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require it, taking great care to use such compost as is congenial to them, and 

 use plenty of drainage. Any that do not require shifting into larger pots 

 may have the surface soil renewed with fresh compost, which will greatly 

 invigorate them, and also add to their neatness. The same directions respect- 

 ing watering and cleanliness may be observed, as given last month. Still 

 propagate all kinds of exotics by means of seeds, layers, cuttings, or suckers, 

 according to the nature of the different kinds ; insert them in pots and plunge 

 them in hot beds, which will promote their vegetation and rooting quickly and 

 certainly. 



Greenhouse. — These plants will now require large admissions of air at 

 all times when the weather is mild, for as most of them will now be shooting 

 freely, they must not be kept too close. The plants must now be looked over 

 to see when water is wanted, and let all the plants be properly supplied there- 

 with, as this is now a very necessary article, particularly when they are in the 

 house ; be careful of the succulent kinds. Let no decayed leaves or shoots 

 be allowed to remain, but let such be taken off as soon as perceived ; and all 

 shoots that are of a weak straggling growth must be 'pruned more or less as 

 appears necessary ; let no weed, moss, or litter, be seen on the tops of the pots 

 and .tubs, and if any foulness be contracted on the plants-, let it be instantly 

 removed. Inarch shrubby exotics of any particular kinds ; sow seed in pots, 

 placing them iu a hot-bed ; sow seeds of orange, lemon, &c. for stocks : also 

 propagate by cuttings, layers, or otherwise, and if placed in a bark bed in the 

 pine stove or hot bed, they will be greatly facilitated in their rooting. 



Herbaceous Perennials should now be divided and replanted; also biennials, 

 as Sweet-williams, &c, should be planted for blooming this season. 



Cuttings. — If old plants of Salvias, Fuchsias, Petunias, Scarlet Geraniums, 

 Verbenas, Heliotropes, &c, &c, were saved through winter, and young plants be 

 required for turning out into open beds in the flower garden, &c, young shoots 

 should now be taken off close to their origin upon the old wO'ul and struck in 

 moist heat. 



Annuals. — Hardy kinds should be sown in the borders, &c. (See Vol. I. 

 p. 43, of the Cabinet, where particular directions are given.) Tender kinds 

 should have plenty of air admitted to them, whether sown in pots or upon a 

 slight hot-bed. (See Vol. I. page 42, of the Cabinet.) In order to have the 

 plants of some particular kinds stiff and healthy, they should be planted off into 

 small pots, boxes, or the open border, or slight hot-bed, &c, so as to be fine 

 plants for final planting in May. Many kinds of tender annuals intended to 

 ornament the greenhouse or stove through summer will require potting off) or, if 

 done before this month, probably repotted into larger pots. 



Auriculas — will bloom this month ; they will require protection from wet 

 and mid-day sun. The plants will require a free supply of water ; if manure 

 water be occasionally given, it will improve the size of the flowers; care should 

 be taken not to apply it over the plant. When the trusses of flowers are 

 formed, if there are more flowers upon each than can conveniently expand, the 

 small and centre ones should be cut out, so as to leave about six. 



Campanula Pvramidalis, — Offsets or cuttings should now be taken off and 

 be treated as directed iu Vol. I. p. 18. 



Carnations, — if not planted off last month, should now be done ("See 

 Vol. I. p. 23.) *■ 



Dahlias.— Seedling plants should be potted off, one plant into a small or 

 sixty-sized pot. Shoots and cuttings of old roots should he taken off where it 

 is desired to increase the kind, and strike them in moist heat. 



China Rose, — Plants of the tender kinds, as yellow, sweet scented, dkc, 

 should now be placed in heat, in order to cause a production of shoots for 

 striking, so as to increase the kinds when desired. (See Vol. I. p. 48.) 



China Rose (hardy kinds).— It is now the i roper time to bud the varieties of 

 China Roses ; do it as soon as the bark will freely rise. 



