. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. JANOAET 2, 1913. The Florists^ Review 18 crow best in midwinter, doing espe- cially well in a house which feels cold and clammy and lacks the geniality of atmosphere so conducive to the welfare of the majority of greenhouse plants. Ab the calceolarias are now at their period of most rapid growth, they should never be allowed to become stunted in their pots. Use a light but fairly rich soil and one which will be at the same time quite porous. I like a compost of fibrous, yellow loam, to which is added some cow manure, well dried, and passed through
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. JANOAET 2, 1913. The Florists^ Review 18 crow best in midwinter, doing espe- cially well in a house which feels cold and clammy and lacks the geniality of atmosphere so conducive to the welfare of the majority of greenhouse plants. Ab the calceolarias are now at their period of most rapid growth, they should never be allowed to become stunted in their pots. Use a light but fairly rich soil and one which will be at the same time quite porous. I like a compost of fibrous, yellow loam, to which is added some cow manure, well dried, and passed through a half-inch screen, some leaf-mold, sand, soot and fine charcoal. Thoroughly mix these to- gather and you will find that the plants will revel in it. Always keep them as close to the glass as possible and g've them an abundance of air. Remem- ber always that green aphis is the arch enemy of calceolarias, and if they are not fumigated weekly they will soon get into a condition which will qualify them for the rubbish heap. Fibrous-rooted Begonias. The last part of December or early January is a good time to make sow- ings of any of the fibrous-rooted bego- nias, such as Erfordii, Vernon in its several colors, Snow Queen, semperflo- rens rosea, Fairy Queen and others, which are becoming increasingly popu- lar as bedding plants. The fact that they are persistent bloomers, of a neat habit, and succeed equally well in either sunshine or shade, marks them at once as a class of plants which have come to stay. Be sure the pans in which these are to be sown are well drained; one and one-half <to two inches of fine soil over a coarser material is sufficient. Water the pans well before sowing the seeds, and as these are fine they must be sown with great care and not covered at all. Cover the pans with glass, keep shaded, and in a close, moist house they will not be long in germinating, when they must have full n^ht and be gradually moved to slightly cooler quarters. Sweet-scented Verben
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