A dictionary of modern gardening - University Library

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half leaf-mouli3. The best manure is
liquid, made of sheep's dung. See
Liquid ^ ,^ Manure„.
Propagation.—By Cutiings. — Take
shaped plants. In the beginning of
April, when fires are discontinued, the
plants are syringed over the top three
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a week ; this is done about four
the cuttings in mid-July, and plant o'clock, at the time the house is closed
these in an open border exposed to the
sun.
and continued during three
weeks. The house is well
or four
damped
" In about six weeks," says Mr. Cat- every evening at the bottom, and
leugh, the florist, of Hans Place, Chelsea,
" the cuttings will be sufficiently
the top sashes opened the first thing
in the morning, to allow the damp
rooted to remove, and I pot them into air to escape, and during the day all
sixty-sized pots.
getting into the
To prevent the worms
pots, they are placed
the air is admitted that can be given
with safety. The plants when begin-
upon a temporary stage, and allowed ning to bloom are freely watered, and
to remain in a shady situation about protected from the scorching rays of
three weeks, by which time the plants the sun during the middle of the day
will be well established, and bear re- by means of canvas, and are thus removing
to a more exposed spot, where, tained in blossom a much longer time
under the influence of the sun and air,
the wood will attain a necessary degree
than would be possible if this precaution
were omitted. When the plants
of hardness. Here they remain until are housed the decayed leaves are re-
taken ^.^..^.. into ...^.^ the v..^ house »-^ for .w. the v..^ winter, ^.,,...w. moved, and whenever .
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makes its appearance,
the
the
green o-
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house is
which is generally done about the end \
of September, before danger arises 1 well fumigated : to do this effectually,
from frost. To make them compact it must be performed when the plants
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and bushy, stop them at the third or are in a dry state, and they must be
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fourth joint, and shift them into forty
eight sized pots, mixing a little turl
^yg]| watered the day following. When
the flowering is over, the plants are
loam and sand with the compost, to exposed [
allow the water to pass freely through and air, to harden the wood before be-
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the soil give but little air during eight ! ing cut down. Those plants which are
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or ten days, the plants will be then re- intended as specimen plants the second
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established, and afterwards as much air season after heading down, are placed
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may be given as the state of the atmo
sheltered situation, when little
sphere will permit, until the beginning water is given, and as soon as the new
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of December. The side lights must be shoots are an inch long are repotted
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for about a fortnight to the sun
kept closed during the prevalence of into pots from one to two sizes smaller,
cold winds. The pots by this time will the old soil is shaken from the roots,
be well filled with roots,'and the plants and good drainage given. The plants
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will require shifting into thirty-two thus treated are kept in better health
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sized pots. The bone dust vvhich is I during the winter, from having less soil
now added must be used with caution about their roots. When repotted they
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are placed upon a stage in a shady situ-
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being of a drying nature, it is not used
near the surface of the soil ; the shoots ;ation, removed into the house at the
are again stopped at the third joint, the proper time, and undergo the same
house is kept at a temperature of 45*^ treatment the second winter as de-
Fahrenheit for about ten days, and then scribed for the first. When those plants
allowed to fall to 40*^ or 42", at which which are intended for exhibition begin
it is kept. The flues are damped two to show their bloom they receive addior
three times every night to prevent tional attention, a little liquid manure
the air from becoming too dry, and is occasionally given, they are no longer
a little top air is admitted whenever syringed over the
the weather is sufficiently favourable out of the house
top, bees are kept
by means of gauze
About the middle of February those blinds, every precaution is taken to
plants, which are intended to be large preserve their beauty, and they are
specimen plants are shifted again into never allowed to flag from exposure to
twenty-four sized pots; those of vigor- the sun or want of water. Every growous
growth will require a size larger.
A small stick is now put to each stem
to train them into uniform and weller
should begin early to train his plants
for exhibition ; when the shoots are
young and tractable any direction may