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Deseriptisn 
THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. 
Cineraria Hybrida Grandifiora. 
af Flowers: 
Cinerarias. 
Towards the end of July the glass- 
houses in the public Botanical Gardens 
are a constant source of attraction to 
visitors, and with good reason. There 
lovers of the beautiful in bloom linger 
with longing gaze and expressions of 
admiration upon the delightful hues o¢ 
the richest’ colourings and sweetly pretty 
tints of the Cinerarias. The sight gives 
rise to many a heartfelt wish that the 
visitors could grow flowers so delightful 
to adorn their own homes. And why 
o 
should they not? Many and many a 
_ window looking forlorn with uninvitiny 
and inelegant faded drapinzs and curtains 
could be made attractive and cheerful 
with a pot of lovely Cinerarias, and kept 
so many weeks. Hven the foliage is rich 
and beautiful long before the flowers 
come to complete the adornment. Not 
only could this be so in the cottage 
window, but the stately drawing-room 
could be made brilliant in live coloring 
by the addition of a plant or two of this 
most lovely flower. True it is generally 
regarded as a florist’s flower, but florists 
have by no means the monopoly, as some 
of the most magnificent displays of it are 
We 
have seen them in the open beds, not by 
being transplanted from the pots when 
is a 
seen outside the florist’s domain. 
into bloom—which 
common practise, and a happy idea, too, 
just coming 
of the professional gardener—but grown 
in the beds from seedlings. “This not- 
withstanding that they are fair game for 
Ja.k Fro t, who looks upon the broad 
delicate foliage as his special prey. But 
they are essentially a greenhouse plant to 
be grown in their best garb of glory. 
— Raising from Seed. — 
The Cineraria is a plant the amateur 
can grow to advantage, as it is easy culti- 
vated, and the flowers show a. brilliant 
range of colors. Those who intend to 
