. The culture of pot-plants in rooms, greenhouses, & frames. Plants, Potted; Container gardening. BULl'.S IN POTS, IJOWLS, ANi) GLASSES 35 in a warm greenhouse, the young plants will tiower a little during September. As it is very small and powdery, it should be sprinkled thinly on the surface of firm, smooth, sandy soil, and gently pressed in. To avoid the risk of smothering the tiny seedlings it should not be covered with soil, but glass should be laid over the top of the pot or box to check evaporation, and also paper to exclude the light. If the soil should become too dry it should be
. The culture of pot-plants in rooms, greenhouses, & frames. Plants, Potted; Container gardening. BULl'.S IN POTS, IJOWLS, ANi) GLASSES 35 in a warm greenhouse, the young plants will tiower a little during September. As it is very small and powdery, it should be sprinkled thinly on the surface of firm, smooth, sandy soil, and gently pressed in. To avoid the risk of smothering the tiny seedlings it should not be covered with soil, but glass should be laid over the top of the pot or box to check evaporation, and also paper to exclude the light. If the soil should become too dry it should be moistened by immersion, as described for annuals. When the seedlings appear they /^ib. Fig. 59.—Pricking out seedling Begonias, lifting them with a notched match, and making holes for them with a pointed one. need more light (not strong sunshine) and fresh air, and when they are large enough they should be pricked out in a box of similar soil, from which, at a later stage, they should be transferred with as little disturbance as possible to small pots. In October, when the foliage begins to change colour, they should be gradually dried off. When the stems drop off, the small tubers may be taken out of their pots, cleaned, and stored in a bag of dry sand where they will be safe from frost. Early in the following March they should be planted again in small pots of light, rich soil, placed in the greenhouse, and watered very little until growth commences. As soon as the pots are filled with roots they should be moved into larger ones, and in order to afford support to the stems, sunk a little. 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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