THE GREENHOUSE. .

Evening Post, Volume LX, Issue 102, 27 October 1900, Page 2 (Supplement)

THE GREENHOUSE. .

Continue to pot Begonias as they start into growth; the earlier started ones, which may have been started in small pots, will probably be ready for another shift. They should get this before getting at all pot-bound. Seedling Begonias should be pricked off as 'soon as they can be handled, and the same will apply to Gloxinias. Young plants of Fuchias and Coleus should be shifted od betimes into larger pots, encouraging free growth by using fairly rich soil, and not potting too firmly in the earlier stages ; pinch out the tops of the shoots frequently to make the plants bushy, and give fho plants plenty of stage room, with free air to promote healthy growth. Pot on young plants of foliage Begonias, using a rather light, rich soil. These plants have a great objection ,to having their foliage wetted, which soon spots the leaves, and the admirable manner in which they grow in the dwelling house points to the fact that they like "a. dry atmosphere, and a certain amount of warmth. Azaleas and Camellias, as they go out of flower, should be examined by turning them out of their pots, and if they require it re-pot them, if not see that the- drainage is good 1 , replace them in their pots, remove a little of the top soil and replace with some fresh compost, keep them in the house for a few weeks longer, arid syringe frequently to keep down thrip, which is very destructive to them if it once gets a hold on them. Achhnenes ghould now be- potted, if not already attended to. Sow Primula and prick off into boxes any sufficiently advanced, using a light compost, with plenty of leaf mould or jadoo fibre; keep them in a, light position near the glass. Seedlings of Cyclamen should) be pricked off, first into boxes, keeping the ypung plants about two inches apart ; when they have strengthened a bit, and before they get grown together, transfer them to 3in pots ; keep than in a warm place near the glass. Older plants thftt have done flowering m*.y be placed outside" in a shady, sheltered spot to mature their growth.