. Manual of gardening; a practical guide to the making of home grounds and the growing of flowers, fruits, and vegetables for home use . t the user ofthis book already knows how to grow the familiar or easilyhandled plants; if he does not, a book is not likely to help himvery much. In this chapter all such things as the commonannuals and perennials and shrubs and trees are omitted. Ifthe reader is in doubt about any of these, or desires informationconcerning them, he will have to consult the catalogues ofresponsible seedsmen and nurserymen or cyclopedic works, orgo to some competent person for
. Manual of gardening; a practical guide to the making of home grounds and the growing of flowers, fruits, and vegetables for home use . t the user ofthis book already knows how to grow the familiar or easilyhandled plants; if he does not, a book is not likely to help himvery much. In this chapter all such things as the commonannuals and perennials and shrubs and trees are omitted. Ifthe reader is in doubt about any of these, or desires informationconcerning them, he will have to consult the catalogues ofresponsible seedsmen and nurserymen or cyclopedic works, orgo to some competent person for advice. In this chapter are brought together instructions on the grow-ing of such plants commonly found about home grounds and inwindow-gardens as seem to demand somewhat special or par-ticular treatment or about which the novice is likely to ask;and of course these instructions must be brief. It may be repeated here (p. 115) that a person cannot ex-pect to grow a plant satisfactorily until he learns the natu-ral time of the plant to grow and to bloom. Many personshandle their begonias, cacti, and azaleas as if they should be 350. ABUTILON — AGAPANTHUS 351 active the whole year round. The key to the situation is water:at what part of the year to withhold and at what part to applyis one of the very first things to learn (pp. 100, 175, 347). Abutilons, or flowering maples as they are often called, make goodhouse plants and bedding plants. Nearly all house gardeners have atleast one plant. Common abutilons may be grown from seed or from cuttings ofyoung wood. If the former, the seed should be sown in February orMarch in a temperature of not less than 60°. The seedlings should bepotted when about four to six leaves have grown, in a rich sandy pottings should be made to insure a rapid growth, makingplants large enough to flower by fall. Or the seedlings may be planted,out in the border when danger of frost is over, and taken up in the fallbefore frost; these plants
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