THE GARDENING WORLD. 
9 2 
February 190“. 
THE CINERARIA. 
The Cineraria is a very useful and de¬ 
corative plant, and is much appreciated 
as cut flowers, and a batch coming into 
flower as the Chrysanthemums are going 
out is very useful. My method of grow¬ 
ing them is simplicity itself. About the 
second week of April sow the seed in 6in. 
pots filled to within an inch of the top 
with a compost of three parts good yellow 
loam and one part leaf mould, with a 
little sand. Water the pots with a fine 
rose watering can, and let them drain for 
half an hour. Then scatter the seed 
evenly over the surface and cover very 
lightly with some of the compost shaken 
through a very fine .sieve, then place the 
pots in a cool house or frame, put a piece 
of brown paper over each to prevent 
evaporation, the paper being kept damp. 
When the seedlings appear remove the 
paper, shade from sunshine, and water 
very carefully. When the seedlings have 
made a couple of leaves, prick out into 
boxes or pan’s, 3 or 4 inches apart, give a 
good watering to settle the soil about 
them, place them in the same house or 
frame as before, and keep shaded from 
the sun. When the leaves touch each 
other pot up into 4m. pots in the same 
compost. It is better to stand the pots 
on coal ashes in a cold frame. Water 
carefully and shade from strong sunshine. 
These plants cannot stand exposure to sun 
at any time; they are a shade loving 
plant, and to be seen at their best must 
be flowered in the early spring months. 
For the final potting the 6in. pot is large 
enough for ordinary purposes. The com¬ 
post for this should be 3J2 parts good 
joam, part of leaf mould, and a sprink¬ 
ling of sand, if the loam is cf a heavy 
nature. I use no sand myself, as the 
loam contains the desired amount. Pot 
firmly but not too hard. After potting 
stand the pots in the frame as before, 
water carefully, and shade from sunshine. 
About the first of November bring the 
plants into a house where a little heat is 
kept up at night; stand the plants near 
the glass if possible. From this time on¬ 
ward the greatest care must be taken in 
watering the plants; examine each pot 
and see that it is really dry before apply¬ 
ing the watering pot. The least misman¬ 
agement in watering will cause the plant to 
rot off at the neck close to the soil, and 
once a plant is affected in this way, you 
may as well throw it out at once, as it 
will not recover. When the plants- begin 
to flower they should get some liquid 
manure. I find a little guano given once 
or twice a week the best. If green fly 
appears, which it is sure to do, no matter 
how well grown the plants are, vaporising 
’s the most effective. 
It is better to grow the three sorts than 
one. To those who can only grow one 
I should advise them to grow Stellata, as 
it is the best for cut flowers. The plants 
treated as above produce cut flowers from 
January to June. J- D- 
County Cork. 
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