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next year’s growth and flowers will depend very 
much upon the strengthening, maturing, and ripen- 
ing without breaking, of the dormant buds at the 
base of the shoots which have flowered. 
The pots should be plunged out of doors in cocoa 
fibre or some similar material with a bottom of coal 
ashes, and a top dressing in each pot of good decom- 
posed manure, in a sheltered position, but where 
they will get some sun: and here they should be 
kept thoroughly clean and be by no means neglected, 
but encouraged as much as possible gradually to get 
into a condition of rest, not growing much, but 
ripening and hardening the wood. They must be 
frequently examined for aphides, and should have 
only sufficient water to keep them in health, not so 
much as to encourage them to grow. If they have 
already bloomed twice, or in any case if it does not 
excite the dormant buds lower down, flower buds 
should be picked off. 
About the end of September or the beginning of 
October they should be re-potted: they must be 
turned out of the old pots, the crocks or charcoal 
drainage removed, and also as much of the surface 
soil as can be got away without disturbing the main 
ball of roots. Thoroughly clean pots should be pro- 
vided, a size larger than before if necessary, and the 
loam in the new compost should be as fresh as 
possible, that from an old pasture being the best. 
The new drainage, whether crocks or charcoal, and 
everything else, should be fresh, clean and sweet 
the plants potted very firmly, and then plunged 
afresh in a similar position out of doors. They will 
require a little more water after the potting, but if 
the operation has been delayed till the season men- 
