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They must still be kept in heat, and attended to in the way of water 

 so that they do not receive any check to their growth. About the 

 beginning of May they may be gradually hardened off by inuring 

 them to a cooler temperature, but still giving sufficient water ; and 

 about the middle of June turn them out into a cold frame, plunging 

 the pots — or, what is equally as good, if not better, plant them out 

 into good rich soil, keep them well aired, even removing the lights 

 altogether on good days, but run on again at night, or during heavy 

 rain. They must be potted up again about the middle of September, 

 using 4-inch or 5-inch pots, according to the size of the plants. They 

 must be returned to the frame for a week or two after potting, and 

 shaded slightly from the sun, until they begin to make fresh roots, 

 when they must get plenty of light and air, or transferred to a pit 

 where they can be kept near the glass and well aired. We do not 

 believe at all in the drying-off process ; they should always be kept 

 growing. The treatment during the second and succeeding years 

 will differ but slightly from that already described, and therefore 

 need not be repeated. 



Those who have not the command of heated structures, but may be 

 in possession of a greenhouse and a frame or two, may still manage 

 to grow a few Cyclamens by sowing the seed early in June, and 

 place it in a frame, or in the greenhouse, — the young seedlings to be 

 potted off when fit, and transferred to the frame. Only they must 

 not be potted into larger than 3-inch pots, and not planted out, but 

 kept and wintered in this size of pot ; and in spring, after they begin 

 to make fresh growth, they may be shifted into larger pots, the after- 

 treatment being also similar to that described above. The only 

 difference between this mode and the other will be, that it will 

 require from eighteen months to two years to get them into flower. 

 They should be wintered in a temperature of about 50°, and kept in 

 a moderate state as regards moisture. J. G., W. 



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There is such a run on dwarf plants of bright colour for table use and 

 other purposes of furnishing in winter, that it is well to remember at 

 the present season how simple it is to accomplish work that may be of 

 paramount value to the gardener during the winter months. About 

 the second week of next month (August) is a good time to take cut- 

 tings of Poinsettias, in order to have plants from 1 foot to 18 inches 

 high. The tops should be taken off the strongest plants, or, if there be 

 two stems from the same plant, one may be cut for the purpose indi- 

 cated, and the other may be allowed to grow on ; in any case, the 



