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which put in a four inch pot, enlarging it as soon as the 

 roots extend to the outside of the ball, that by the month 

 of May they may be in seven or eight inch pots, in which 

 they will flower superbly. Give Alstr&merias the same 

 treatment. 



GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. 



If there is a tan bed in the house, and it was renewed 

 in September, the pots should now be plunged therein. 

 The violent heat will partly be over, and the plants are 

 not so liable to suffer at root in this as last month. It 

 will in part prevent the plants from being affected by 

 sudden changes of temperature. Be attentive in keep- 

 ing all insects completely under. This is the period 

 that these are most neglected, but by attending to the 

 modes of their destruction, as already given, no species 

 of them will either be hurtful or unsightly. Syringe the 

 plants about twice a week, and always remember that 

 decayed leaves or litter of any description do not beau- 

 tify healthy plants, neither do they form a part of a well 

 kept Hot-house. 







