A DAZZLING SHOW

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 230, 17 December 1927, Page 26 (Supplement)

A DAZZLING SHOW

PLANT SALPIGLOSSIS This easily-grown annual is little known, but very beautiful. Any person seeing a bed or border of salpiglossis cannot but admire their rare beauty. At this time of year one must plant only varieties that are going to repay for their expenditure and labour. The name comes from salpinx, a tube, and glossa. a tongue, referring to the style of the flower. They come from South America and so will suit our dry summer and autumn climate. Sow the seed in boxes or pans and cover lightly with sandy soil. Water well and place in a warm spot away from the direct rays of the sun. Many failures in seedgrowing are due to people sowing seedi and thinking they will do a good turni by placing the box where the rays of the sun will strike. This must not happen, because extreme heat soon dries up all the moisture and the seed just germinating becomes burnt and dies Certainly, they all require warmth, bu. not fierce heat. When the young salpi glossis plants are large enough t« handle, transplant into another traj until large enough to finally plant out Set the plants two feet apart in rows The flowers are similar to a petunia cup-shaped, but with such brilliam markings and colourings that one cannot describe.