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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
June 15, 1907. 
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will be potted later. Gloxinias like a little 
peat and a free admixture of sand at the 
beginning, but later on they should be 
worked into stronger stuff. An ideal com¬ 
post for Gloxinias at the start would be 
equal parts of peat and turfy loam with 
a tenth part of sharp sand. When they 
are making roots 'freely, shift them into 
larger pots, and substitute leaf-mould or 
very old manure for the peat, but use good 
loam, turfy in texture to the extent of one 
half. I have had Gloxinias three feet over 
the foliage in 7m. pots. Begonias will 
grow well in rich loam of an open turfy 
character. When these are grown for the 
open garden they may be potted from the 
boxes into 3m. pots, and at the end of 
May, or early in June, they will be strong 
plants in flower, that will make some little 
show at once. Gloxinias will, of course, 
only be satisfactory under glass in this 
country, but when they come into flower, 
say in June, they will do in the con¬ 
servatory or greenhouse. They want care¬ 
ful watering, but, like all other plants, 
when well rooted, a weak stimulant will 
help them when the flower buds are form¬ 
ing. Gloxinias are easily raised from 
seed in a forcing house with a night tem¬ 
perature of not less than 60 deg. Fahr. 
The seeds are very small, and should be 
covered very lightly with sand and a piece 
of glass laid over the top of the pot, and 
be watched daily, and the wants of seed¬ 
lings attended to when necessary. It is 
not that much attention is required, but 
sand at the top should not be permitted 
to get dust dry, especiallv when the seeds 
are germinating. This in fact, may be 
said of all seed, for if they get dust dry 
during the process of germination the 
plants will perish in infancv. 
A. V. Parratt. 
Farnham. 
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Anemone angulosa. 
Similar in many respects to the Hepati- 
cas, Anemone angulosa and its varieties 
constitute a lovely and interesting-group 
of dwarf, spring-flowering plants for bor¬ 
der or rockery. The plant is considerably 
larger in all its parts than A. Hepatica, 
the leaves and blossoms being about twice 
the size. The type produces sky-blue 
flowers, but varieties are in cultivation 
which bear flowers of rich dark blue, pale 
lilac, rose, and white. All are charming, 
and a group embracing all the shades of 
colour is a delightful possession. A b.av 
at the foot of a rockery filled with varieties 
of A. angulosa would be bright from Feb¬ 
ruary until May, and the quantity of 
flowers produced in that time is pro¬ 
digious. A fairly rich soil containing 
some peat is what the plant revels in, and 
if the place is fairly moist, or kept well 
watered during summer, the crowns will 
increase in size and number from vear to 
year. Those who take delight in growing 
alpine and kindred plants in pots or pans 
will find A. angulosa a most interesting 
and pleasing subject. 
Heather Bell. 
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The Carnation. 
All Carnations descend from that 
ancient delight, the Pink, a native of 
Southern Europe, which the Romans, are 
said to have grown. 
Lobelia tenuior. 
This is such a lovely subject, providing 
pots- of tall blue flowers, that I am sur¬ 
prised at so seldom seeing it mentioned. 
As it is of as easy culture as any other 
Lobelia, and produces its comparatively 
large blue, white-eyed flowers so freely, 
it ought to be largely grown for grouping 
amongst Geraniums, Marguerites, etc. It 
is effective, too, for indoor decoration, al¬ 
though it is little use as a cut flower. 
Small pots in china bowls have a pretty 
effect. There are many shades of blue, 
from pale to dark, and plants can be ob¬ 
tained verv moderate in price from most 
florists. 
•D. V. E. 
Worthing. 
Campanula pyramidalis. 
This is a very beautiful perennnial, and 
being hardy, it can be grown outside 
fairly easily. The seed should be sown 
in a very light soil in a little heat, or 
outside in a frame would do. The best 
varieties to grow are the Syon House, blue 
and white. If they are pricked off as 
seedlings before they become cramped, 
they will make better and stronger plants. 
They should be potted on from the seed¬ 
ling stage in 6o's, qS’s, 24's, and 16’s or 
flowering pots. The compost for the 
flowering stage should consist of two parts 
loam, one part leaf mould, a little rotten 
manure, and some sand. They will not 
flower until the second or third year. 
Help should be given them by watering 
with weak manure water daily, just before 
flowering. They enjoy overhead spray¬ 
ing, and will always keep a healthy foliage 
if so treated. 
A. R. Gould. 
Chicory. 
Strong Parsnip-like roots of Chicory 
will, during the winter and spring months, 
produce a great quantity of leaves in any 
dark Mushroom house, or shed, and these 
being well blanched, and of an agreeably 
bitter taste, .are good adjuncts to the salad 
bowl. A deep, light, and ordinary rich 
soil is suitable to the growth of Chicory. 
Drills running north and south, fropj. 12 
to 16 inches apart, and about one inch 
deep, should be drawn out. In these sow 
the seed thinly any time in May. 
When the young plants are large 
enough to handle they should be thinned 
out 6 inches apart. ' Showery weather 
should be chosen for this" operation. 
Thus treated, roots of Chicory attain to 
the size of moderately large Carrots. In 
forcing, successional batches should be 
put in every 10 clays; a second crop may 
be obtained from the same roots, which, 
however, will not be so strong as'the first. 
Chicory. 
Hamilton, N.B. 
Bluebells. 
We often hear of the naturalisation c 
Narcissus, and I must admit that whe 
grown in this way they look very prett 
but their season is so short, and when tht 
are over, “what a blank.” To folic 
these, I should advise anyone to plant tl 
common Bluebells ; these come into flow 
just as the Narcissus are fading, and a 
suitable for planting in any out of tl 
way place in the garden, such as a bac 
shrubbery walk, under trees, or among ti 
grass. It is a good plan to go to tl 
woods at this time of the year and see Ik 
nature has planted them, then in tl 
autumn procure some bulbs and imita, 
her as near as possible. The Wood An 
rnone, too, is not to be despised, ai 
makes a fit companion for the Bluebe 
Mrs. Dennf.tt. 
Canterbury. 
Grevillsa robusta. 
This is one of the most useful decor 
tive foliage plants which can be easi 
raised from seed. The foliage is fer 
like, being deeply cut, and the plant w 
stand more knocking about than man 
If sown now it will grow readily in 
greenhouse. Sow the seed in a 5-iu< 
pot. using sandy soil, and water, and cov 
with a piece of glass, as this aids germin 
tion. When the rough leaves appear, p 
off into 2j4-inch pots. Keep close t 
they make a start, when they will so< 
make headway. When these pots a 
filled with roots, transfer the plants 
5-inch pots, which will be found qui 
large enough for most purposes. Tho 
who possess more heat should dibble in 
few pieces of Selaginella on the surfa 
and when this Is grown, for a table pla 
it has few equals. 
G. Waller. 
Surbiton. 
Hoya carnosa. 
This pretty clamber may be grown 1 
all who possess a greenhouse wherein 
winter ^temperature of 45 degrees as 
minimum can be maintained. 
Pot into a large pot, or plant out in 
compost of rough peat loam and coar 
sand, giving good drainage. For cove 
ing the back wall of a greenhouse it is 
splendid plant. Put wires on the wa 
also under the glass roof, a yard or 
down, and as the plant grows tie t' 
growths on to the wires. Unlike a gre 
many plants, it flowers very well on t 
wall, and much better just under t 
glass. When in flower it is very prett 
and requires little or practically no sha 
ing. 
The other varieties, to be grown we 
require a stove or warm house temper 
ture, and had better not be used for gree 
house culture. 
J. R. 
