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warm greenhoase, if not exposed to drying 

 draughts of air; the flowers also last longer 

 when cut than when grown in a hot, close 

 house. Achimenes, in pots and baskets, will 

 be in full flower. Give abundance of water, 

 and slight shade from full sun. Any late 

 plants which have not been already divided, 

 should be done at once ; these will flower 

 much later than the early started ones, often 

 lasting until October. 



Coletis. — Pot a few plants of the bright- 

 colored varieties into six-inch pots, to have an- 

 other shift into about ten-inch pots if large 

 plants are required. These plants are very 

 useful to fill up any gap in the greenhouse 

 during the summer, and if well grown, are not 

 to be despised as an exhibition plant at the 

 autumn state fairs. Good, heavy loam and 

 rotten manure will grow these plants to any 

 reasonable size, if they receive abundance of 

 water. The full sun suits these plants best. 



C'aniuis. — A few of the most distinct kinds 

 should be treated the same way for the same 

 purpose. The variety called Tricolor is one 

 of the best for that purpose, it being a dwarf 

 grower, and the foliage beautifully variegated. 



Oleanders should be planted out for the 

 summer. The true double white and Ma- 

 dorni grandiflora are fine additions to this 

 old-fashioned plant. Never cut the flower 

 stems from these plants ; they often flower sev- 

 eral times from same stem. Cuttings of these, 

 rooted after the flower stem is formed, make 

 desirable plants to flower a few inches high ; 

 we have flowered them in two-inch pots. In 

 this state they are more interesting than the 

 tall, lanky plants usually seen. 



Double Chinese l*ti in roses should be 

 removed from the greenhouse to a cold frame 

 behind a north wall, after trimming away all 

 old flower stems and dead leaves. If conven- 

 ient, these plants give least trouble if planted 

 out in such a frame in the same kind of soil 

 used for growing them in pots. If the plants 

 are at all lanky, which some will probably be 

 at this season, sink them deep in the soil, 

 quite up to the leaves ; they will then form 

 fresh roots on the surface, and when taken up, 

 the old stumps may be cut away. These plants 



are considered rather difiicult to keep through 

 the summer. This is partially caused by 

 either pushing the plants into some out-of-the- 

 way corner after flowering, and they are neg- 

 lected and forgotten, or leaving them standing 

 about on the greenhouse stage until all the 

 life is dried out of them. 



Cj/elaniens should be treated the same as 

 recommended for Primulas, excepting that 

 being bulbs, and at rest during summer, they 

 require but little water. 



Trojtaeoluni tricolo7'nrn should be 

 placed away under the stage or in some other 

 convenient place, and kept quite dry until the 

 autumn. This is one of the best winter flow- 

 ering creepers for pot culture we have ; but, 

 although an old-fashioned plant, it is not so 

 often seen in this country as it should be. In 

 England it is cultivated by nearly every one 

 having a greenhouse. 



Orehids, — These plants are classed among 

 the plant aristocracy, but in this free and en- 

 lightened country there is no reason why the 

 owner of a small, warm greenhouse should not 

 share the enjoyment of growing a few of these 

 grand plants with the owners of large conserva- 

 tories, employing educated gardeners to look 

 after them. Many of the species are as easy 

 to grow as a rose, and the flowers frequently 

 last for several weeks, and in some instances 

 for months. Another recommendation : many 

 species flower naturally in winter, at which 

 season choice flowers are most valuable. To 

 those readers who have not grown these plants, 

 we would advise to try a few. Get a few 

 established plants ; these should not require 

 repotting for a year or more, by which time an 

 observant cultivator will know something of 

 the habits and requirements of the I'lants. 

 Many species, after once rooted on blocks of 

 wood, or, what is better, blocks of burnt clay, 

 require no further attention except keei)ing 

 moist and free from insects. Many varieties 

 are scarce and dear, but others are to be ob- 

 tained at moderate prices ; but we would ad- 

 vise growers to avoid very low-priced Orchids, 

 for they may depend there is a screw loose if 

 these plants are ofi"ered at very low figures ; 

 and above all, avoid unnamed varieties. Most 



