. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. 124 CASSELL'S POPULAR GARDENING. â water is gradually withheld, and the soil allowed to become dry, but not entirely so. Then the tubers should be shaken from the soil at the proper time; and, after being dried, should be placed when not in any special way pushed into activity, but left to start of their own accord. If they have been wintered in pots and begin to show signs of growth, shake all the old soil from the roots and. SmOLE-FLOWEBED BEGOSIA, BLACE DOUSLAS. in boxes, in dry sawdust, and packed away, keep- ing them during the winter in a dry coo
. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. 124 CASSELL'S POPULAR GARDENING. â water is gradually withheld, and the soil allowed to become dry, but not entirely so. Then the tubers should be shaken from the soil at the proper time; and, after being dried, should be placed when not in any special way pushed into activity, but left to start of their own accord. If they have been wintered in pots and begin to show signs of growth, shake all the old soil from the roots and. SmOLE-FLOWEBED BEGOSIA, BLACE DOUSLAS. in boxes, in dry sawdust, and packed away, keep- ing them during the winter in a dry cool place. "When only a few tubers are grown they can be wintered in the pots of soil, but not kept quite dry; or the roots can be shaken from the soil and put singly into pots of sawdust, and wintered where they wiU be unharmed by frost. As regards starting the tubers into growth, it may be stated that they make the finest growth <uid bloom re-pot into small pots, the less soil the better until they come into growth. Give good drainage, and use a light sandy soil. Some care is required at first starting, or the tubers are apt to decay. They should have warmth until fine weather arrives, and then plenty of air. Then the plants must be shifted into larger pots as necessary, if it is the desire of the cultivator to have fine and handsome specimens. Most amateur cultivators of the Begonia who raise. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Fish, David Taylor, 1824-1901. London, Paris, New York Melbourne, Cassell & company, limited
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