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Show Gardela, Most Popular Flower, Hard to Raise The gardenia la a great favorite but It la ana at tha moat difficult flower t keep growing through the blooming stage la tha house, aay W. R. Beat tie. senior bortlcui-turtat bortlcui-turtat af th k urea a af plant la-duetry. la-duetry. United .Btata aspartOMat af agriculture. Bach sisssa brings many Inquiries, In-quiries, b aay. from persona who have been anable ta grew gardenias sueeaaafully. la the first place gardenias gar-denias ara a hothouse pleat aad require a fairly high temperature and humid atmosphere and aa attempt at-tempt ahould ba mad to grow them outdoor except from Charleston, a C southward Including all af the Oulf coast ragioa and aa tha Pacific Pa-cific coast, Los Angeles Is about the son hern Umlt for their outdoor out-door cukure, Growing gardenias a potted plants, soys Mr. beat tie, require a great deal ef attention and often end la failure whea they ar grows la tha average Bern ar apartment where th air la aeualhy too dry. Another point emphasised by Mr. Seattle la that gardenias grow best In acid aolL Add leaf mold-as from the pin needles er aak leavea may be used In potting the plants, making tha soil more acid. Tha soil should bs loess and fibrous aad Hm should never be added. Better results generally are obtained whan a teaapoonful of aluminum sulphate la mixed with each gallon of aoit Th plant need as much sunlight as poeslbl and for thla reason Mr. Bsattla suggests that thsy bs kept at a south window. |