276 GREEN-HOUSE REPOTTING PLANTS. [May. 



carrying them directly to a situation partially shaded from 

 the sun, and protected from the wind. In regard to a 

 situation best adapted for them during summer, see hot- 

 house this month, which will equally apply to green-house 

 plants. All Primroses and Polyanthus delight in shade. 

 The reason of so many plants of the J). odora* dying, is 

 from the effects of the sun and water. We keep them 

 always in the green-house. 



The large trees may be fancifully set either in a spot for 

 the purpose, or through the garden. Put bricks or pieces 

 of wood under the tubs to prevent them from rotting, and 

 strew a little litter of any description over the surface of the 

 soil to prevent evaporation, or about one inch of well de- 

 cayed manure, which will, from the waterings, help to 

 enrich the soil. A liberal supply of water twice or three 

 times a week is sufficient. A large tree will take at one 

 time from two to four gallons. We make this observation, 

 for many trees evidently have too limited a supply. Con- 

 tinue to syringe the plants through the dry season every 

 evening, or at least three times per week. All the tall 

 plants must be tied to some firm support, because the 

 squalls of wind frequently overturn them, and do much 

 harm by breaking, &c. Keep those that are in flower as 

 much in shade as will preserve them from the direct influ- 

 ence of the sun. 



REPOTTING PLANTS. 



After the following-mentioned plants, or any assimilated 

 to them, are brought out of the house, and before they are 

 put in their respective stations, repot them where they are 

 required to grow well. Jlloes. These plants, so varied in 



* On examining these plants, when the first appearance of decay 

 affected them, the decayed part was without exception at the sur- 

 face of the soil, which was completely mortified, while the top and 

 roots were apparently fresh. This led us to conclude that the 

 cause was the effect of sun and water on the stem. We have since 

 kept the earth in a conical form round the stem, thereby throwing 

 the water to the sides of the pot, and kept them in the shade. Pre- 

 viously to doing this, great numbers perished every year, and now 

 no plants thus treated die with us. 



