CAMELLIA CULTURE.. 13! 



taken from the ball, and it must be renewed with good 

 fresh soil. 



Many of the inarched and grafted plants would be 

 much improved by being topped at this time, if you want 

 low and bushy plants; but by so doing, the plants would 

 not afford a good straight stem to inarch from in July. 



I would allow them to go without topping, if I wished 

 to have wood to inarch from again the following July, but 

 if not, I would top them freely. 



Alba plena, and other Camellia cuttings which were 

 placed in the sand-bed last November, will require bottom 

 heat this month. 



Once during this month water the plants thoroughly 

 with lime water, to kill the worms and other pests. 



February. 



Finish re-potting all Camellia plants that were not at- 

 tended to last month. 



Pruning should also be done this month; treat the 

 plants the same as for January. 



About the last of the month, gradually lower the tem- 

 perature for the cuttings that were placed in the sand-bed 

 last November, bringing it down to fifty degrees in 

 March. 



During this month, the flowers of alba plena will be 

 getting scarce, and by the end of the month nearly all 

 will have bloomed that will come to perfection. 



The flowers of Camellia candidissima will begin to 

 open near the close of this month. 



