266 GREEN-HOUSE — WATERING, ETC. \3Iay. 



MAY. 



About the first of the month all the small half-hardy plants 

 may be taken out of the green-house, and those that are left 

 will be more benefited by a freer circulation of air, which 

 will inure them to exposure. The Geraniums ought to stand 

 perfectly clear of other plants, while in flower and growing, 

 or they will be much drawn and spindly. 



WATERING. 



We have advanced so much on this subject, another obser- 

 vation is not necessary ; except as to succulents, which are 

 frequently over-watered about this period. Before they begin 

 to groW; once a-week is sufiicient. 



OF BRINGING OUT THE GREEN-HOUSE PLANTS. 



Those trees or plants of Orange, Lemon, Myrtle, Nerium, 

 &c., that were headed down with the intention of planting 

 them into the garden, to renovate their growth, should be 

 brought out and planted in the situations intended for them. 

 A good light rich soil will do for either, and the balls of earth 

 might be a little reduced, that, when they are lifted, they 

 might go into the same pot or tub, or perhaps a less one. 

 This being done, the plants, generally in a calm day from 

 the 12th to the 18th of the month, should be taken out, 

 carrying them directly to a situation partially shaded from 

 the sun, and protected from the wind. In regard to a situa- 

 tion best adapted for them during summer, see Hot-house this 

 month, which will equally apply to green-house plants. All 

 Primroses and Polyanthus delight in shade. The reason of 

 so many plants of the D. odoraf^ dying, is from the efi"ccts 



* On examining these plants, when the first appearance of decay 

 affected them, the decayed part was withont exception at the surface 

 of the soil, which was completely mortified, while the top and roots 

 were apparently fresh. This led us to conclude that the cause was 

 the effect of sun and water on the stem. We have since kept the 



