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will be found necessary to move the plants into larger 
pots, 6-in. ones being suitable for flowering. The com- 
post for this potting should consist of 3 parts of good 
loam, 1 part leaf soil and manure, with enough sand to 
keep the whole open. They should now be exposed to 
all the light possible, avoiding the direct rays of the sun, 
to ensure the stems being well ripened for flowering. 
From their trailing habit of growth these plants will 
always have to be grown in the front of shelves, stages, 
&c., or they may be grown very effectively in hanging 
baskets. The method adopted by cottagers for growing 
this plant is to pot in the usual way, then place the pot 
on a board suspended in the window. In greenhouses 
they may be planted in wire baskets. These should be 
first lined with moss, and some soil placed on it. The 
plants should then be put on this soil, and the basket 
filled nearly to the top with the compost well firmed 
round the roots. These baskets must be plentifully 
supplied with water. They are suspended by wires from 
the roof of the greenhouse, and are a charming addition 
to it. 
The blue variety is also a beautiful plant, and may be 
treated in the same manner. 
Greenhouse Ferns. — These are among the most 
useful of our greenhouse plants. Though not producing 
bright flowers, they possess a beauty all their own, and 
should always be cultivated where space can be found 
for them. 
Most Ferns, greenhouse or otherwise, like a shady and 
moist place in which to grow, unlike other greenhouse 
plants which require as much sunshine as possible to 
