April.] THE GREEN-HOUSE. 3(33 



the green-house, and let every thing 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 dav, and 

 water poured over them out of a watering pot, which will not only 

 wash oft* the dust but greatly refresh them; then replace them as 

 before. 



Heading down Shrubby Plants. 



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

 plauls 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 

 oft' 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 

 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 

 necessary upon this occasion. 



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 in 

 page 256. 



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, §c. 



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, ceicias 

 mimosas, mesembryanthemums, centaureas and chrysocomas; cine- 

 rias, cistuses, coluteas, cyclamens, dolichoses, ericas and euphor- 

 bias; ferrarias, gardenias, genistas, heliotropiums, ituligoferas and 

 lyceums; melias, melianthuscs, oleas, passifloras, solanums, and 

 proteas salvias, silenes, spartiums, teucriums, yuccas and xeran- 

 themums, with many others. For the method of sowing them see 

 page 309. 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 patience and trouble will be ultimately 

 rewarded. 



