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pots. If the weather is favourable and genial, 

 potting should be finished this month. Much, 

 however, depends upon the Aveather, and the con- 

 veniences the cultivator has for placing his plants 

 when they are potted. If compelled to place in 

 the open at once, it will be better if left till later. 



MARCH. 



Re-potting should be finished this month. If the 

 soil used for bloommg is moist, no water will be 

 required for a few weeks. Shield the plants care- 

 fully fi'om cold and biting winds till they get fairly 

 established ; keep the rain from them for some 

 time longer. 



APRIL. 



Tie the early and tall growers to the sticks as 

 they advance in height, as the plants are very 

 easily broken off by high winds. Keep the foliage 

 from green-fly, remove decaying leaves ; and where 

 plants have been protected in frames they should 

 now be placed out in the open to the full exposure 

 of sun and air. 



MAY. 



The plants will be growing rapidly now, and the 

 flowering-stems must be carefully tied as they 

 advance. Do not tie too tio'ht, or the stems are 

 liable to snap ofl:*. Disbud as soon as the young buds 

 are large enough to handle. Watch the weather care- 

 fully, and if dull do not over- water. Weakly growers 



