The Garden Under Glass

THE BEST FLOWERING PLANTS 73 may be hastened into flower by putting them in a warm house. A succession may be kept up from December till April by potting up a few pots each fortnight from the beginning of July onwards. Unfortunately it is rather difficult to keep freesia flowers in the spring, when the bees get about, as the flowers soon wither atter being visited by these busy creatures. After the flowers are cut the plants require to be gradually dried off, not by giving mere driblets at a time but by watering less frequently. For drying off and for keeping them until they are potted up in the summer, a hot, dry shelf in a cool house is the most suitable place. Freesias may also be raised from seeds and can often, though not in variably, be got to flower in about six months, but a truer stock and a more certain success is assured by growing from bulbs. The Free-flowering Fuchsia This plant is known and loved by all, being commonly found in cottage Windows and cottage gardens. There are some splendid forms and varieties, and when well cared for the fuchsia will flower for a great length of time, besides being practically hardy. They have the merit also of being easily trained in any shape, and of being grown on from year to year. Cuttings may be rooted in autumn or spring, but unless standard plants are desired I would advise spring propaga-tion. Nice plants may be obtained in the one year from these. The cuttings are easily rooted in a warm propagator in the spring or in a cold frame in the autumn. If only ush plants are required the plants may be pinched when they are about six inches high and again when the resulting growths are the same length. Except for large plants, a