CHAPTER XLVL 



CALENDAR FOR THE MONTHS. 



January. 



TOWARDS the last of this month begin to re-pot those 

 plants that require it, and top-dress others with fresh 

 soil. 



Pick off all the dead buds, branches and yellow leaves. 



Keep the house and plants as clean as possible. 



The fires during this month are generally very strong; 

 syringe three or four times a week. 



The more heat in the houses the more moisture will be 

 required to rid the plants of red spider, mealy bug, etc. 



Grafting 



Can be done this month, but I prefer July and August. 



Plants which were inarched last July will now require 

 the twine taken off, for, by this time, the inarch should be 

 firmly united and able to support itself. 



Cut away all the single stock down to the inarch, so 

 that it may heal over and not give an unsightly appear- 

 ance to the plant in after years; re-pot or top-dress, as the 

 plant may require. 



Those plants which were grafted last July should be 

 taken out of the pots and the roots examined. 



Most of them will need to have a portion of the earth 



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