. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. 24 CASSELL'S POPUI AR GARDENIA U into bloom and re-potting them. But so much de- pends upon the character of the garden soil. A good compost for the culture of the Polyanthus in pots is made up of the following ingredients :â one part light yellow loam, one part silver sand, one part well-decomposed cow or horse dung, and one part leaf-mould. A light sandy soil of this cha- racter, pressed very firmly about the roots, is one which has been found to suit this plant well. The Fancy or Giant Polyanthus. â This is a Dew race of strong- growing, fine, and s
. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. 24 CASSELL'S POPUI AR GARDENIA U into bloom and re-potting them. But so much de- pends upon the character of the garden soil. A good compost for the culture of the Polyanthus in pots is made up of the following ingredients :â one part light yellow loam, one part silver sand, one part well-decomposed cow or horse dung, and one part leaf-mould. A light sandy soil of this cha- racter, pressed very firmly about the roots, is one which has been found to suit this plant well. The Fancy or Giant Polyanthus. â This is a Dew race of strong- growing, fine, and showy Polyanthuses, which, for the purpose of distin- guishing them from the Gold-laced types, have been designated Fancy varieties. They are all of vigorous growth, the flowers large, stout, and of various hues of colours, from pure white and yellow, to deep purple and crimson. Some of the finest varieties have been selected and named, and they are found com- peting on the exhibition table. But they are much more generally grownfor the decoration of the flower garden, and are very effective in beds and in the open border. But to do the plants full justice they should be in good soil with some dung and leaf-mould dug into it, will grow them to perfection. At the time of planting the plants should be placed deeply in the soil, and the soil pressed firmly about them. The tendency of nearly all the Primula family, including the Auricula, is to elongate its stem, and to thrust itself out of the soil. At the end of the summer, when the plants have lost their leaves, they present to view naked stems two or more inches above the soil. Therefore it is necessary in the first place to plant deeply and firmly, and tbis done, to lift in early autumn the plants that have unduly thrust themselves up out of the soil, cut away any decayed portions of the main root up to the fibrous roots, and then again plant in deeply so that the leaves may touch the surface ; one great advantage will be tha
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