The Garden Under Glass

66 THE GARDEN UNDER GLASS exbibitors allow but two blooms to each plant. If more than three blooms are allowed they cannot reasonably be expected to be so fine. When, however, exhibition is not the object in view some good plants may be grown bearing six or eight blooms by pinching them twice during the season. Quite large blooms may be obtained by this system. Another method of growing some useful plants is to strike cuttings during March and April and grow the plant along so as to get one bloom in a 6-inch or 7-inch pot. Exhibition-sized blooms may be obtained by this method, which also gives us useful dwarf plants for a small conservatory. As the large flowering plants form their buds earlier than the others, so should they be housed earlier or the rain will spoil the buds. Towards the end of September is in most cases the correct time. Sound varieties are : Lady Talbot, F. S. Vallis, Reginald Vallis, Mrs Gilbert Drabble, Francis Jolliffe, Master James, Bob Pulling, Walter Jinks, Master David, Mrs R. C. Pulling, Queen Mary, Mrs A. T. Miller. The Stately Cineraria I believe the cineraria is generally to be found in the amateur’s greenhouse, even though it has sometimes not so good a name as it deserves. It is spoken of as a dirty plant because it is often troubled with attacks of green and white fly. But this is one of the easiest of pests in the greenhouse to deal with, as it succumbs alike to fumiga-tion or to spraying with practically any of the advertised insect'icides. Certainly when well grown it is a handsome plant, especially the stellata type, which often stands quite threefeet high, and is alikeuseful for vases, bouquets, sprays, or as ornamental room plants. A packet of