OUB CALCEOLARIAS. 
See Photograph of our House of Seedlings, Novelties in Flower Seeds. 
Our house of these is a great feature with us, and to hear the exclama- 
tions of the many visitors, “Why, 1 have never seen any like these before ; 
they are handsome,” is quite cheering. The fact is, we have saved the seeds 
from the rarest colours, and really at first sight they appear to be a new 
family. Pray remember the crop of seed is considerably less from these 
uncalceolaria-like colours than from those where the colours are nearly all 
/ellow, and flowers as long and as ugly as an old slipper. 
II.H.P. Calceolaria— Shrubby, dwarf bedding varieties. 1| ft. 
per pkt. Is. Gd. 
g.t. Calceolaria, Swanley Hybrid Dwarf Perfection (.S'cro- 
p/tularinecc'). 2s. Gd. per pkt. Smaller pkt , Is. (id. 
CALCEOLARIA, SWANLEY HYBRID DWARF PERFECTION. 
ACKNOWLEDGED TO BE THE FINEST STRAIN IN THE WORLD. 
The seed germinates best without heat, and should be sown in pans or 
pots, following the directions here given as nearly as possible what we prac- 
tice: — The pots to be quarter filled with drainage, over 'which place t he 
rough siftings of the mould, filling up the pot with very fine soil, half of 
which should he composed of sand. When thus prepared, water through a 
fine rose, and carefully sow the seed, but do not cover it. Place the pots in 
a close and totally dark frame, or under a square of glass. The moment 
they show the seed leaf, gradually expose to the light, taking care to protect 
from exposure to the sun. When the seedlings are strong enough, prick 
them off into pans prepared as before, and placed in a similar position. 
From the store pans pot off singly, placing them in a cold frame or near the 
glass. The main thing is never to let them become dry, starved, and pot- 
bouml ; if so, the fly will attack them, and they will never make good plants. 
These directions apply to nearly all seedlings. The common error, and the 
cause of nearly all failures — the seed is sown too early. Plants become too 
large, and often for the want of either root or top room have to stand still, 
as it were, and the moment the roots become stationary they go backward, 
and when so they become stunted, insects attack them, or yellow foliage sets 
in, and perfection is lost. Sow in August, and from the moment they are 
up do everything to keep them growing, and the faster the better. Rain 
water is absolutely nocesmry. Let them be carefully shifted from the small 
pot to the 5-ineli. Let the night temperature and moisture be such as to 
cause a nice refreshing dew to stand on the surface of the leaves every morn- 
ing. This wards off insects and gives vigour to the plant, but it should be 
dispelled during the day by the admission of air. (See important cultural 
directions given for Cinerarias.) Keep them in a cold frame, with plenty 
of air and moisture at all favourable times. No frost must touch them. 
The grand secret is to keep all green fly away, and if coddled in a house, 
they are almost sure to be attacked. If so, the most effectual means must be 
adopted by placing them in a lofty position and fumigating, as per directions 
given (see Guide) ; and at the very moment of the first curled leaf, every fly 
must be destroyed. As soon as the first root appears at the drainage hole, 
let them be shifted intact and without injury into their blooming pots, 
making sure that every pot is well drained, for no plant i3 more liable to 
become sickly and yellow in wet, sour soil than the Calceolaria. On the 
first signs of sharp weather, place, in a honse near the glass, with temperature 
not above 50 (leg., with plenty of moisture ; and as soon as the pots become 
well filled with roots, give liquid manure once a week, and stake out and 
fumigate thoroughly just before they show flowers, and the result will be a 
grand sight. Some plants die off suddenly at the blooming time ; this is 
generally caused. by over watering. (See cultural directions for Primulas.) 
THE FINEST STRAIN OF CALCEOLARIA IN THE WORLD. 
h.a. Calliopsis (Coreopsis) Coronata (Tickseed) (Composite)— 
Yellow, brown spots; very pretty. 2 ft. 3d. per pkt. 
h.a. Calliopsis DPUfnmondi— Flowers yellow, with brown centre; 
one of the best. 2 ft. 3d. per pkt. 
h.a. Calliopsis finctoria (Bicolor)— Yellow and crimson; valu- 
able. 3 ft. 3d. per pkt. 
h.a. Calliopsis atrosang'uinea— Dark crimson; attractive, l ft. 
3d. per pkt. 
H.A. Calliopsis Atkinsoniana— Orange-yellow, spotted brown in 
centre. 2 to 3 ft. 3d. per pkt. 
II. II. a. Callirhoe in voluerata— Barge purplish-crimson flowers. 
1 i ft. 3d. per pkt. 
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