The Garden Under Glass

io8 THE GARDEN UNDER GLASS they show signs of renewed growth, and may be put into quite small pots when the soil has been shaken off. A further potting will be needed when the roots have made progress. Free exposure to all but the fiercest sunshine will improve the colour of the leaves. Large forms may be obtained, with broad, expansive leaves which under high cultivation suggest coarseness. They would do well enough for large grouping but are altogether out of place in a small greenhouse. A soil made up of peat, turfy loam, leaf-soil and morfar rubble or road grit will do well for caladiums, and when once established they will stand liberal feeding. Flowers should be pulled off as they appear, and after gradually drying off in the autumn the plants may be set beneath a staging of a warm house till spring. Coleus This is a highly ornamental plant, which is very easily grown and may be had in many lovely shades of colour. It serves a good purpose in giving colour to the greenhouse in summer, when a multitude of flowers is not looked for. By striking cuttings in the autumn huge plants may be got by June and July, and these will keep fresh for four or five months. I find that the cuttings root best if not put into a pro-pagator but simply set in 3-inch pots, five cuttings in each, and put on the open staging. It may be necessary to shade them if they have a tendency to flag. This can be easily done with a sheet of newspaper. When the cuttings show they have rooted by commenc-ing to grow, they may be potted singly into 3-inch pots, and rather more than a week later the points may be pinched out. From this size they may, when they have well