Cannells’ Floral Guide, 1909. 
HOW TO MANAGE PLANTS, ROOTED CUTTINGS, AND 
SEEDLINGS SENT BY POST. 
W HERE persons have the convenience and sufficient experience for nursing small plants, and 
enioy seeing them grow, we strongly recommend their having them sent by post, as every ewe 
is taken to grow them in such a temperature, &c., that there is no risk about their doing well with a 
small amount of ordinary care, if the appended instructions are carefully followed. 
It must be remembered that plants are like young children ; they must be caref ully looked after, fed, 
clothed and trained in the way they should go, and a little common sense exercised to ascertain their 
requirements, and to guard against enemies. And should they bo forgotten, and got with others of 
bad character, it is surprising how quickly they will partake of the same habits and disewe, and wiU 
soon die in sorrow and disgrace. A sweet-smelling hot-bed rather on the decline is preferable, with 
the heat at about 66 degrees. When you receive a box of rooted cuttings or plants, immerse them in 
water at the same temperature from one to two hours. When they are all refreshed, proceed to pot 
them into small pots, using nice, warm, sandy soil. See that the roots are separated and spread 
naturally out in the soil without injuring them, pressing the soil firmly. Place them in the frame, 
keep them shut close for a few days, be careful of damp, and admit air as they get established. Let 
them be slightly dried each day, but do not allow them to flag from too much air or sun. And if a 
person possesses a stoye, or even a warm greenhouse, there is no more difficulty in getting them to 
^w under an air-tight hand-glass or wooden box with the top covered with glass, than those of 
their own striking or raising. 
AZALEAS. 2s. 6rf. and 3s. 6(/. each. 
HARDY aHENT AZALEAS. 24s. and 30s. per doz. 
AZALEA MOLLIS— In variety. 18s., 24s., and 30s. per doz. 
RHODODENDRONS — Best whites, scarlets, &c., unusually well set with bloom buds, 
24s., 30s., 40s., and 60s. per doz. 
CAMELLIAS, 
Price, 14 inches high, 2s. 6</.; 18 inches, 3s. 6(f. ; 24 inches, 6s. each. 
NEW YEAR’S PRESENTS OF SPLENDID PLANTS 
JUST GOMXX^O EISTO TaOWlSB. 
We have some thousands of winter early-blooming plants. 
hyacinths, strong, in 6-inch pots. 10s. per doz, 
tulips, strong, 3 and 4 in a pot. 9s. per doz. 
OROCDS, full of roots. 8s. per doz. 
NARCISSUS, double. 8s. per doz. 
LILY OP THE V AT.T. P.Y, very strong. 9s. per doz. 
CINERARIAS, showing flower. 9s. per doz. 
PRIMULAS, showing flower. 9s. per doz. 
CYCLAMEN, beautifully coming into flower. 12s. to 18s. per doz. 
CALCEOLARIA. 9s. and 18s. per doz. 
DUTCH AND OTHER BULBS. 
The finest and cheapest, and we hope our patrons will favour us with their orders— we are 
anre the Bulbs will give every satisfaction. „ . 
Our Autumn Catalogue of all the most useful Bulbs and Winter-flowering Plants, witli 
reduced prices of New and other Plants, ready and posted to all customers in September. Should 
any fail to receive it, please send us a post-card. . , t., • . s , 
All through the autumn, winter, and spring, a large quantity of Flowering Plants, &c., always 
kept ready for immediate effect for all purposes. 
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