The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . This is a grand plant for producing an effectivecolour in autumn and early winter. An excellentmethod of treatment is to sow seed every seasonin 4-inch pots at about midsummer, and put themin a close frame. When the seedlings are allthrough, admit air, that they may grow sturdy;and when they have become well rooted, potthem into 8-inch pots, using good holdingsoil. Place them outside in a sunny positionuntil about mid-September, then remove them toa moderately warm house, and afford themmanure-water o
The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . This is a grand plant for producing an effectivecolour in autumn and early winter. An excellentmethod of treatment is to sow seed every seasonin 4-inch pots at about midsummer, and put themin a close frame. When the seedlings are allthrough, admit air, that they may grow sturdy;and when they have become well rooted, potthem into 8-inch pots, using good holdingsoil. Place them outside in a sunny positionuntil about mid-September, then remove them toa moderately warm house, and afford themmanure-water occasionally. They would thenproduce an abundance of flowers till after Christ-mas. Associated with Poinsettias, they make agood contrast during the dull days. Thos. Denny,Down House Gardens, Blandford. Shrubby cultivate Phloxes of this section success-fully, the soil should be well enriched and deep,and water and liquid - manure applied in dryweather. Young plants should be reared to takethe place of exhausted stools which fail to pro-duce good blooms. Although the Phloxes are. fig. view of rlant-houses and pits in messes. veitchs nursery at feltham. (see p. 146.) 150 THE GARDENERS CHE ONICLE. [MABCH 7, 1903. readily increased by division., I usually propagateat this season from cuttings when the shootshave grown about 3 inches in length; thesebeing taken off and dibbled either into sandy soilin pots and stood in a little warmth, or putunder handlights, and kept close and shadedduring sunny weather. Boots are soon formed,and the cuttings can be planted out after duehardening. Seeds of good strains may now besown, and from these many nice tints and goodtrusses are obtained, of which the best may beretained and the poorer ones thrown away aftertrial. H. M. Heuchera is a useful plant, making a pretty displayin beds, as edging, and in the herbaceous may be sown now in pans, and placed inwarmth, and in this way a good stock of plantsmay be
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