. Gardening indoors and under glass; a practical guide to the planting, care and propagation of house plants, and to the construction and management of hotbed, cold-frame and small greenhouse. varieties will give a verysatisfactory collection. The fragrant, beautifulblossoms are always welcome, but doubly so in win-ter. Do not let the flowers fade on the vines, as itincreases the number of flowers to have them takenoff. Thunbergia—The Thunbergia, sometimes calledthe butterfly plant, is the best all-round floweringvine for the house. The flowers are freely pro-duced, average an inch to an inch-
. Gardening indoors and under glass; a practical guide to the planting, care and propagation of house plants, and to the construction and management of hotbed, cold-frame and small greenhouse. varieties will give a verysatisfactory collection. The fragrant, beautifulblossoms are always welcome, but doubly so in win-ter. Do not let the flowers fade on the vines, as itincreases the number of flowers to have them takenoff. Thunbergia—The Thunbergia, sometimes calledthe butterfly plant, is the best all-round floweringvine for the house. The flowers are freely pro-duced, average an inch to an inch-and-a-half across,and cover a wide range of colors, including white,blue, purple, yellow and shades and combinationsof these. Its requirements are not special: keepgrowing on during summer into a somewhat bushyform, as the vines will grow rapidly when allowedto run in the house. It can be grown from seed 96 GARDENING INDOORS AND UNDER GLASS but cuttings make the best plants. Root early inspring, and by having a succession of rooted cuttingsblossoms may be had all winter. Thimhergia laurifolia has flowers of white andblue; T. fragrans, pure white; and T. Mysorensis,purple and One too seldom sees vines used indoors, although they areeasily grown and can be made most decorative
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