. Cyclopedia of practical floriculture. Floriculture; Flower language. r CULTURE OF FAVORITE PLANTS. the summer, growing into large bushes with moderate,care. They deHght in a rich soil composed of, one part cow-manure, one loam, one leaf-mold and one sand. They also delight in abundance of water during warm weather, and plenty of room for the great masses of roots which they form. They are most usually propagated by slips of }oung wood, but not infrequently by layering. This layering is of course peculiar, as these are pot plants in northern latitudes, and the process is thus: Shoots from the
. Cyclopedia of practical floriculture. Floriculture; Flower language. r CULTURE OF FAVORITE PLANTS. the summer, growing into large bushes with moderate,care. They deHght in a rich soil composed of, one part cow-manure, one loam, one leaf-mold and one sand. They also delight in abundance of water during warm weather, and plenty of room for the great masses of roots which they form. They are most usually propagated by slips of }oung wood, but not infrequently by layering. This layering is of course peculiar, as these are pot plants in northern latitudes, and the process is thus: Shoots from the parent plant should be pegged down, near to a joint, in an adjoining pot full of the proper soil, Inil in which nothing is growing; a little damp moss, or, wanting this, a little cotton-battiiiL; kept moist and placed over the joint, will hasten the operation of rooting. Thev reciuir'. but little rest, and will take it indifferently at any season; their accommodating habit should not, however, deprive them of due attention in this respect, as thev will be all the better for one or two months' rest. They will not flourish in less than fifty-five degrees, and frost will entirely kill them. As they arc liable to be infested bv mealy bugs and scales, they should be syringed at least once a day in the growing Sfia Primroses are very attractive flowers in all the varieties, but those most frequent in amateur indoor cultivation are of the species dis- tinguished as the Chinese. These bloom most freely during the latter jjart of winter and through the spring, and even often into the suni- mer. The leaves are soft and downy, sometimes nearly round, and in other plants so deeply dentate as to be called fern-leaved. The are like delicate porcelain, and appear in upright clusters, each being with a plain or fringed margin. The colors are white, rose, aiul \ arying shades through to crimson, with a greenish-yellow eye in the center. They can be grown from the side-shoots (used as
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