Horticultural Operations for March. 143 



the foliage every fair day, and shade the plants if the sun is too strong or 

 likely to burn the foliage. Young plants may now be repotted, especially 

 if it is desirable to bring them up into good sized specimens. The general 

 potting may be deferred to July if more convenient. 



Japan Lilies, potted last month, will now require to have a good situa- 

 tion on the stage, where they can develop their leaves and stems. A fresh 

 lot may now be potted for a successional bloom. 



Verbenas will now be objects of attention, especially where quantities 

 are wanted for bedding out. Propagate now, and repot plants in small 

 pots, especially if fine specimens are wanted to bloom in the greenhouse in 

 April and May. Seeds*may be sown now for producing new varieties. 



Pelargoniums will soon begin to show their buds, and will require an 

 abundance of air to prevent their drawing up or assuming an etiolated 

 appearance ; water occasionally with liquid guano : syringe once in a while 

 to keep the foliage clean, and fumigate as often as the green fly makes its 

 appearance. 



Cinerarias will now be in full flower, and will require to be occasionally 

 •watered with liquid manure. Repot such as still need it ; look out for the 

 green fly, which soon destroys the beauty of the plants. 



Fuchsias will now need repotting, if not already done. Now is a good 

 time to propagate from cuttings. 



Dahlias should now be looked after ; such kinds as are wanted for early 

 blooming may now be potted and placed in the greenhouse or hotbed, if 

 one is at hand. Cuttings may be taken off when the new shoots are three 

 inches long. 



Cactuses should now have more liberal watering. Grafting may be 

 done now with safety. 



Achimenes should now be potted off singly, in two-inch pots, and placed 

 in the warmest part of the house, where they can be shaded from the 

 sun. A new lot may be started for a succession. 



Pansies, in pots, should now be shifted into a larger size, say a seven- 

 inch pot, if they are intended for exhibition, or for producing blooms for 

 that purpose. 



Alstromjerias may now be potted for a succession. 



Euphorbia Jacquin^flora, done blooming, should now be headed 

 down and placed in a warm dry place till they begin to grow. 



PoiNSETTiAS may be treated in the same way. 



Gladioluses may now be potted for early blooming. 



Gloxinias and Gesneras should now be potted and placed in a warm 

 part of the house. 



Roses, in small pots, raised from cuttings last summer, will now require 

 a shift into larger pots. Water with liquid manure. 

 ScHiZANTHusES should uow be shifted for the last time. 

 Ericas should be kept in the coolest house, and in the coolest part of 

 that house, where the temperature is kept as low as 35"* at night, if possible. 

 Repot if they require it; and propagate from cuttings for a young stock. 

 Epacrises require the same treatment as Ericas. 



