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wind, after which wash off the sulphur. If the cure is not 

 complete renew the dose. Always sweep out and dry up 

 the water in the house when any is spilt. The succulent 

 plants will be in want of a little water about once a week, 

 but do not over-water them, as there is not heat enough tc 

 absorb much moisture. If the soil is damp, it is quite suffi 

 cient. 



ORANGES, LEMONS, ETC., 



Will, in many instances, about the end of this month, bo 

 showing flowers or flower-buds. They must, under these 

 circumstances, have plenty of air to prevent them from fall- 

 ing off when entirely exposed. The reason that we see so 

 much fine blossom falling to the ground where the trees are 

 brought out of the house in May, is from the confinement 

 they have had. Where there is a convenience of giving air 

 from the back of the green-house, it should always be given 

 in mild days, especially in those houses that have a recess back 

 from the top of the sashes, for even if the sashes are let down 

 every day, still the house will not be properly ventilated. 

 Any plants that are sickly and intended to be planted in the 

 garden next month to renovate their growth, may be cut back 

 (if not already done) as far as is required to give the tree a 

 handsome form, taking care not to cut below the graft of 

 inoculation. Let the operation be done with a fine saw and 

 sharp knife, smoothing the amputations that are made by the 

 saw; and if they are large, put a little well-made clay over 

 the wound, to prevent the air from injuring it. Beeswax and 

 turpentine are preferable to clay, not being subject to crack or 

 fall off by the weather. 



If there are any Lagerstrcemias, Pomegranate, or Hy- 

 drangeas in the cellar, they should be brought out about the 

 first of the month, and planted in their respective situations. 

 Give the Hydrangea a very shady spot. It does not require 

 much sun, provided it has plenty of air, and do not plant it 

 into soil that has been lately manured. A large plant must 

 have great supplies of water in dry weather. If the plant is 

 very thick, the oldest branches may be thinned out, but do not 

 cut out any of the young shoots, as they contain the embryo 

 of the flower. Layerstr&mias will flower abundantly without 



