. Australian Garden and Field. February, 1914 THK (lARDEN AND FIFXD. 88r). Reminders for February. Sow pansy and stock seed. Pot on variefi^ated leaf begonias. Strike dahpne and azalea cut- tings. Layer any carnations that are available. I-ift any daffodils that remain in the ground. Prick out seedlinsf gloxinias, pe- tunias, and cyclamen. Root cuttines of the verbenas that you wish to keep. Take out all the old sweet peas, and get the eround ready for sow- ing another batch of seed. Ranunculas seed can be sown now. So can anemone. Bither should be sown in rich ground in beds, where the young
. Australian Garden and Field. February, 1914 THK (lARDEN AND FIFXD. 88r). Reminders for February. Sow pansy and stock seed. Pot on variefi^ated leaf begonias. Strike dahpne and azalea cut- tings. Layer any carnations that are available. I-ift any daffodils that remain in the ground. Prick out seedlinsf gloxinias, pe- tunias, and cyclamen. Root cuttines of the verbenas that you wish to keep. Take out all the old sweet peas, and get the eround ready for sow- ing another batch of seed. Ranunculas seed can be sown now. So can anemone. Bither should be sown in rich ground in beds, where the young bulbs cat)-' be let remain for flowering durin^^ next August. Crimson King, Queen Alexai^clra and Beauty of Nice are thre^ of the best stock. Victoria is a« ex- cellent white. / j Sow new delphinium seed in boxes. Buv spp^'l'no- r-lonts/ and not them up for planting/ out later. Heliotrope cut+iif-^ ta the young strike readily if placed under glass. Continue planting bouvardias, and cut back all the plants which have flowered, so as to bring on another good crop of blossom. Try striking- thin young shoots from any young dahlias. Select :es that are not hollow, cut )w a joint, let the two lowest ,'es remain, and insert the cut. in moist sand under glass, up when rooted, to make >s in readiness for next season. Bordeaux mixture is used against any of the carnation fungus troubles. Keep the flower buds regularly picked from all geranium cuttings, as they weaken the plants if al- lowed to mature. The yellow colouring in violet leaves is caused by what is known as Mosaic disease. The trouble does not affect the flowering. With all of the very fine seeds it is advisable to sow thinly so as to give the seedlings a igood chance of feeling their feet. Crowding restricts growth. Salvias are propagated profes- sionally by removing the old plants into a glass-house in the early winter for the purpose of growing the soft-wooded shoots, which are .taken and rooted in sand. In this .
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