. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. DKCEMBKB 29, 1921 The Florists* Review 23 nias is simple. Leaves put in sand about the first week in November should be ready for 2-inch pots about the begin- ning of January. They will root nicely in an open cutting bench and require a night temperature of 65 degrees. Shade them right along, either with newspa- pers or by shading the glass. After the leaves are put in, soak them well with water and, when the surface sand seems perfectly dry, another supply should be ^iven. No overhead sprinkling is re- quired. In potting up the leaves, a compost o
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. DKCEMBKB 29, 1921 The Florists* Review 23 nias is simple. Leaves put in sand about the first week in November should be ready for 2-inch pots about the begin- ning of January. They will root nicely in an open cutting bench and require a night temperature of 65 degrees. Shade them right along, either with newspa- pers or by shading the glass. After the leaves are put in, soak them well with water and, when the surface sand seems perfectly dry, another supply should be ^iven. No overhead sprinkling is re- quired. In potting up the leaves, a compost of leaf soil, sand and just a little loam should be used. This done, take the plants back to the house whence they came and plunge the pots to their rims in sand or cocoanut fiber. This prevents drying out too quickly. In a few weeks they will begin to throw up growths from the base of the leaf, when they can be taken out of the plunge material and stood directly on the bench. After a few leaves have developed and the pots are well filled with roots, the plants can be transferred to 3-inch pots. The compost now can be made a little heavier by adding more loam, and so on with each successive potting, until they go into their flowering pots, when the compost should consist of two parts of good fibrous loam, one part leaf soil, some dried cow manure, some Clay's fer- tilizer and a liberal sprinkling of good, sharp sand. After the final potting is completed, which is usually about the end of July, the plants should be well developed and making rapid growth. It is most important that these plants be kept perfectly clean and they must never be allowed to suffer from mite, mildew, etc. Mite is the begonia's worst enemy. It can, however, be checked and prevented quite easily by using a mix- ture of soap spray and sulphur. A 3-inch pot of soap and a handful of sulphur to a pail of water will suffice. Dipping affected plants is far preferable to spraying. This should be done fre- quently.
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