the plants will grow- 

 very rapidly. Through the winter, the plant will thrive well on the 

 shelves near the glass, in the green-houses ; and, to obtain fine speci- 

 mens, they must be. shifted on freely till the fiower-stalks have started, 

 and should always be smoked with tobacco directly the green-fiy ap- 

 oears, as no plants in cultiration sc readily suffer from this insect as the 

 Calceolaria. 



It is necessary to remark, that one of the most frequent causes of the 

 appearance of these injurious insects, is the plant becoming roa^-iozi/zif.'^ 

 to avoid which evil, it is important that it. should frequently be re-pot^ 

 ted during the growing season. 



CINEEARIA are more hardy in their growth, and require somewhat 

 less care than the above, but for them the same treatment will suit in 

 sowing of seed, &c, If required to fiower in the winter, seed should be 

 sown in April and May, and in the following months for spring- 

 flowering. 



CLIMBERS, for garden decoration, should be sown in January. 

 February, and March, the earlier the better, as the display for the after 

 season will be in proportion to their early vigor for planting out ; such ag 

 Cobsea, Thunhergia, Maurandia, Lojphospliermum, Calampalis [Eccremocar- 

 pus) and Tropmolwin of sorts. 



CLEMATIS species amongst hardy shrubs, and PENTSTEMON, 

 amongst herbaceous plants, are prominent instances of seeds which 

 remain long dormant, often a whole year, before they grow, henee the 

 importance of sowing them as soon as ripe. 



xlnother class often fail to germinate in consequence of the thick- 

 ness, or hardness, of the outer skin or integument. We have had seed& 

 of the Erythrina and Canna for months in the ground perfectly dor- 

 mant, which upon being soaked in hot water for one week have gei'mina- 

 ted finely. 



It should be borne in mind, that much of the disappointment that 

 occurs in the sowing of Elower seeds may be obviated \)j attention to 

 the foregoing hints. 



In the following list we have included all the really desirable novel= 

 ties, as well as the standard varieties trhich have been fully tested in 

 this =B-icinity. 



