. Catalogue of rare Florida flowers and fruits. Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. pi3. Superb Hybrid Gloxinias. The Gloxinia makes one of the most lovely pot plants imaginable and can and should be grown by everybody. They grow naturally in much shaded situations —seeming to avoid the sun—and are there- fore splendid for north windows, and will thrive finely on shelves and stands back from the window where most plants would refuse to grow at all. Through hybridization a race has been obtained which bears flowers of a gigantic size, and he
. Catalogue of rare Florida flowers and fruits. Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. pi3. Superb Hybrid Gloxinias. The Gloxinia makes one of the most lovely pot plants imaginable and can and should be grown by everybody. They grow naturally in much shaded situations —seeming to avoid the sun—and are there- fore splendid for north windows, and will thrive finely on shelves and stands back from the window where most plants would refuse to grow at all. Through hybridization a race has been obtained which bears flowers of a gigantic size, and held neariy erect so that the border and throat, where the greatest beauty of the flower lies, are plainly visible. These hybrids are vastly improved in color as well as form, and the flowers are produced in much greater abundance than with the parents. The leaves of all are of a velvety texture and a deep, dark green, so that the plants are very ornamental in all stages of growth. The flowers are tubu- lar and tinted, mottled and marked with the most delicate and rich colors imaginable. Crimson, scar- let, violet, rose, white, etc., form the ground colors, and these are tigered, spotted, veined and bordered with other colors and shades in a most fantastic and charming manner. They are extremely easy to grow. In April pot the bulbs in porous and well-enriched soil and keep them in a warm, semi- sunny position until the flowers appear, when if they are removed to a more shady location the new hybrid gloxinias. colors will be richer. In watering avoid wetting the leaves and never allow the soil to become sodden. From November until March or April the bulbs should be kept dry in sand or sawdust, in a dry, warm place. One third of the price usually charged for a single bulb will pay for a packet of our seeds from which anyone can raise several dollars worth of these superb bulbs. Directions.—Use well-drained pots, pans or shallow boxes of very light, sandy soil which cannot bak
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