IN THE CELLAR 



governed in watering your cellar-stored plants 

 by the advice given in a preceding chapter. 



I would not advise the pruning of plants 

 when they are placed in the cellar. Defer 

 this until you bring them up in spring. Doubt- 

 less some of the old branches will need to be 

 cut away then, but we can not decide about 

 this in advance. It is always best to wait 

 until the plants begin to grow before apply- 

 ing the knife. This will begin very shortly 

 after they are brought to the light and warmth 

 of the living-room, and water is applied. 



As a general thing, plants should be left in 

 cold storage until about the first of March. 

 This will give them about four month's rest. 



Geraniums that have bloomed during the 

 summer can be wintered in the cellar with 

 comparative safety if most of the old top is 

 cut away, and very little water is given. 

 Some persons succeed in wintering them 

 satisfactorily by hanging their roots from the 

 ceiling, entirely free from soil. But as few 

 cellars are arranged in such a manner as to 

 furnish proper conditions for this method 

 of wintering, I would much prefer to trust 

 my plants in boxes of almost dry soil. 



Soft-wooded plants, like Begonias, cannot 



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