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THE FLORAL IVORUD 



COBAEA FROM SEEDS. AND OTHER SUG- 

 GESTIONS. 



Everyone knows how hard it is to 

 raise cobaea seedlings. Suppose you 

 try my plan, which proved very suc- 

 cessful last* year. Put some sphag- 

 nium in the bottom of a seven-inch 

 pot; on this put a four-inch one, so 

 as to bring the rims even, and fill the 

 space between with sand. Fill the 

 inside pot one-third full with drain- 

 age, cover with rough soil, and fill to 

 the top with sand. 



Sow the seeds not very deep, and 

 on edge, moisten and cover with a 

 piece of glass. 



If you can give bottom heat, do so. 

 If not, keep in warm place. Water 

 only the sand between the pots. 



Amaryllis reticulata, when kept 

 starved in a small pot, will bloom 

 much better than if kept well fed in a 

 large one. A potted hydrangea makes 

 a beautiful veranda ornament. Brow- 

 allia S. Major can be grown as a 

 pot or border plant, blooms either 

 summer or winter, can be raised from 

 seed, and its beautiful, ultra-marine 

 blue color is rare and beautiful. 



To encourage the formation of buds 

 on your hoya carnosa let the plant 

 become root bound and avoid enrich- 

 ing the soil. 



* Missouri. Mrs. J. P Ernst. 



PREPARING FOR THE WINTER GARDEN. 



The first thing to be considered in 

 planning for a successful winter gar- 

 den is to secure plants suitable for 

 winter. While some plants now very 

 desirable (such as palms and ferns) 

 we must keep all the year, our most 

 successful flowering plants for winter 

 are not desirable tor summer. The 

 queen of winter bloomers is the prim- 

 rose, Chinese primula, abconica and 

 baby primrose are all desirahle. 

 Writers tell us they will do well in 



north windows, but my best success 

 with all house plants has been to 

 have them, if possible, in a room with 

 a south window. Then place the 

 plants requiring the least sunshine 

 farther from the glass, or at one side,^ 

 where they will have the sun only 

 part of the day. In our short days tha 

 light is not sufllcient to give the best 

 results with blooming plants in a 

 room where the sun shines only a 

 small part of the day. 

 Indiana. Mrs. N. J. Gard. 



PANACEA FOR SHRUBBERY. 



I have a wee bit of information for 

 the readers of The Floral World, re- 

 garding shrubbery, such as orange 

 and lemon trees, hydrangeas, hibiscus- 

 or any wooded plants. Sometimes 

 they are sick, lose their leaves and 

 refuse every treatment. I have dis- 

 covered a panacea. Make a paste of 

 sulphur and water; use a tooth brush 

 and paint the plant, from bottom. In 

 a few weeks you will notice such a 

 vigorous change you would not be- 

 lieve it to be the same plant. The 

 sulphur acts on the shrub, like on the 

 blood of the human system. 



How to know a double from a sin- 

 gle flower, compare the buds. Those 

 of the double are more globular. Cut 

 the bud through the middle; the dou- 

 ble flower will have no stamens. 



Illinois. Mrs. W. G. D. 



TO TAKE UP PLANTS WITHOUT DROPPING 

 LEAVES. 



Cut around each plant with a sharp 

 spade or large knife, leaving as much 

 earth in cutting as will fill flower pot 

 you intend for it. Then insert spade 

 the depth of the blade, making a lever 

 of handle and bearing down on it, lift 

 it out. The earth should not be bro- 

 ken around roots. Slip it off the 

 spade into the pot. If the soil is very 

 sandy it should be watered heavily. 



