. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 678 The Amerilax Florist. Mar. /, this time, mixing thoroughly and if possi- ble leaving the compost for a month be- fore using. The soil will then go through a process of fermentation which will sweeten it. For the final potting of cin- erarias a six-inch potful of pulverized sheep manure, a ten-inch potful of leaf mould and two ordinary shovelfuls of sharp sand may be added to the sods and cow manure. In October the plants, being in the flow- ering pots, the pots should not be plunged more than one-third their d
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 678 The Amerilax Florist. Mar. /, this time, mixing thoroughly and if possi- ble leaving the compost for a month be- fore using. The soil will then go through a process of fermentation which will sweeten it. For the final potting of cin- erarias a six-inch potful of pulverized sheep manure, a ten-inch potful of leaf mould and two ordinary shovelfuls of sharp sand may be added to the sods and cow manure. In October the plants, being in the flow- ering pots, the pots should not be plunged more than one-third their depth in the plunging material. The nights increas- ing in length and the sun being less strong, evaporation is less rapid, and everything that tends to excess of moist- ure will make them spindly. Considera- ble of the morning and afternoon sun should be admitted to build up a stocky and sturdyconstitution. The best strains are naturally stocky and will as a rule form pretty shapely plants without much training on the part of the cultivator, but some of them will be disposed to throw their leading flower head to a con- siderable height above the foliage, im- pairing the beauty of the plant. This must be corrected as soon as it is noticed by nipping out the central flower spike, so that the lateral spikes may assumethe command, as they will almost invariably do, rising to a uniform height above the foliage and forming a close, dense head. The plants ought to be taken into the greenhouse any time in November tor early flowering, which will commence in January, or earlier if desired. The proper night temperature in winter is from 40° to 45°, on bright, sunny days 55° to 60°, with abundance of air when the weather permits. With this treatment they will be so tree from insects that there will sel- dom be occasion to fumigate more than once during the winter. Cinerarias are gross feeders and will take an abundance of food after the pots are well filled with roots. Once or twice a
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