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tions should be used as possible: Use 1 gallon well 
rotted dairy manure, or woods mold (leaf-mold), 1 
gallon good garden soil or rich loam, Yz gallon peat 
ftioss and Yz gallon clean sand. Be sure that all 
jotting material is free from highly concentrated 
chemical fertilizers, but add to each complete batch 
of above mixture, 1 single handful of castor pomace, 
or other nitrogenous fertilizer, mixing well. Never 
use an alkaline soil for Caladiums. 
Do not over-pot the bulbs. Use a pot in pro¬ 
portion to the size of the newly planted bulb, and 
shift when the pots become full of roots, or several 
bulbs may be placed in a 6 inch pot, in different 
varieties for color effect. 
Watering is very important. Over-watering is 
the greatest of all errors in Caladium culture. Water 
sparingly until the leaves begin to develop, then in¬ 
crease gradually as the plant comes into full 
growth, after which they must not be allowed to 
become dry. Heat will be found very beneficial in 
starting the bulbs into growth, but the pots must 
not be set too close to pipes. 
Give the Caladium a right start—it doesn’t 
need a great amount of attention—and it will more 
than repay your efforts. 
Ceitain varieties will not produce a profusion 
of e>es under any treatment Poor kinds always 
make more eyes in addition to huge bulbs, 6 inches 
in diameter, which cost you more to transport. We 
have known for many years how to make most of 
the beautiful kinds of Caladiums produce many 
eyes, and do so, but as stated, some will not make 
many offsets under any conditions. The lack of 
chlorophyl (green) in our highly colored Cala¬ 
diums gives you the exact thing that you want— 
COLOR, which is more essential than bushels of 
propagating stock for us. We serve you, not our¬ 
selves and prefer to produce color rather than mil¬ 
lions of offsets. 
