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out pruning, but to have fine large spikes of flowers, 

 cut in the wood of last year to about three eyes from 

 the wood of the preceding year; by this they will be 

 much finer. Pomegranates will only require a little of 

 the superfluous wood cut out. Perhaps some of them 

 may be desired to flower in pots or tubs during sum- 

 mer : the balls will admit of being much reduced, and 

 by this a pot or tub very little larger will do for them. 

 Do not give much water until they begin to grow. 



MYRTLES AND OLEANDERS. 



If any of these have grown irregularly, and are not 

 headed down or otherwise pruned, as directed last 

 month, they should now be done. Oleanders are very 

 subject to the white scaly insect, and before the heat 

 of summer begins, they should be completely cleansed. 

 This insect is likewise found on Myrtles, which are worse 

 to clean, and ought to be minutely examined twice 

 every year. We have observed mildew on these shrubs, 

 which makes the foliage brown and unsightly. If it is 

 detected in time, syringing is an effectual remedy. 



GERANIUMS. 



Some of the earliest blooming kinds of these will now 

 begin to flower, and the sun will greatly deteriorate 

 their rich colours where they are near the glass with a 

 south aspect. The glass should be white-washed, 

 which will cast a thin shade over them, and prolong the 

 duration of the bloom, but if they are above five feet 



