294 A GUIDE TO FLORICULTURE. 



THE PARLOR. 



Give your plants plenty of air, and begin to water them 

 more freely. Tender Roses may be planted out, and also 

 be propagated by cuttings. Orange and Lemon Trees that 

 require removing into larger pots or tubs, should have it 

 done. Pomegranate, Crape Myrtle, and Jasmines, should 

 be either repotted or planted into the open ground. Azalia? 

 and Rhododendrons will require plenty of water, or their 

 flowers will drop. Camellias will still be in bloom ; follow 

 the direction given last month. Calceolarias, Cinerarias, 

 Auriculas, and Polyanthuses will now begin to flower, and 

 should be placed in the shade. Slips should be taken from 

 the Auricula while in flower, as each color or variety can 

 then be mar* readily marked, and the slips will root quick. 

 Chinese Primroses, as they go out of flower,, should be 

 divided by parting the root ; each star will make a root by 

 placing them in the shade, and watering them regularly. 

 Geraniums will soon be in flower, and will require atten- 

 tion to make them flower well ; slips, taken off at any time 

 after the middle of the month, will make good plants for 

 next season. Seeds sown last month, for parlor culture, 

 will be large enough some time this month to transplant 

 into four inch pots ; give them rich soil ; use no saucers 

 for them, as they are required for swamp plants only. 



