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CALCEOLARIA. 
than sifting. When the Plants are in the Conservatory 
for winter, they should be placed near the windows 
and in a cool airy part of the house, and kept a little 
moist, but never saturated, with water. When the 
roots push through the hole at the bottom of the pot, 
they should be shifted into the next size pots, being 
careful to disturb the roots as little as possible, and in 
a month or so their roots will again make their appear¬ 
ance, and probably their flower buds will be forth¬ 
coming ; then repot them as before, keep them moist, 
and let them have as much air as convenient; tie 
them up to sticks as their branches are easily broken, 
and they will soon come into flower. They also make 
pretty plants for turning out of the pots in the flower 
garden, and flower most of the summer. They are 
easily raised in the early part of the spring by slipping 
off some young shoots and planting them in pots filled 
with soft sandy soil, placed in a shady part of the 
house and kept a little moist, but if placed in a hot 
bed that is not very strong, they will root in a few 
weeks. 
The Calceolaria is very apt to die off suddenly in 
hot weather, therefore it is necessary to plant slips 
frequently to preserve them, as they root easily in 
Summer. The Herbaceous kinds are usually raised 
from seed, which should be sown early in Spring 
and planted out on a moist piece of ground to grow 
in Summer, and taken up and potted before frost. In 
rooms, the plants should be placed in a cool window, 
where it will not freeze, and kept a little moist, and 
in February shift them into a size larger pot, placed 
in a warm room, and they will come into flower early 
in Spring. 
