28 MARCH GREENHOUSE AND CONSERVATORY. 



they may generally be picked out. Should, however, 

 they be invisible, by no means break the ball to look 

 for them, but return it to the pot, and stick in a peg 

 until the intruders are captured. Remove dead leaves, 

 &c., from the plants,and see that the drainage is fault- 

 less. Give all the air possible, and only reduce the 

 ventilation when there is an unfavourable change in 

 the weather. 



Fuchsias may be kept in bloom until very late in 

 the season by keeping them rather close and warm. 

 Plants going out of bloom which are to be grown 

 another season should be put out of doors to harden, 

 and left unpruned until they have endured a very 

 slight frost ; then cut them in slightly and house 

 them in any mo|^Pltely dry place either light or 

 dark until they regin to break in the Spring. Gera- 

 niums newly struck will require to be kept rather 

 warm to encourage the formation of roots ; those 

 which are strong in pots may have plenty of air, and 

 be kept rather dry to check growth. If more gera- 

 niums are wanted, put in the ripest shoots you can 

 get five or six around the sides of 5-inch pots, and 

 place them on a top shelf near the glass. They will 

 root in time, though slowly ; of course they must be 

 kept moderately dry. Cinerarias should be growing 

 freely, and be regulai'ly stopped to produce good 

 specimens. At this time of the year they are very 

 subject to mildew and green-fly ; the proper remedies 

 should be used as soon as there are the least signs of 

 such plagues, and the plants well aired to induce 

 robustness ; keeping the outside of pots clean will 

 tend much to ensure the healthiness of the plants. 

 Shift on the most forward plants of Calceolaria and 

 Chinese Primrose. Azaleas and Camellias standing 

 out should be put under glass by the latter part of 

 the month, but still should have plenty of air. Those 

 coming in for bloom will require frequent syringing. 



