The Garden Under Glass

46 THE GARDEN UNDER GLASS side as regards moisture. The stages of potting should be from the pricking-off box to 2-inch pots, thence successively to 3-inch pots, 5-inch and 7-inch, in which size they should flower and make handsome specimens. At the final potting the soil may be fibrous loam two parts, good leaf-soil one part, mushroom manure one part, a sufficient amount of sif ted mortar rubble and sand to open the soil, a dusting of Clay’s fertiliser, and, if possible, a small quantity of chopped sphagnum moss. A small quantity of dried and sifted cow manure would be appreciated. Otherwise the main cultural points are cool treatment in a frame or greenhouse, a slight shade, moisture in the atmosphere but not on the leaves, frequent fumigation to keep down the fly to which they are greatly addicted, and feeding with liquid manure only when the pots are well filled with roots. Clean dry pots rather deeply crocked should always be insisted on, and the plants should never remain pot-bound. As they approach flowering a few neat stakes will be needed to keep the flowers and growths upright. A few dozen plants well on flower and set up in a bank relieved by ferns make a splendid floral picture and will repay the extra attention involved. Carnations for the Greenhouse It is difficult to teil in a chapter what would easily crowd a book, but as the garden outside would lose interest with-out carnations so would the garden under glass. Three types of carnations are recognised : the border carnation, the perpetual-flowering and the Malmaison. Were I growing plants for a conservatory only, I would disyniss the perpetuals, grow but a few borders, and concentrate strongly on the Malmaisons. They may be massed more