78 CAMELLIA CULTURE. 



cluster, and they would all bloom if they had a house by 

 themselves; but when in a house with other plants, the 

 heat which is required to keep these plants in health, 

 causes the buds from the Camellias to fall off. 



I do not recommend setting white Camellias out in 

 summer, except when they have been grown in a house with 

 other plants, and at a higher temperature than they really 

 require. All such plants, if put out during the summer 

 months, will be very much benefited by the change. 



Put them out as early as practicable, or as soon as the 

 wood is hardened, and there is no danger of frost. 



Plunge them in the ground up to the rim of the pot, 

 on a wet day. 



Keep them in a cool, shady situation, but not under 

 trees. 



They had better have the strong rays of the sun, than 

 to be under a drip. 



There is no danger of the sun burning the foliage, if the 

 precautions are taken, which have been already given. The 

 foliage will become hardened before the sun strikes them. 



If put out while the sun is shining, the leaves will 

 burn, and most of them fall off, and the plant will not be 

 fit for the greenhouse, the coming fall. 



Do not allow the plants to remain outside later than 

 September. See that they are free from insects. Also 

 give a top dressing of fresh soil to each plant before re- 

 turning them to the greenhouse. 



Camellias which have been grown with a variety of 

 plants, will require the knife to be used very freely just 

 before they begin to make their growth. 



