354 THE GREEN-HOUSE. [APRIL, 



Fre&h Earthing the Plants. 



Such of the plants, as do not require shifting, into larger pots, 

 Sec. should be refreshed with new earth, as directed in page 300 ; 

 after which, give them a moderate watering and replace them in 

 the green-house, as before. 



Trimming and Cleaning the Plants. 



Where any decayed, straggling, or ill placed branches appear, 

 either cut them off close, or prune them, so as to give the plants* 

 a neat and becoming form. 



Pick off all decayed leaves as they appear, and suffer no weeds 

 of any kind to grow in the pots ; keep them free from moss, Sec. by 

 stirring the surface earth frequently : wash and clean the floor of the 

 green-house, and let every thing in and about it, appear neat and 

 lively. 



Where any large leaved kinds, have contracted foulness, wash 

 them, one by one, with a spunge 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 do^m 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 ne- 

 cessity ; 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 

 circumstances, 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 before directed, will be 

 accessary upon this occasion. 



Inarching. 



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

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

 other kind of shrubby plants, agreeable to the directions given in 

 page 249. 



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 of the 

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

 gust, when it may be separated from the mother plant, in a full bear- 

 ing state. 



