Carnations From Seed

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 17, 20 January 1940, Page 9 (Supplement)

Carnations From Seed

are readily fj Vx raised from seeds sown now g in pans containing equal parts of [| lifted leaf-soil, loam and sand. Placc a |p good layer of rubble or crocks in the K bottom of the pan for drainage, a layer of leaves above them, and then fill up |g with compost to within half an inch «§ of the top. j| Le.vel the surface and ccatter over it ps a little finely-sifted soil; sou* the seeds |j and cover lightly with fine sand. Cover § the pans with panes of glass and place g them in a greenhouse or propagator. As g soon as the seedlings appear transfer them to a shelf near the roof-glass, Ej removing the glass covcrs. When large j2= enough to handle prick them off intojp other pans and return them to the i she.lf. When the plants have obtained fa a hold on the soil remove them to cooler quarters and finally harden lliem; and p eventually, when nice sturdy little p plants are obtained, transfer them to k beds in the open, removing them to g permanent positions in autumn or the F| following spring. }-