. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Horticulture. 732 THE BOOK OF GARDENING. the cool pit in peat, loam, and sand. Sorts: E. myrtifolia and E. pungens. Colour orange. Height i-^ft. Fuchsias are most graceful and ornamental plants for. green- house decoration during summer. Cuttings may be struck either in March, from freshly-started plants, or in summer from growing plants. Grow in loam, leaf- soil, rotten manure, and sand. After flowering, in early autumn, place out of doors in the full sun. As soon as frost begins, take in, stow under the stages of the cool pit, a
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Horticulture. 732 THE BOOK OF GARDENING. the cool pit in peat, loam, and sand. Sorts: E. myrtifolia and E. pungens. Colour orange. Height i-^ft. Fuchsias are most graceful and ornamental plants for. green- house decoration during summer. Cuttings may be struck either in March, from freshly-started plants, or in summer from growing plants. Grow in loam, leaf- soil, rotten manure, and sand. After flowering, in early autumn, place out of doors in the full sun. As soon as frost begins, take in, stow under the stages of the cool pit, and keep dry. In February cut hard back and start in the warm pit; shake out and repot after the plants have well started, pinch two or three times, and remove into the cool pit after good growth has been made. For pot work it .is best not to keep plants longer than three years, but old ones do well planted out, and grown either as stan- dards or trained on pillars. Sorts: General Roberts, Moles- worth, Avalanche, Countess of Aberdeen, Eynesford Gem, Presi- dent, and Earl of Beaconsfield (Fig. 479). Gardenias have white beauti- fully scented flowers. Propagate by cuttings of half-ripened wood, in strong bottom-heat, in sum- mer. Grow in peat, loam, and sand. After flowering, prune back and place in the warm pit, keeping close and moist; harden off in the cool pit, and keep there during winter, starting again in the warm pit. If desired they may be successfully forced and had in blossom in winter and early spring. Flowering period, April and May. The double form of G. florida is usually grown for the greenhouse. Heaths.—See Ericas. Hydrangeas are useful for summer flowering. Propagate by cuttings of young shoots in March, in heat, and pot on into 6in. pots, growing in the warm pit. Give liquid manure until a good head is formed, when harden off the plants and place outside in the open. When frost sets in, remove to the cool pit, keeping rather dry till February, then move into
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