. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. BOKAGE. plants to hloom where the green shoots and leaves are greatly in demand. Its bright hlue flowers are, nevertheless, extremely pleasing, and a few plants may, with satisfactory results, be permitted to do so. —This is the Latin name of certain plants, called variously Guinea Pepper {Capsicum annuum), Bell Pepper {Capsicum grosswm), Cherry Pepper {Capsicum eerasiforme), and Chili Pepper: this last namd" being somewhat explanative of the generic one. (French, Fiment; German, Spanisclier Pfeffer ; Italian, Feberone). The species of C
. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. BOKAGE. plants to hloom where the green shoots and leaves are greatly in demand. Its bright hlue flowers are, nevertheless, extremely pleasing, and a few plants may, with satisfactory results, be permitted to do so. —This is the Latin name of certain plants, called variously Guinea Pepper {Capsicum annuum), Bell Pepper {Capsicum grosswm), Cherry Pepper {Capsicum eerasiforme), and Chili Pepper: this last namd" being somewhat explanative of the generic one. (French, Fiment; German, Spanisclier Pfeffer ; Italian, Feberone). The species of Capsicum generally cultivated is the somewhat tender annual. Seeds should be sown during the month o{ March each year, and be maintained in a warmth of be- tween 58° and 60°. "When the young seedling plants attain to two or three inches in height, divide and transplant them carefully into other small pots. It is convenient to place four plants around the inner side of very small pots. "When these have made progress, and the roots are meet- ing in the soil, remove the ball carefully, break it into four divisions, each having a plant attached, and give to each the final potting into thirty-two- sized pots. The soil they delight in consists of a moderately stiff fibrous loam, and about a sixth part of decomposed manure added, with a sprinkling of sand. Press the soil moderately firm in process of potting. Thenceforward the plants be main- tained in full sunlight, and receive a regular supply of root-moisture. After the advent of the mouth of June, they will do well in a cold frame, with the lights kept somewhat close. During fine warm summers crops may be grown in the open border. The seeds should be sown as above about April 1, and grown on in small pots similarly also till about June 1, at which time pre- pare upon a warm site a rich hed somewhat elevated above the mean level of the surrounding ground, and transplant the young plants out six inches apart there
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