. The California horticulturist and floral magazine. Fruit-culture; Gardening. THE. AND FLORAL MAGAZINE. Vol. TIL JULY, 1873. ]STo. 7. CULTURE OF HOUSE-PLANTS. BY F. A. MILLEE. [Continued from page 17, January number.] In my last, I commenced the enumer- ation of a list of plants calculated to do well in the house under ordinary treat- ment. I headed the list -with the popu- lar Chinese Primrose and the far-famed Cyclamen, and endeavored to show that many of the most desirable plants re- quire moisture in the atmosphere as well as about their roots; that the com- paratively dry air of the room
. The California horticulturist and floral magazine. Fruit-culture; Gardening. THE. AND FLORAL MAGAZINE. Vol. TIL JULY, 1873. ]STo. 7. CULTURE OF HOUSE-PLANTS. BY F. A. MILLEE. [Continued from page 17, January number.] In my last, I commenced the enumer- ation of a list of plants calculated to do well in the house under ordinary treat- ment. I headed the list -with the popu- lar Chinese Primrose and the far-famed Cyclamen, and endeavored to show that many of the most desirable plants re- quire moisture in the atmosphere as well as about their roots; that the com- paratively dry air of the rooms we inhabit is not favorable to the growth of plants, and that this difficulty may be partly overcome by an occasional sprinkling or syringing of the foliage. If this can not be done in the room on account of the injury to carpets and furniture, let it be done in the porch on a pleasant day; morning is the best time. Give fresh air whenever the weather is pleasant,- and during very hot days screen the plants from the direct rays of the sun, which' are too powerful through glass, unless it is lightly frosted or painted. There are many other points- which should be carefully observed in the cul- tivation of house-plants, such as proper drainage, judicious watering, and the Vol. III.—26. application of some fertilizing agent. However, I shall have occasion to» speak of these matters as we proceed in the enumeration of my list of plants. I can highly recommend the various varieties of Begonia for cultivation in the house; they have no superior. The foliage of- some is most remarkable and brilliant, while others give a profusion of bright and graceful flowers at all sea- sons. There are a great number of va- rieties, all of which deserve a place in a collection, and every year new ones are added which generally prove to be an improvement on some of the older ones. Of flowering Begonias, the nine best are: Begonia nitida, having flowers white and showy. This is an old and well- k
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