The Garden Under Glass

346 THE GARDEN UNDER GLASS flower which has two distinet colours. An example among sweet-peas would be Mrs Andrew Ireland or Mrs Cuthbertson. Biennial.—A plant which flowers the year following that in which the seed is sown and dies immediately afterwards is termed a biennial. Bizarre.—A term used by florists to denote a flower which has two colours on a white ground. Thus in carnations there are scarlet, purpie, crimson and pink bizarre, according to the predominant colour apart from the ground colour. Blanch.—To whiten the stems of plants by exeluding the light. The only subjects which concern us in the garden under glass are seakale and chicory. These are either grown in a dark shed or have empty pots inverted over them in the green-house. Unless whitened in this way the produce would be useless. Bleach.—See Blanch. Bleed.—A plant is said to bleed when sap exudes from a cut surface. We have a familiær example in the vine, which, if pruned late, exudes sap at the cut surface. The best advice that can be given is to prune not later than November for vines which are to be started into growth early in the year. In faet it would be wise to do so as soon as the leaves have nearly all fallen. Bleeding may be noticed by there being always a wet surface with apparently a drop of water there. The surface of the cut should be wiped quite dry and coated with carpenter’s knotting. Blind.—Plants which have no growing centre and side-growths—in faet, no buds above ground—are said to be blind. Those also are blind which do not flower at their specified time. One often has to throw away strawberry plants intended for forcing because in the spring they show no signs of flowering. Bloom.—The waxy coating giving a duil appearance to apples, grapes, plums, etc., is called the bioom. It enhances the appearance of the fruit, and should as far as possible be preserved. It is very easily rubbed off. Density ol bloom on grapes is an attribute prized by gårdeners.