aiid See. 
OUR CALCEOLARIAS. 
Our house of these is a pneat feature with us, and to hear the exclama- 
tions of the many visitors, “ Why, I 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-Iike colours than from those where the colours are nearly all 
,'ellow, and flowers as long and as ugly as an old slipper. 
H.H.p. Calceolaria — Shrubby, dwarf bedding varieties. li ft. 
per pkt. Is. G(/. 
G.p. Calceolaria, Swanley Hybrid Dwarf Perfection (Stro- 
})hularinem). 2s. 6d. per pkt. Smaller pkt. . Is. (id. ^ 
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 cvliich place the j 
rough siftings of the mould, filling up the pot with very fine soil, half of I 
ryhich should be composed of sand. When thus prepared, water through a j 
fine rose, and cairefullv sow the seed, hut do not cover it. Place the pots in 
a close, and totally' dark friime, or under a square of g\as^. The moment 
they show the seed leaf, gradually expose to the light, taking care to protect j 
from e.xposure to the siin. When the seedlings are strong enough, prick 
them olf into pans prepared sis before, and placed in a similar position, 
hrom the store ])ans pot olT singly, ])lacing them in a cold frame or near the 
glass. 'I'he main thing is never to let them become dry, st.arved. and pot- 
bound : 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. Eain 
water is absc)lutely necessary. Let them be carefully shifted from the small i 
pot to the 5-inch. 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 plentv 
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 fuinigatiug, as per directions 
given (see Guide) ; am! 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. 
I let them bo shifted intact and without injury into their blooming pots, 
I making sure that every pot is well drained, for no plant is more liable to 
become sickly and yellow in wet, sour soil than the Calceolaria. On the 
first signs of sharp weather, place in a house near the glass, with temperature 
not above 60 deg., with plenty of moisture ; and as soon as the pots become 
well filled w'lth 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. (Sec cultural directions for Primulas.) 
\ THE riNEST STEAIN OF CALCEOLAIilA IN THE WOELIr. 
H.A. Calliopsis (Coreopsis) Coronata (Tiekseed) (Compositai)— 
Yellow, brown spots; very pretty. 2 ft. 3d. per pkt. 
H.A. Calliopsis Drutnmondi — Flowers yellow, with brow'n centre • 
one of the best. 2 ft. 3d. per pkt. 
n.A. Calliopsis Tinetoria (Bicolor)— Yellow and crimson ; valu- 
able. 3 ft. 3d. per pkt. 
H.A. Calliopsis atrosanguinea— Dark crimson; attractive. 1 ft. 
'4d. per pkt. 
H.A. Calliopsis Atkinsoniana — Orange-vellow, spotted brown in 
centre. 2 to 3 ft. 3d. ])er pkt. 
H 1 ’. Callirhoe involuerata — Large purplish-crimson flowers, 
li ft. 3d. per pkt. 
v„„ ,, ,, . „ „ ,. , „ Kev. SiHXEV B. Hkow ne, Hector of North Cove, Beccles, /'Wnim/v/ 23//), IH'JI. 
tbev ? stitisfv the impatience of a child, who plants one day and digs up the next to see if 
looking )" !>"“ i be unne. cs-ary. as I received the seeds on the 25th, sowed them in a slight heat on the 2tith. and upon 
it is qifite unsoUcitod'^ ^ some had j^^enninated. I have no <loubt the others will do as well. You can use this if rou please, as 
T I f IT V . «^kniuns, Koyal Naval Hospital. Haslar, Gosport, 
too de( 5 p ^ ^ and I must thank yow. very much. 1 (juibe helicve that it was my fault that llic seed did not germinate, as I planted it 
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