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AlARCH 2, 1912. 



THE GARDENERS* MAGAZINE. 



173 



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iliere teen so many improvements effected 

 in the past few years "° nr.^^n]im,«A 



GREENHOUSE PLANTS FROM 



SEEDS* 



Probably in no phase of gardening has 



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as m greenhouse 



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from seeds. We can, at the present time, 

 with a little care and forethought, pro- 

 duce plants in nearly every colour imagm- 

 ,10,^ able, that will charm the hearts of all true 

 .0 lovers of flowers; and, what is of infinitely 



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pots 



the 



greater importance, the plants, when well 

 o;rown, lend themselves admirably to the 

 beautifying of conservatories and the 

 adornment of private rooms in large or 

 small establishments. Seeds of these 



effective and charming for dinner-table 

 decorations. 



To obtain fine plants to flower in March 

 and April, seeds should be sown in August 

 or September in pans of light soil, and 

 placed in a warm greenhouse to germir 

 When large enough to handle, put 

 plants singly into small pots, using a fairly 

 rich, friable soil, for the best results will 

 not follow if they are allowed to become 

 starved at any time. For the flowering 

 pots, Gin. or 7in. will ibe found large enough 

 for plants intended to flower in the spring ; 

 but if large specimens are required, they 

 can be given a shift into Sin. pots at the 

 latter end of February. Soil for the final 

 potting should consist of two parts goo<l 



of water will be required, and when the 

 pots are full of roots give weak liquid 

 manure, soot-water, or some approved 

 chemical stimulant \n small quantities once 

 or twice a week. 



Herbaceous Calceolarias. 



It would be difficult to find more attrac- 

 tive subjects tlian well-groAvn and well- 

 flowered plants of a good strain of calceo- 

 larias ; but, alas ! how often do we see poor, 

 miserable sj>ecimens that are a disgrace to 

 thovse concerned. The cause of many 

 failures to grow this plant successfully is 

 undoubtedly coddling.'' A temperature 

 of from 40 to 50 deg. should l)e maintained 

 at all times. In penning these few re- 



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A WELL-GROWN HERBACEOUS CALCEOLAEIA. Word4ev 

 Admirably representing the fin^ strain of lierbaceous calceolarias selected by Messrs. i.. Webb ana . , 



I''a»ts can he obtaine<l in great variety at 

 <^ present time, and consequently the de- 



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em is larger than it was many 

 I purpose te give a few brief 

 ^'iial details for a select list of plants 

 s n\\n easdy from seeds, and which make 

 ^ r^JaiKl display of flowers and colour dur- 

 ^»any dull months of the v^ar. 



hizanthuses. 



AithmigU the scluzanthuses were neg- 

 ^^^^^^^1 tor many years, they have now be. 



Th 

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a cha 



pensable group 

 ..ise decoration, 

 ntage over many 



ftlier nr. { fe*""^ .ivivrtiiLci^e over 



are \S7 P^''**- ^^'^^ the fl 



^^J lastmg when cut. and ar 



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fibrous loam, two parts leaf-nioul<l a little 

 pulverised cow manure, and a good sprink- 

 ling of sand. Pot firmly, and grow in a 

 light, airy house or pit during the wmter 

 months, sufficiently heated to exclude trost. 

 Pinch out the points of tlie shoots two or 

 three times to induce the phants to make 

 good bushy specimens. Sow seeds again 

 at the end of January and the end ot 

 March to maintain suocessional bat<'hes, as 

 the resulting plants will grow mto fine, 

 large specimens if potted into 8m. and Jm. 



pots. , 



Place one stake to each plant, ami care- 

 fully tie in the shoots when requii e<l. W ater 

 sparingly during the winter months. I>ut 

 as the season advances larger quantities 



marks, I have in my mind's eye plants 

 which' were grown and tl<)wt>red here in 



lOin 



pots by the late Mr. Pettigrew, at 

 Cai-diff Castle, measuring from 2ft. 6in. to 

 throu<:h. Thes*^ iilants fil!e<l the two 



^ of a ()Oft. 



3ft 



side 



stages aii<l the centre btnl 



sight 



not eit 



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SHghtlv 



greenhouse, and Averc a 

 forgotten. 



Seeds should be .sown at the middle of 

 June in pans of moist, light so 

 oover the see<l with fine soil, plac- in a cokl 

 frame with a piece of glass over the top 

 of the pan. and .shade from the .sun. The 

 voun<^ seedlings sliould lie ]iricked off when 



small into .shallow pans or boxes, 



watering, and placed in a 

 should lie kept close and 



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good 



frame, which 



given a 



