268 GREEN-HOUSE WATERING, ETC. [Mag, 



MAY. 



About the first of the month all the small half-hardy plants 

 may be taken out of the green-house, and those that are left 

 will be more benefited by a freer circulation of air, which will 

 inure them to exposure. The Geraniums ought to stand per- 

 fectly clear of other plants, while in flower and growing, or 

 they will be much drawn and spindly. 



WATERING. 



We have advanced so much on this subject, another obser- 

 vation is not necessary, except as to succulents, which are 

 frequently over-watered about this period. Before they begin 

 to grow, once a week is sufficient. 



OP BRINGING OUT THE GREEN-HOUSE PLANTS. 



Those trees or plants of Orange, Lemon, Myrtle, Ncrium, 

 &c, that were headed down with the intention of planting 

 them into the garden, to renovate their growth, should be 

 brought out and planted in the situations intended for them. 

 A good light rich soil wll do for either, and the balls of earth 

 might be a little reduced, that when they are lifted, they might 

 go into the same pot or tub, or perhaps a less one. This being 

 done, the plants, generally in a calm day from the 12th to the 

 18th of the month, should be taken out, carrying them directly 

 to a situation partially shaded from the tmn, and protected 

 from the wind. In regard to a situation best adapted for them 

 during summer, see Hot-house this month, which will equally 

 apply to green-house plants. All Primroses and Polyanthus 

 delight in shade. The reason of so many plants of the D. 

 odora* dying, is from the effects of the sun and water. We 

 keep them always in the green-h^se. 



* On examining these plants, when the first appearance of decay 

 affected them, the decayed part was without exception at the surface 

 of the soil, which was completely mortified, while the top and roots 

 were apparently fresh. This led us to conclude that the cause was 

 the effect of sun and water ou the stem. We have since kept the 



