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and bulbs for forcing. Take out the old tan and 

 fill the pit with new. Wash the rafters, flues, 

 shelves, &c, with warm water and soft soap ; this 

 will destroy the ova of insects. About the second 

 or third week bring in the shrubs, bulbs, &c, to 

 force into early flower. Wash such plants as are 

 infested with the scaly insect with water and soft 

 soap, and syringe such as appear to have the red 

 spider with the alkaline extract. 



Syringe the plants with pure water twice a day, 

 as directed for March. Pour water on the flues 

 the first thing in the morning and the last in the 

 evening. 



Air. — Admit a little every mild day, even if the 

 sun be clouded, but do it with caution. 



Fire. — Put on just so much as will keep the 

 thermometer from 60° to 65°. 



PLANTS COMING INTO FLOWER THIS MONTH. 



Barleria purpurea. 

 Brachysema latifolium. 

 Gloriosa superba. 

 Chrysanthemum sinen- 

 sis. 



Dombeya ferruginea. 

 Dracaena ferrea, &c. 



Justicia coccinea, bico- 

 lor. 



Lilium longiflorum, &c. 

 Salvia splendens. 

 Thunbergia alata, alata 



alba, fragrans, grandi- 



flora. 



