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L. H. Bailey. The Practical Garden-Book
The Practical Garden-Book
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WHITE FLOWERS
YELLOW FLOWERS
BLUE FLOWERS
RED FLOWERS
GOOD FOR EDGINGS OF BEDS AND WALKS
KINDS WHICH CONTINUE TO BLOOM AFTER FROST
ANNUAL HERBACEOUS CLIMBERS
Tendril-climbers
Twiners
PERENNIAL WOODY CLIMBERS FOR THE OPEN
Tendril-climbers
Twiners
PLANTS FOR AN AVERAGE NIGHT TEMPERATURE OF 60°
PLANTS FOR AN AVERAGE NIGHT TEMPERATURE OF 50°
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Charles Elias Hunn, L. H. Bailey
Containing the Simplest Directions for the Growing of the Commonest Things about the House and Garden
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The fibrous-rooted kinds may be propagated by seed or cuttings, the latter being the usual method. Cuttings of half-ripened wood root easily, making a rapid growth, the plants flowering in a few months.
The tuberous-rooted varieties are propagated by division of the tuber or from seed, the former being rarely done except to increase the stock of some extra fine variety. The seeds, like those of all Begonias, are very small, and should be sown with great care. Simply sprinkle them on the surface of the soil, which should be a mixture of leaf-mold and sand, with the addition of a small amount of fibrous loam. Watering should be done by setting the pot or box in which the seeds are sown in water, allowing the moisture to ascend through the soil. When the soil has become completely saturated, set the box in a shady situation, covering it with glass or some other object until the tiny seedlings appear. Never allow the soil to become dry. The seedlings should be transplanted, as soon as they can be handled, into boxes or pots containing the same mixture of soil, setting each plant down to the seed-leaf. They will need three or four transplantings before they reach the blooming stage, and at each one after the first, the amount of fibrous loam may be increased until the soil is composed of one-third each of loam, sand and leaf-mold. The addition of a little well rotted manure may be made at the last transplanting. These tuberous-rooted Begonias make superior bedding plants if given a shady situation and deep soil; but for the amateur they are perhaps better grown as pot-plants, for one is able to give them better conditions by that method. The flowers are both double and single, ranging in color from pure white and yellow to pink and red. After flowering the plants will die down and the tubers, after drying off, may be placed in a dry, warm place until spring.
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