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Title: The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects
Year: 1874 (1870s)
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Subjects: Ornamental horticulture Horticulture Plants, Ornamental Gardening
Publisher: London : (Gardeners Chronicle)
Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries
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in a well-aired frame, andwatered only very lightly at first until they haveroot-hold, then more frequently, but always takingcare not to over-water them, as it produces spotsin the foliage. Of course aphis and any otherpests should be well looked after. The Carnationand Picotee in pots for indoor decoration richlydeserve a little attention, and I hope these plants Constance Heron, Campanini, Clara Penson, Mrs.Herbert, Mrs. Payne, Lyddingtons Favourite,Novelty, and Brunette. Mrs. Sharp and Cam-panini are very beautiful varieties for decoration.Then, amongst yellow-ground varieties with rich mark-ings, Almisa, Annie Douglas, Rachel, and StadrathBail may especially be mentioned, but there are somany others also which are valuable as pot varieties.Amongst Carnations possessing the habit andqualities named were :—Selfs: Olivette, lovely palerose; William Spinks, crimson ; Dazzle and GentleJackie, both bright scarlet; Germania, pale yellow ;Blushing Bride, a very fine variety; Mis. Muir,
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Fig. 28.—hardy fruit culture : strawberry pickers at work at swanley. from a photograph, (see p. potted up about 100 plants in 5-inch pots so as tomake a considerable display upon the occasion, but asit was he could only muster the dozen plants in flowerwith which he took the 1st prize. I have just seenhis collfction, writes a correspondent; the plantspotted-up are in full bloom, and I regret that they can-not be seen at a large exhibition as an example of thesuitability of these plants for greenhouse and indoordecoration ; a plant of Mrs. Herbert, a new variety,pure white with a wide margin of bright rbse, haseleven blooms now open, and is a charming decora-tive plant. For growing on in pots, good sturdyplants which show side growths of grass, shouldbe selected and potted up by the end of March, and will have more of this care devoted to them. Thebest varieties for this purpose are those which arenot the tallest growers and are free-bloomers, anddo not possess a split pod or calyx,

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