PLANTS IN THE PARLOR. 15 
put in heaps, in the shade or under cover, and turned over 
every five or six weeks during the summer, as it will be 
wanted in August or September, when the plants are re- 
potted. 
Compost for Camellias, Pelargoniums, Roses, and most 
plants may be made of the following ingredients: 
1 part river or sea sand. 
1 “ Jeaf mould. 
1 “ well rotted manure from old hot-beds. 
1 “ peat. : 
2 “ turf or garden mould. 
Or, if no leaf mould, 
1 part sand. 
2 “ well rotted manure. 
1 “ peat. 
2 “ turf or garden mould. 
If there is no peat, substitute turf or garden mould. 
For Cactuses: 
2 parts coarse sand. 
3 “ leaf and turf mould. 
1 “ - peat, and a little broken plaster. e 
For Azaleas, Ericas, and most New Holland plants: 
4 parts peat. : 
2 sand. 
1“ garden or turf mould. 
‘1 “leaf do. 
After the plants have done flowering in the spring, 
and as soon as the frosts are over, the pot should be - 
plunged in the ground in a shady place, and watered 
sparingly during the summer. The great object during 
the summer will be to keep the plants at rest, so that they 
may bloom with greater vigor in the winter. They must 
not be suffered, however, to dry up, excepting the bulb- 
ous roots; these may remain in the shade without water, 
as the moisture would start them prematurely. 
Washing the leaves of Camellias, Oranges, and some 
other plants, with a soft sponge, gives a healthy look to 
the plants, and is of great service to them. 
