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Daniels’ Choice Florists’ Flower Seeds. 
DANIELS' SUPERB CINERARIAS. 
Cyclamen Persicum. 
The best time for sowing the seeds is in October or November, 
and again in January, February, or March, for a succession. 
When sowing, use a light rich soil, press down firmly into the seed 
pots or pans, placing the seeds about half an inch apart on the 
surface, and covering them about a quarter of an inch deep with 
soil ; water carefully and pjace in a gentle heat. As tho young 
plants become large enough to handle they should be carefully 
lifted and potted off singly into small pots, shifting them into 
larger as these fill with roots, and finishing with the forty-eight 
size, which will be large enough for blooming. The best soil to 
use for potting Cyclamens is composed of about equal parts of 
fibrous loam and leaf-mould, with a portion of well-decayed 
cow-dung and sufficient silver sand to keep the soil porous. The 
essential conditions of successful cultivation of Cyclamens are 
a moist and even temperature — sudden changes are especially to 
be avoided — a free circulation of air, an abundance of light and 
water, and the plants should be kept free of insects. After J 
flowering, and during the Summer months, the plants should 
have less water than when in full growth and bloom, and should 
be in a position shaded from strong light, but should on no 
account be allowed to suffer from want of moisture. 
per pkt. — s. d. 
235 DANIELS’ GIANT PRIZE MIXED. 
A magnificent strain of a highly improved type, 
having large, beautifully mottled coriaceous 
leaves and stout flower stalks. The blooms, 
which are carried well above the foliage, are of 
splendid size, each flower frequently measuring 
from two and a half to three inches in length, 
with broad petals of great substance ... ... 2 6 
236 ,, „ „ smaller pkt. 1 6 
237 Wiggins’ Covent Garden. A fine large- 
flowered strain of beautiful varieties as grown 
for Covent Garden Market ... ... ... 1 6 
238 Persicum, choice mixed. In a beautiful 
variety of colours ... ... ... 1 0 
Daniels’ Superb Cinerarias. 
Our grand strain of Cineraria hybrida, as 
figured, has been carefully saved from our fine 
collection of named and choicest seedling flowers, 
and which we have every confidence in recom- 
mending as unsurpassable. The colours will 
be found varied and brilliant, combined with 
a faultless habit of plant and form of flower. 
When required for a general display in early Spring, the seeds 
should be sown in July or early in August, and when for Winter 
blooming, a few should be sown in March or April. Where the 
quantity of glass available is somewhat limited, the July sown 
will, however, be found the most useful. Sow in well-drained 
pots or pans of light rich soil, giving the seeds but a very slight 
covering, and place in a cool frame or under a hand-light in 
a shady spot, pot off singly into small pots as soon as the young 
plants are large enough, and shift as required. Good Cinerarias 
may also be easily raised by sowing in July or August in a moist 
shad) r situation in the open air, taking care to pot up in September. 
Cinerarias will bear a great amount of cold, but should never be 
exposed to frost. Green fly, damp, excessive waterings, and extreme 
dryness should also be carefully guarded against. 
per pkt. — a. d. 
228 DANIELS’ CHOICEST MIXED ... 5 0 
229 „ „ „ smaller pkt. 2 6 
230 „ „ ,, smallest pkt. 1 6 
231 „ „ BLUE. Fine dark 1 6 
232 NEW DWARF. A fine compact-growing class 
with large handsome flowers, height from four 
to six inches, exceedingly floriferous. Choicest 
mixed ... ... ... ... ... 2 6 
233 DOUBLE-FLOWERED. Very fine, will 
produce a large percentage of handsome double 
flowers ... ... ... ... ... 5 0 
234 ,, ,, smaller pkt. 2 6 
Cockscombs. 
When well grown, these singularly formed and magnificently 
coloured oddities have a very rich and fine appearance, and are 
well worth the trouble of cultivation, for although it may not 
always be easy to produce such grand specimens as we occasionally 
see exhibited at our flower shows, those of only medium size, or 
oven smaller, are valuable for the richness of their colouring aud 
their pleasing effect in association with other plants. Sow the 
seeds in February or March in pots or pans of light rich soil aud 
plunge in a good heat. The object being to keep the plants in 
free growth without a check, the young plants should be carefully 
pricked out into small pots as soon as they can be handled, and 
as these fill with roots they should bo shifted into larger pots. 
Those of eight inches diameter are large enough to finish with, 
but the plants must be kept in heat till the combs are formed, 
which will take place when the plants become pot-bound. 
Should some of the plants be too tall when grown but have fine 
combs, the defect of height may be easily remedied by cutting 
off the combs with a sufficient length of stem, potting them 
firmly into five or six inch pots, and plunging them for a few 
days in a good hot-bed. These will strike readily, and fine combs 
on dwarf handsome plants will be the result. A light rich 
friable soil is tho best, and the plants when in full growth will be 
much improved by an occasional dose of weak liquid manure. 
per pkt. — a. (I. 
239 Daniels’ Giant Prize. A magnificent strain, 
saved from combs measuring thirty-six inches 
by twelve inches, of the richest deep crimson 
colour ; when well grown are unrivalled for 
exhibition ... ... Is. 6d. and 2 6 
240 Dwarf crimson. Rich crimson ... ... o 6 
241 Crimson-feathered ) Long handsome plumes, 0 6 
242 Golden-feathered 3 splendid for conservatory 0 6 
243 New dwarf feathered. Splendid mixed ... 0 6 
244 An assortment of 6 fine dwarf vars. ... 1 6 
245 Choicest mixed. Dwarf ... ... 0 6 
