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sandy soil in a frame or on a shelf in a green¬ 
house, should be well rooted and fit for potting 
into 3-inch pots by the first week in September. 
They should be kept in a greenhouse, as near 
the roof-glass as possible, for the winter. Early 
in the spring they will be fit to place in 5- and 
6-inch pots for flowering. As soon as root-action 
is again active, they should be stopped to form 
dwarf compact plants, once only if to flower in 
May, twice if not required until June or July. 
These plants will be better than older ones to 
grow on for the next season. After they have 
flowered, they should be stood in a sunny 
position in the open until the cuttings have been 
taken, then lay the plants on their sides to 
ripen. Early in August these plants should be 
cut back severely and near to the first stopping, 
and placed in a frame, giving no water except a 
daily syringe, until the plants have broken into 
fresh growth. They should then be repotted, 
reducing the balls sufficiently to get them into 
a size smaller pot. In spring they will require 
shifting into 6- or 8-inch pots, stopping being 
again attended to as advised. Those plants 
that are wanted in flower in March or April 
should not be stopped during the winter, unless 
the growth is well advanced. 
Forcing, for early flowers, should be done in 
a warm, light house, the plants being hardened 
off previous to the flowers opening. When in 
bloom they should be kept in a well-ventilated 
structure, or the flowers will soon fade. Liquid 
manure may be given when the plants are well 
established in their last shift. It is always safer 
in the winter to keep the plants fairly dry at 
the roots until quite active growth is in pro¬ 
gress. The compost recommended by Mr. 
Turner is good yellow loam, well-rotted stable 
manure, bone-meal, coarse sand, and charcoal. 
For ordinary purposes, two parts of loam to one 
part of leaf-soil answers very well. 
List of Vakieties. 
Shoio. 
Achievement. Orange-scarlet, upper petals maroon, 
white centre. 
Blue Beard. Light-purple. 
Claribel. Pure-white. 
Conspirator. Rosy-salmon and maroon, light margin. 
Curtins. Dark-crimson. 
Duke of Norfolk. Crimson-scarlet. 
Eclipse. Dark-rose. 
Emperor. Light-pink. 
Example. Deep-crimson. 
Excellent. Light-crimson. 
Favourite. Red and maroon. 
Heirloom. Rich-rose. 
Indian Yellow. Orange-salmon. 
International. Bright-rose. 
Joe. Rosy-purple. 
Mabel. Dark-maroon above, clear narrow margin, rich. 
Magnate. Fine dark. 
Maid of Honour. Pink. 
Marguerite. White and crimson. 
Martial. Rich crimson-maroon above, bright margin. 
Miss Louisa Coombs. Light-rose. 
Mrs. Coombs. White and carmine. 
Orient. Rose, shaded orange. 
Prelate. Deep-purple. 
Prince Leopold. Bright-scarlet. 
Prince of Orange. Bright-scarlet. 
Princess Maud. Bright-rose. 
Princess of Orange. Deep-scarlet. 
Purpurea. Rich-purple. 
Resolute. Deep-rose. 
Royal Albert. Rose. 
Royal Ascot. Orange-scarlet. 
Sappho. Cherry-rose, dwarf. 
Sister of Mercy. Crimson-maroon. 
Souvenir. Rosy-purple. 
Statesman. Pale-rose. 
Decorative. 
Alice. Light spotted. 
Beauty of Oxton. White and crimson. 
Black Diamond. Lilac-purple. 
Buffalo Bill. Lilac, blotched carmine, extra large. 
Captain Raikes. Crimson, edged white, dark blotch, 
double. 
