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CINERARIA . The See also:garden See also:plants of this name have originated from a See also:species of Senecio, S. cruentus (nat. ord . See also:Compositae), a native of the See also:Canary Isles, introduced to the royal gardens at See also:Kew in 1777 . It was known originally as Cineraria cruenta, but the genus Cineraria is now restricted to a See also:group of See also:South See also:African species, and the Canary See also:Island species has been transferred to the large and widespread genus Senecio . Cirerarias can be raised freely from seeds . For See also:spring flowering in See also:England the seeds are sown in See also:April or May in well-drained pots or pans, in soi) of three parts See also:loam to two parts See also:leaf-See also:mould, with one-See also:sixth See also:sand; See also:cover the See also:seed thinly with See also:fine See also:soil, and See also:press the See also:surface See also:firm . When the seedlings are large enough to handle, prick them out in pans or pots of similar soil, and when more advanced pot them singly in 4-in. pots, using soil a trifle less sandy . They should be grown in shallow frames facing the See also:north, and, if so situated that the See also:sun shines upon the plants in the See also:middle of the See also:day, they must be slightly shaded; give plenty of See also:air, and never allow them to get dry . When well established with roots, shift them into 6-in. pots, which should be liberally supplied with manure See also:water as they get filled with roots . In See also:winter remove to a See also:pit or See also:house, where a little See also:heat can be supplied whenever there is a See also:risk of their getting frozen . They should stand on a moist bottom, but must not be subjected to See also:cold See also:draughts . When the flowering sterns appear, give manure water at every alternate watering .
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