. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. 80 FAMrilAR GARDEX FLOWERS. temperatiu-e of 7(1'^. The lig'lit, sand}' mixture eomrnonlv used in the propagation of plants in spring may be em- ployed ; and as soon as the cuttings have begun to grow freely, they should be potted sep)arately in small pots, or be pricked out into large shallow boxes. To plant them out liefore June will be to expose them to the risk of damage. At all events, the ;i5th of ^lay should be seen safely past ere the}^ are committed to the ground, for that is the latest date on \vhich a spring frost
. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. 80 FAMrilAR GARDEX FLOWERS. temperatiu-e of 7(1'^. The lig'lit, sand}' mixture eomrnonlv used in the propagation of plants in spring may be em- ployed ; and as soon as the cuttings have begun to grow freely, they should be potted sep)arately in small pots, or be pricked out into large shallow boxes. To plant them out liefore June will be to expose them to the risk of damage. At all events, the ;i5th of ^lay should be seen safely past ere the}^ are committed to the ground, for that is the latest date on \vhich a spring frost has been experienced. When growing freely, heliotropes require more moisture than pelargoniums or petunias; therefore it will be well, during hot dry weather, to supply them with water liberally. AmongBt the garden varieties, the best are iJiichess of Erliiihiirf/Ji, BovqiK'1 dex TialetteK, â Jer^ei/ Beanti/, Morcenii, Bouquet Pi'rfIIme, and // /ate Luili/.. 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 Hibberd, Shirley, 1825-1890; Hulme, F. Edward (Frederick Edward), 1841-1909. London : Cassell
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