42 dreer's garden calendar. 



by mats or paper. If the situation be of the proper temperature, 

 they will require watering but very seldom. As soon as the seed- 

 lings are strong enough, they must be picked off in pots prepared 

 as before, and jilaced in tlie same situation ; from the store pots 

 they will require to be potted oflf singly: after this the plants 

 will grow very rapidly. Through the winter the plant will thrive 

 well on the shelves near the glass, in tlie green-house ; and, to 

 obtain fine specimens, they must be shifted on freely till the 

 liower-stalks have started, and should always be smoked with 

 tobacco, as soon as the green-fly appears, as no plants in cultiva 

 tion so 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 becom- 

 ing root-bound; to avoid which evil, ii is important that it should 

 frequently be re-potted during the growing season. 



CINERARIA and PRIMULA SINENSIS are more hardy in their 

 growth, and re.quire somewhat less care than the above, but for 

 them the same treatment will suit in sowing of seed, etc. ; only 

 that the seeds being larger they can be slightly covered with fine 

 sandy soil If required to flower in the winter, seed should be 

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

 flowering. 



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

 that occurs in the sowing of Flower seeds, may be obviated by 

 attention to the foregoing hints. 



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Their portability renders them so easily and cheaply' transported 

 by mail, that no one with any pretensions to taste in Floriculture 

 need be without a choice selection. For the accommodation of 

 those who are unacquainted with the varieties, we have put up 

 the following assortments of the most desirable free blooming 

 and showy kinds, which will be promptly mailed (prepaid) upon 

 the receipt of a remittance. 



^^° Correspondents will please write their names legibly, and 

 in full, with post office, county, and state. 



No. 1. Twenty-five choice annuals, free-bloomers, for $1.00 



" 2. Twenty choice biennial and perennial varieties 1.00 



" 3. Twelve very choice annual varieties 1.00 



" 4. Twelve new and rare varieties 2.00 



" 5. Twelve varieties for Green-house culture 2.00 



" G. One hundred varieties annual, biennial, and peren- 

 nial, including many choice sorts, a fine selection.. 5.00 

 As an inducement (o POSTMASTERS AND OTHERS forming 

 elides, we will forward, post-paid, six One-Dollar packages for a remit- 

 tance of Five Dollars. 



"^^^ At these prices, invariahlij our own sdection. The latest novel- 

 ties are not included in these collections ; but a liberal discount will be 

 made from catalogue price when ordering a quantity. See page 9. 



