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THE GARDENERS’ MAGAZINE. 
373 
Mil a, 1913- 
i: DOT PLANTS IN FLOWER BEDS. | 
pruned back to an inch of their base; 
young shoots will soon grow; other 
branches may be tied in a little at present 
so as to cause them to droop gracefully. 
Of course all ties must be removed when 
the plants are put out as only central sup¬ 
porting stakes, neat and well placed, should 
be allowed. 
From time to time there appear in tlie 
Daces of The Gardeners’ Magazine very 
nil charniing illustrations of scenes in famous 
•'l gtrdws. Beginners, and those somewhat 
Liperienced in the arrangement of plants 
i! in tie flower garden in summer time, can¬ 
not fail to learn a great deal from the study 
of many of the flower beds shown in these 
illustrations, and from carefully reading 
tlio verv clear and concise references to 
them. 
Young gardeners a generation ago very 
rarely had an opportunity of seeing such 
beautiful reproductions, and were obliged 
the groundwork plants in this note, as too 
much space would be required for the pur¬ 
pose, but simply with the preparations 
necessary in connection with three kinds 
of plants. Although there are many other 
kinds which are most attractive, I think 
these three very important, and should be 
included in all beds of medium to large 
size. 
Fuchsias. 
Half-standards—^those two and a half to 
three feet high—and full standards should 
be used, and in the large beds both kinds 
may be judiciously disposed in the same 
To encourage a free growth keep the 
plants in a day temperature of 68 degrees, 
with a rise from sun heat, and a night tem¬ 
perature of 60 degrees. Syi'inge the 
branches on bright mornings, and repot any 
plants that require this attention. Loam, 
leaf-mould, rotted manure, old lime rubble, 
and sand will form a suitable compost; pot 
firmly. When the new shoots are six to 
nine inches long give the plants green¬ 
house treatment, and duly harden them in 
May ready for planting out a few days 
after the fuchsias. 
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^lot intend to deal at all i 
beds. The beginner would do well to 
allow the shoots of the plants to make fair 
progress before he prunes, or, more cor¬ 
rectly, disbuds, then he will not produce a 
too foi mal-shaped head. The latter should 
be well balanced, but not too stiff. It is 
best to plunge the pots containing the 
plants in the beds, so in good time they 
should be repotted so as to get them well 
established before the bedding out is done. 
Bring on the new growth steadily m a 
warm greenhouse temperature, and pinch 
off the ends of some shoots to cr^te a 
balance, but not so persistently as to induce 
a weakly growth, and, eventually, small 
flowers. Keep the leaves clean and fr^ 
from red spider and thrips. Gradually 
harden the plants from the first week in 
May, and have them ready for planting 
by June 10. 
Boug^ainvilleas. 
Straggling shoots of these may now be 
Plumbagros. 
Although the blue-flowered form is the 
favourite, the white one, P. capensis alba, 
should also be grown. Rather severe prun¬ 
ing may be carried out, as old plants, 
which are the best, produce nice flowering 
branches when so treated. Old specimens 
may be repotted in a mixture similar to 
that recommended for bougainvilleas, when 
the new shoots are three inches long, but 
young plants must not be repotted, or 
they will make too much wood, and bear 
few flowers. 
Full standards of the two last-named 
kinds are the best for effect in large beds, 
so that their long, graceful, well-flowered 
branches may depend in a natural manner, 
and produce the best effect possible. 
Harden the plumbagos in the same way as 
the others. It is important that all the 
plants should have plenty of light while 
under glass. 
