. The culture of pot-plants in rooms, greenhouses, & frames. Plants, Potted; Container gardening. 78 THE CULTURE OF POT-PLANTS importance of keeping the soil moist and of spraying during the summer. There are also several fungoid diseases which are sometimes troublesome. In their case spraying with a weak solution of permanganate of potash may be sufficient, but in a serious outbreak the affected plants should be burned in the hope of saving the others. It is of little use trying. Fig. 31.—Lifting a layered Violet runner with the trowel. to grow violets in a room, because of the dust and o
. The culture of pot-plants in rooms, greenhouses, & frames. Plants, Potted; Container gardening. 78 THE CULTURE OF POT-PLANTS importance of keeping the soil moist and of spraying during the summer. There are also several fungoid diseases which are sometimes troublesome. In their case spraying with a weak solution of permanganate of potash may be sufficient, but in a serious outbreak the affected plants should be burned in the hope of saving the others. It is of little use trying. Fig. 31.—Lifting a layered Violet runner with the trowel. to grow violets in a room, because of the dust and other impurities in the air, as well as of the dryness; but they may be brought in when they are flowering. Among the best single varieties are La France, Princess of Wales, Victoria Regina (early), and White Czar; and among the doubles Comte de Brazza (white), de Parme, Marie Louise, and Neapolitan (of rather weak habit, but with fine lavender and white flowers).. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Davidson, Hugh Coleman, b. 1852. London, C. Lockwood
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