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Fuclisias arc greatl}' troubled wSh. the red spider, and for antidotes consult 
chapter on Insects, Part I. 
When the plants are in the cellar they will not need any water, but when 
growing rapidly and flowering, thev desire a good supply, yet not too much ; 
don't keep them soaking or let tbtm become dry ; either condition will make 
them drop their buds. 
In training plants due heed sho"' ' be paid to their natural habits. A plant 
like the Pride of England — 
which always grows like a 
shrub — cannot be forced into 
the umbrella or spreading form ; 
while those like the Souvenir do 
Chiswick, naturall}' inclined to 
the tree-shape, cannot be forced 
into a ^hrub. They must fol- 
low out their own peculiar hab- 
its to thrive well. In Califor- 
nia they bloom every month in 
the year, and grow as tall as tha 
honeysuckles of the Atlantic 
coast. The Double Fuchsias are 
most beautiful, and when stud- 
ded all over with their gorgeous 
wealth of pendant floral gems, 
are unsurpassed by any other 
flower. They ai-e not inclined to 
bloom in the winter, but if all 
their buds are pinched oft, and 
they are kept in the shade, and 
little water given until October 
or November, the)' will bloom 
in January and February. 
The varieties are very numer- 
ous, and yearly the florists pro- 
duce new ones. They are raised 
from seeds b)' most careful hy- Fig. 73.— A Fuclisia traiued in Vmbvella form. 
Dridization, and they will bloom in two years. The seeds require careful trf", 
ment, bottom heat, and a gardener's care to germinate well ; but a j'oung chi^^ 
can raise a cutting, so easy is its culture. There are no plants which more fullj 
repay the attention you may give them ; and they are so graceful and attractivf 
that they strike even the dullest eye with admiration. 
The Fuchsia was named in honor of Leonard Fuchs, a German botanist o 
repute. 
The most desirable varieties besides those already named, are : 
