. The Garden : an illustrated weekly journal of gardening in all its branches. loam, but my experi-ence has always been to theeffect that anything in theshape of peat or light vege-table mould is fatal to theirwell-being. They can be raisedeasily from seed, and those whotake an interest in hybridisinghave an ample field beforethem in which to obtain new varieties. When the seedsare ripe they should be sown in well-drained pans filled withgood yellow loam, to which has been added as much sandas will keep the soil in a condition that the water can passthrough it; cover the seeds slightly, and pl
. The Garden : an illustrated weekly journal of gardening in all its branches. loam, but my experi-ence has always been to theeffect that anything in theshape of peat or light vege-table mould is fatal to theirwell-being. They can be raisedeasily from seed, and those whotake an interest in hybridisinghave an ample field beforethem in which to obtain new varieties. When the seedsare ripe they should be sown in well-drained pans filled withgood yellow loam, to which has been added as much sandas will keep the soil in a condition that the water can passthrough it; cover the seeds slightly, and place the pansin an intermediate temperature of 60 in the night, andproportionately higher in the daytime; give as much wateras will keep the soil moist. When the young plants maketheir appearance, allow them plenty of light; as the dayslengthen, give 5° more heat in the night and 10° or 15° in theday ; let them have enough water, and admit air, as they willnot make satisfactory progress if too much confined. It isnot well to disturb them from the seed-pans until they have. Gleichenia dicarpa. made several leaves and the bulbs have begun to form, whichcondition they will attain towards the close of summer, if allhave gone well with them now, as the object is to keep themin growth during the summer and winter for a couple ofyears, m order to save time. Thev should be placed singly insmall pots, well drained, and the soil pressed quite solid aboutthe roots They generally succeed better when the greaterportion of the bulb is covered in the soil than when pottedhigher above it. This applies to all their stages of once replace them at the coolest end of the stove, and keepthem through the autumn and winter at r,5° in the night anda little more in the day, attend-ing to them regularly withwater. As solar heat in-creases, raise the temperatureproportionately, and as soon asthe soil is well filled withroots, shift them into 4-in. or5-in. pots, draining sufficientlyand makin
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