Cannell & Sons’ Complete Seed Guide. 
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OUR CALCEOLARIAS. 
Our house of these is a great feature with ue, and to hear the exclama- 
tious of the many visitors, “Why, I have never seen any like these before j 
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 
yellow, and flowers as long and as ugly as an old slipper. *: 
305. H.H.p. Calceolaria — Shrubby, dwarf bedding varieties. lA ft. 
Per pkt. , Is. 6rf. 
30C. o.p. Calceolaria, Swanley Hybrid Dwarf Perfection 
(Scrophutarinece). 2s. Get. per pkt. Smaller pkt. , Is. 
The seed germinates best without heat, and sbonld 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 the 
rough siftings of the mould, filling up the pot with very fine soil, half, of 
which should be composed of sand. When thus prepared, water tlirough a 
fine rose, and carefully sow the seed, but do not cover it. I’lace 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 project 
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 lot them become dry, starved, 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. Rain 
water is absolutely necessary. Let them be carefully shifted from the small 
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 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 piling 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 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 temperatuie 
,^not above 60 deg., 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 
ftiniiBite 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 FIKEBT STRAIN OF CALCEOLARIA IN THE WORLD. 
307. H.A. Calllopsis (Coreopsis) Coronata (Tiekseed) {Compo- 
site) — Yellow, brown spots; very pretty. 2 ft. 2d. per pkt. 
308. H.A. Calllopsis Druminondi — Flowers yellow, with brown 
centre ; one of the best. 2 ft. 2d. per pkt. 
30!). H.A. Calllopsis Tinetoria (Bieolor) — Yellow and crimson ; 
valuable. 3 ft. 2d. per pkt. 
310. H.A. Calllopsis atrosanffuinea — Dark crimson ; attractive. 
1 _ft. 2d. per pkt. 
311. H.A. Calllopsis Atkinsoniana — Orange-yellow, spotted brown 
in centre. 2 to 3 ft. 3d. per pkt. 
312. Calllopsis — 2d. per pkt,, mixed. 
313. H.A. Callirhoe digitata— Bright crimson, very free flowering, 
and lasting for a long time. 2 ft. 2d. per pkt. 
314. H.A. Callirhoe involuerata — Large purplish-crimson flowers. 
1^ ft 3d. per pkt 
Mr. R. Frv, Nynehead, Wellington, Somersetshire, 2th July, 1895. 
The flower and vegetable seeds I had from you this Spring gave me great satisfaction. The Begonias are flowering well. 
C. A. Smyth, Esq., Bowling Green, Strabane, 30tk id ay, 1895. 
Two years ngo I gave a friend a 2s. 6d. packet of your Begonia Seed. She took it to the Cape, and has had a most gorgeous display in every shade 
of colour. 
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