268 GREEN-HOUSE OF ENARCHING, &C. [March. 



the pot. Press the earth down around it with a thin nar- 

 row piece of wood, called a potting stick, frequently shak- 

 ing it that no vacancy may be left. If the roots are rotten, 

 or otherwise injured, take all such off. If this be the case, 

 the plant will be sickly. Give it a new pot of a smaller 

 size, administering water moderately until there are visible 

 signs of fresh growth. The plants must not be disturbed 

 while flowering ; let the repotting be done afterward. 

 Plants are, at certain stages, if in good health, in a state 

 that no one can err in shifting them when desirous to 

 hasten their growth. Those plants that make two or more 

 growths during the summer may be repotted in the interim 

 of any of these growths, and all others just before they 

 begin to push in the spring; that is, when the wood buds 

 are perceptibly swelled. Never saturate with water fresh- 

 potted plants. There are many kinds that, without injury, 

 can be repotted when growing. When done potting, tie 

 all up neatly with stakes rather higher than the plant, that 

 the new shoots may be tied thereto during the summer, to 

 prevent them from being destroyed by the wind. There 

 may be many that do not require repotting, but would be 

 benefited by a top-dressing. This should be done by 

 probing off all the surface earth down to the roots, replac- 

 ing it with fresh compost, suitable to the nature of the 

 plant. 



When the above is done, arrange all the plants in proper 

 order, and syringe them clean; but if there are any of the 

 green-fly, they must be fumigated previous to syringing. 

 The pavement of the house should be cleanly and neatly 

 swept every day, and washed at least once a week. Thus, 

 every part of the house will be in order before the hurry 

 of the garden commences. 



OF ENARCHING OR GRAFTING BY APPROACH. 



In this method of grafting the scion is not separated from 

 the parent plant until it is firmly united with the stock ; 

 consequently, they must stand contiguously. We intend 

 the following method to apply directly to Camellias, as 

 they are the principal plants in the green-house that are 

 thus worked. The criterion for the operation is about the 



