The Tropical agriculturist and magazine of the Ceylon Agricultural Society . egarded as an indispensable ingredient in the preparation of potting composts,being used in the proportion of | to £ with loamy soil and well-decayedmanure, a^jout £ to £ fine sand being thrown in to give porosity to the mixture. Asprinkling of broken charcoal in the mixture has invaFiably a beneficial Colombo both leaf-mould and loam are practically unknown, but very fairpotting mixtures can nevertheless be made up with decayed and chopped coconutfibre mixed with old and dried manure and road scrapings. Per
The Tropical agriculturist and magazine of the Ceylon Agricultural Society . egarded as an indispensable ingredient in the preparation of potting composts,being used in the proportion of | to £ with loamy soil and well-decayedmanure, a^jout £ to £ fine sand being thrown in to give porosity to the mixture. Asprinkling of broken charcoal in the mixture has invaFiably a beneficial Colombo both leaf-mould and loam are practically unknown, but very fairpotting mixtures can nevertheless be made up with decayed and chopped coconutfibre mixed with old and dried manure and road scrapings. Perfect drainagefor pot plants is absolutely essential. A layer of moss, leaves or fibre shouldalways be placed on top of the drainage before placing the soil in the pot; otherwisethe pulverized soil soon clogs the drainage, and the result is impaired health of theplant and the need for another repotting. Always water sparingly and shadeplants well after repotting, treating them really as invalids until they begin tothrow out young rootlets and show signs of fresh SI 1furl ten 11 n n Flowers ix Season- The rnimboi; of Mowers in sen son is rather limited,Very striking, however, is $pathodea <i nalala, which might well be calledthe Flame tree on account of the large scarlet flowers -which literally cover thetree and make it conspicuous at a considerable distance. It is called the Coraltree by some people in want of a better name, but Spathodea is a simple andeasy name to remember- The tree is a native of tropical Africa. Peltophorum ferru-gineum, a native of Ceylon, is one of the most showy and ornamental of is now in full flower, its large masses of bright yelloAv blossoms being in pleasingcontrast with the fine pinnate leaves. Eoupellia grata, the Cream Fruit ofSierra Leone, is also now in full bloom. The flowers are borne in dense sessile(, not stalked) cymes, being of a pink or pale rose colour, and very fragant. Thename grata means agreeably-scented,
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