376 THE GREEN-HOUSE. [APRIL 



the green-house, and let everything in and about it appear neat and 

 lively. 



When any large-leaved kinds have contracted foulness, wash them, 

 one by one, with a sponge dipped in soft water ; the small-leaved 

 sorts may be taken out of the house, in a warm day, and water poured 

 over them out of a watering pot, which will not only wash off the 

 dust but greatly refresh them; then replace them as before. 



HEADING DOWN SHRUBBY PLANTS. 



Myrtles, oranges, lemons, geraniums, and several other woody 

 plants that have got into a bad state of health, may now be headed 

 down ; observing that any of the budded kinds should not be cut off 

 below where they were worked, except in cases of absolute necessity, 

 that is, when the wood is either dead so far, or in such a state that 

 no hopes remain of its producing new shoots under such circum- 

 stances you may head them down to the fresh wood. 



By this means they will put out plenty of strong shoots, near, or 

 from the stems, and form full regular heads in two or three months. 



Shifting, or fresh earthing the plants, as above directed, will be 

 necessary upon this occasion, and in the case of unhealthy roots, they 

 should be cut away to the sound parts, and the plants placed in smaller 

 pots than those they previously occupied. 



INARCHING. 



Towards the latter part of this month you may inarch oranges, 

 lemons, citrons, limes, shaddocks, pomegranates, and almost every 

 other kind of shrubby plants, agreeably to the directions given on 

 page 267. 



By way of curiosity, or as required, you may inarch a branch of 

 an orange or lemon-tree, that has young fruit on it, on one end of 

 the common seedling stocks : it will be well united by the end of 

 August, when it may be separated from the mother plant, in a full 

 bearing state. 



SOWING SEEDS OF GREEN-HOUSE PLANTS, ETC. 



As early in this month as possible, sow the seeds of geraniums, 

 myrtles, oleanders, coronillas, lemons, oranges, balm of Gilead, aloes, 

 cannas, buddleias, and cactuses; callicarpa, caparis, celcias, mimosas, 

 mesembryanthemums, centaureas and chrysocomas ; cinerarias, cis- 

 tuses, coluteas, cyclamens, dolichoses, ericas and euphorbias ; ferra- 

 rias, gardenias, genistas, heliotropiums, indigoferas and lyciums; 

 melias, melianthuses, oleas, passifloras, solanums, proteas, salvias, 

 silenes, spartiums, teucriums, yuccas and xeranthemums, with many 

 others. For the method of sowing them see page 323. Many kinds 

 will not vegetate for two, three, four or six months, and some not 

 sooner than twelve ; therefore attend the pots carefully, and your pa- 

 tience and trouble will be ultimately rewarded. 



