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Greenfly; for this reason they should not be kept in a 
very dry atmosphere. If the latter is dry, some moss 
should be laid about these plants and kept damp. If 
Greenfly should get a start, the house should be fumigated 
with XL All Insecticide, &c., but if care is taken in water- 
ing the plants, and keeping the frames or greenhouse 
well ventilated, there is little fear of such attacks. When 
the pots are well filled with roots, and the buds are show- 
ing, liquid manure may be given. This may be made by 
putting about bus. of fowl manure into a barrel sunk 
into the ground, and filling the latter with water; the con- 
tents should be well stirred and allowed to settle, when 
the liquid may be used. Another way of making the liquid 
manure is to put the fowl manure into a sack, and then 
slightly press it out into the barrel of water. This mixture 
is very strong, and will probably have to be diluted 
with clear water first. Afterwards it may be used at full 
strength, when the plants will greatly benefit by its use. 
Cyclamen. — This exceedingly pretty spring-flowering 
plant deserves all the care it requires to bring it to a 
state of perfection. It is very easily raised from seed, 
some of which should be sown every year to ensure 
having a selection of strong young plants for flowering 
every spring. The seed may be sown in November, in 
a pot or pan thoroughly drained, and filled up to within 
i in. of the top with a compost of 2 parts of loam, 1 part 
of leaf mould, and a good sprinkling of sand; the top of 
this should be made level, then watered, and let stand for 
a time to drain, after which the seed should be sown thinly, 
and covered with about jr in. of soil. The pot should be 
placed in a warm corner of the greenhouse, but as soon 
