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SALVIA. 
gardeners add flower of sulphur, or nitre to the soap 
water, a little of which is beneficial, but if used in too 
large quantities, it is injurious to the plants. 
SALVIA. 
The Salvias are fine plants for the greenhouse in 
Fall and Winter, producing spikes of fine scarlet flow¬ 
ers, and when intermixed with other plants, they make 
a rich appearance. 
It is an extensive genus, though the kinds mostly 
cultivated are the S. splendens, and fulgens. The 
Salvias require to be raised annually, as young plants 
flower much better than old ones; they will grow in 
any light soil, with some decayed manure mixed with 
it. In March or April, take off some young shoots 
from your old plants and set them in pots filled with 
sandy soil, making them firm in the pot, and give them 
a little water. If you have a hot bed they may be 
placed in that, as they will root much sooner; or they 
may be set on a shelf in the conservatory, and if cov¬ 
ered with a glass and kept a little moist, they will 
soon root; when they should be separated into small 
pots and kept in the house till frost is over, and then 
placed in the garden, with a stick to each plant, as, if 
not tied up, they are very apt to be broken. In Sep¬ 
tember, take them up, pot them, and set them in a 
shady place till they have recovered their removal, 
and then place them in the conservatory, and they will 
soon come into flower. 
