FREESIAS FROM SEEDS
The raising of coloured freesias from seeds is a delightfully interesting business. Either save seeds from the named varieties or purchase a packet of seeds of choice hybrids from a firm of repute. These can be relied upon to produce a remarkable range of colour, with the possibility of something new as the subject of raising novel colours Is far from being exhausted. Sow the seeds in the autumn. Pans or boxes are preferable to pots, as the larger body of soil keeps damp longer and obviates too frequent watering. Use a light rather rich soil made up of fibrous loam leaf mould, wood ash, or soot, and plenty of coarse grit. If the seeds are spaced out'over the surface about an inch apart, it will obviate disturbing to prick them off as is necessary when the. seedlings are crowded. Cover the seeds with a quarter to half an inch of fine soil. In a green house with a genial, moist temperature, seeds sown now will germinate in from three to five weeks. The strongest seedlings may be expected to bloom next summer if the seedlings are given a light, warm position during the winter.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 922, 15 March 1930, Page 28
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198FREESIAS FROM SEEDS Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 922, 15 March 1930, Page 28
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