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essary t0 prevent worms from getting an entrance into the 

 t by placing a piece of board under it, but if any do find their 

 waV> they should be taken out, or the pots watered with lime 

 ter once a week, for two or three weeks, which will cause 

 them to come out, but be careful not to give them too much 

 lime water, as it may injure their roots. As long as the weather 

 continues favorable, that is, without .frost or excessive rains, 

 they need not be taken in till the latter end of September or the 

 beginning of October. Previous to taking them into the house, 

 it may be necessary to take off a little of the old soil from the 

 surface of the pot, but not deep enough to injure their roots, 

 and topdress them with a little fresh compost, which will be 

 ver y beneficial to them ; syringe them over their leaves and 

 wash the pots clean, and keep them in a cool situation, till they 

 are required to flower. When placed out for summer, they 

 should be put in as cool and shady a situation as possible, for 

 if much exposed to the sun they will turn yellow and get 

 sicklv- The pots may be plunged about half their depth in 

 the around, provided the soil is dryish sandy loam ; if it is a 

 wet cold soil, it is a good plan to take a box and bore a few 

 holes in the bottom to let water out, and set it on the ground, 

 and place in the pots and fill in the interior with sand, as it 

 will protect the roots from being injured by drouth, and they 

 will not want watering so frequently. 



Camellias to be cultivated or flowered in rooms, should be 

 of good size, and strong healthy plants, for small plants are 

 not suitable, as they are more liable to be affected by the 

 heat of the room than larger ones, and the pots being so small 

 they dry much faster, and are apt to lose their buds. When 

 they are brought in from the garden in fall, and it is desired 

 to have them flower as early in the winter as possible, they 

 may be placed in the room they are to flower in, and if the 

 windows are much exposed to the sun's rays they should be 

 shaded a little ; and they will come into flower according to 

 the state of the plants, and the forwardness of the buds. If it 

 is only wished to have them flower in the spring, they may be 

 placed in a cool room where they will not freeze, and they 

 will bear a darker room than most other plants, and can be 

 brought into the parlor when they are wanted, and with the 



