500 Notes on Greenhouse Plants, Sfc. 



gloxinias, (fcc. Shift camellias that require larger pots ; they 

 should be grouped near the warmest end of the house, and 

 syringed frequently while making their growth. Repot 

 leschenaultias, boronias, and plants of similar character ; they 

 should be kept from cold currents of air. The balance of 

 achimenes, gesneras, &c., should now be potted. Fumigate 

 the house occasionally with tobacco smoke. Every green- 

 house should have a patent fumigator. Orange trees will re- 

 quire to be liberally watered and syringed. Now that the 

 days are longer and the sun brighter, more water will be re- 

 quired at the roots ; keep the front sashes closed during dry 

 cutting winds, and preserve a moist atmosphere. 



April. — Calceolarias will now be in flower : geraniums 

 approaching same condition ; stake them out and give them 

 plenty of room. The house may be freed of all half-hardy 

 stuff", as verbenas, petunias, &c., by placing them out of doors 

 in a sheltered spot ; the north side of a fence is the best 

 situation, where they will be shaded from the sun. Should 

 they happen to get a few degrees of frost, it will not hurt 

 them if the sun does not strike them. The house will now 

 be much crowded. Plants out of flower may be arranged on 

 the top shelves, bringing those in flower nearer and more 

 prominent. Torenias, tremandra, salvias, plumbagoes and 

 clerodendrons should be repotted and kept warm. Although 

 firing is discontinued, one end of the house may be kept 

 many degrees warmer by keeping the sashes closed. Shading 

 will now be necessary during bright weather. 



May. — The house may now be thinned by taking out the 

 orange trees. Oleanders, heaths, acacias, and other large 

 plants, may also be set in a half-shaded situation. Geraniums 

 will be coming into flower ; give them plenty of room, and 

 attend carefully to watering ; they will repay all trouble. 

 The same with cinerarias. Azaleas and camellias should be 

 frequently syringed and kept in the house until their growth 

 is completed. All summer flowering plants should be shifted 

 in time to grow them well. Fuchsias deserve all care that 

 can be given. Put in cuttings of chrysanthemums for flow- 

 ering in pots. As the calceolarias go out of flower, cut down 



