The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . ly of the Valley or RomanHyacinths. In order to raise winter floweringplants, offsets should be taken early in the spring,and grown on in a warmth of G0° till establishedin -48s or 32s, and then stored in a shady coldframe, drawing off the lights in fine weather. InOctober remove the plants to a greenhouse, andbring batches into heat as may be required. Asa potting soil, loam three - quarters and leaf-mould one-quarter, with some decayed stable-manure and plenty of sharp sand, is the pla
The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . ly of the Valley or RomanHyacinths. In order to raise winter floweringplants, offsets should be taken early in the spring,and grown on in a warmth of G0° till establishedin -48s or 32s, and then stored in a shady coldframe, drawing off the lights in fine weather. InOctober remove the plants to a greenhouse, andbring batches into heat as may be required. Asa potting soil, loam three - quarters and leaf-mould one-quarter, with some decayed stable-manure and plenty of sharp sand, is the plants begin to show flower-buds,liquid-manure may be freely used. J. Murray^Sopley Park, Christchurch. MoSCHOSMA RIPARIUM. Any gardener desirous of possessing a gooddecorative plant at the Christmas season, shouldgrow this greenhouse plant. The plant is easilygrown under the same conditions as Salvia splen-dens ; cuttings should be struck in the month ofApril, and the plants grown in the full sunshine,and be stopped two or three times. The most MAItCH 7, 1903.] THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 149. Fig. -GKOUP OF PLANTS OF PRIMULA X KEWENSIS(SEE P. 146.) IN GLASSHOUSE AT FELTHAM. suitable pots are 32s, as the better ripened is thewood, the better the plant flowers. The flowerssuperficially resemble the well-known Spiraea, butare white with a pale mauve tint; their odour israther unpleasant to some persons. My plantsstood for three weeks in hot rooms withoutdropping their flowers. The plant is effectivewhen planted in baskets along with Cyperus andsmall grasses. J. Dryden, gr., Wyek Hill Gardens,Stow-on-the-Wold. Ageratums Swanlet Blue and sowing seed of the above, or other varie-ties of Ageratuin, in a pan or box, in earlyspring, a good stock of plants may be raised intime for planting-out by the end of the month ofMay. Sow thinly in light, finely sifted soil,cover lightly, and then place in heat, coveringthe pans or boxes with glass or paper. Directlythe seeds germinate,
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