Archive image from page 70 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom cyclopediaofamer03bail Year: 1906 GLOXINIA GLYCYRRHIZA 653 using partly matured medium sized leaves with a small portion of leaf-stalk attached (Fig. 629, p. 423). These may l,)e inserted in an ordinary pro
Archive image from page 70 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom cyclopediaofamer03bail Year: 1906 GLOXINIA GLYCYRRHIZA 653 using partly matured medium sized leaves with a small portion of leaf-stalk attached (Fig. 629, p. 423). These may l,)e inserted in an ordinary propagating bed, 'where, if kept rather on the dry side, they will soon root and form tubers, when they may be potted and grown on. Seeds should be sown in a warm temperature early in Febru- ary, in pans or shallow boxes containing a finely sifted mixture of peat, leaf-mold and silver sand in about equal proportions. The seedlings will begin to appear in about ten days, when great care must be exercised in water- ing, or they will 'damp-off,' as gardeners term it. In fact, success with these plants throughout the year de- pends largely upon the care exercised in watering. Even in their most active growth the water always should be given from the spout of a watering can, taking care not to wet the leaves, though they like a warm, humid at- mosphere during their growing season. As soon as the seedlings can be conveniently handled, they should be potted singly into thumb pots and grown on rapidly, using in subsequent shifts a mixture of two parts leaf- mold, 1 part good fibrous loam and 1 part peat. The plants must be well shaded from sunlight and placed in a position free from draughts. The seedlings should begin to flower by the middle of August, when they should be given an abundance of air. After flowering, the leaves will begin to mature, when water should be gradually withheld. As soon as the leaves have all ripened off, the pots should be stored away in some con- venient place
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