Greenhouse awl Stove Plants 



ADEXAXDRA. 



weeks, with abundance of water thrown 

 about the house, and continue the use of 

 the syringe until the end of August, when 

 it will be well to dispense vn\h it ; also 

 allow the house to become considerably 

 drier, to ripen up the growth. Give plenty 

 of air during the day, and leave some in 

 at the top lights diuing the nights through 

 the autumn, so long as there is no danger 

 of frost. Winter them similarly to the 

 previous season, and give just as much 

 water as will keep the soil in a healthy 

 condition. The roots of these plants 

 are rarely, when in health, quite at 

 rest. Pot again in spring, about the 

 time recommended the preceding year, 

 giving a 3 or 4 inch shift, according to the 

 strength of the plants. Use the soil in a 

 little coarser state, adding sand in similar 

 proportions as heretofore ad-\ased. Pot 

 hard, and train the shoots well out, as 

 before. It is not likely the plants will 

 show much flower this spring on account 

 of their non-exposure to the open air 

 the summer previous ; neither is it well 

 they should, as it would somewhat inter- 

 fere with the coming season's growth, 

 when, if all goes well, they wall make pro- 

 gress such as to bring them up to a useful 

 decorative size. Take out the points of 

 the shoots, as lecommended last season, 

 but not before the end of Apiil ; if done 

 before this time they will set bloom sooner 

 than they should, and will come into 

 flower before the time when they are re- 

 quired the following spring. When the 

 shoots are shortened back let it be evenly 

 done all over the plants, so that they may 

 be able to make a regular growth, which 

 encourage by maintaining a moist growing 

 atmosphere, through applying water freely 

 to the paths and stages. Give air early in 

 the morning, and in abundance through 

 the day. Syringe the plants well in the 

 evening, and close the house Avhilst the 

 sun is yet upon tlie glass ; shade slightly 

 in very bright weathei' in May, June, and 

 July, during which latter month they 

 should be gradually inured to more air, 

 given through the nights, \\i\h less shade 

 in the day-time. 



At the beginning of August turn them 

 outside in the open air, gi^^ng them for a 

 week or so a little pi'otection from the sun 

 in the middle of the day, after which fully 

 expose them, protecting the pots from the 

 direct rays of the sun. Syringe overhead 

 every evening in bright weather, but do 

 not allow the ]ilants whilst out to get too 

 much drenched with rain. They may 

 remain out-of-doors until the middle of 

 September, after which it will not be safe 

 to risk them, for I'ear of frost ; give them 



a good light situation through the winter, 

 druing which time they should be nicely 

 tied with new sticks, and trained into 

 proper form. They are not diflicult plants 

 to manage in this respect, from their 

 natural even habit. In the spring they 

 may be expected to show flower from 

 every shoot, which will open through 

 April or May, when they will make useful 

 decorative plants, and can be removed to 

 the conservatory or show-house. After 

 their flowering is over cut the shoots back 

 about half-way between the extremities 

 and the point they were ciit to last year. 

 If only just the points of the shoots are 

 removed the plants get too tall, and have 

 an unsightly appearance. Give them a 

 good syringing so as to remove any dus^; 

 that may have accumulated upon the leaves 

 during their flowering time ; remove them 

 back to the hard-wooded house, and assist 

 them to break by slight syringing in 

 the afternoons, keeping them in a little 

 closer. When the young shoots have 

 grown half-an-inch or so, repot, giving 

 a sliift according to the amount of roots 

 they are found to have when turned out 

 of the old pots, and encourage them to 

 grow freely by keeping the atmosphere 

 moist, and by giving a little shade during 

 the middle of the day. Inure them to 

 more air, and decrease the shade through 

 July, after which tui'n them out-of-doors, 

 and treat as advised the preceding season. 

 It must be boi-ne in mind tliat Adenandras 

 require this open-air exposure to insure 

 their flowering. By the end of the season 

 they will have arrived at a good speci- 

 men size, and will, if required, do well 

 for exhil)iting. Treat through the autumn 

 in accordance with the directions pre- 

 \T.ously given ; but now winter them in 

 a temperature some 5° cooler, or they 

 may flower earlier than required. Let 

 their subsequent spring treatment be the 

 same as last year, except that they will 

 not need potting this season. Give them 

 a shift after flowering the next year, 

 and, when they require it, they should 

 be assisted wdth weak manure-water whilst 

 making growth. 



A. fragrans. Is worthy of a place in 

 eveiy greenhouse for the agreeable pei'- 

 fume of its flowers alone. Apart from 

 this, when well bloomed, it is an attractive 

 plant. 



A. spcciosa. This is sufficiently distinct 

 from the alcove to be desirable. 



IxsECTS. — Adenandras, treated as ad- 

 vised, will last for some years, if kept free 

 from red .spider, which must be diligently 

 sought for during the growing season, as, 

 if it gets to a head, the leaves will be de- 



