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grossness of character in the plant, which would be any thing but desir- 

 able. When these plants are placed out they should be secui'ed to laths, 

 cords, or wires, fastened so that the plants may be indiyidually attached 

 to them to prevent their being blown down or broken. Regularity in 

 watering should be attended to, and during the hottest weather scarcely 

 too much can be given to them at the roots, and occasionally a slight 

 syringing may be applied over their tops, to moisten, refresh, and clean 

 the foliage and branches. 



Sometimes greenhouse plants are set or plunged during summer in 

 the borders of the flower-garden, and sometimes in the shrubbery, or as 

 single specimens on the lawn. The objection to the two former modes is, 

 that they cannot from their limited number and want of size produce any 

 extra effect in these situations, and indeed in good taste they cannot be 

 said to be in character or keeping vdth the foliage and forms around them. 

 Fine specimens of large grown exotics may be admissible on the lawn, 

 because, like vases, m^ns, statues, &c., these are evidently placed there as 

 individual ornaments of decoration. 



Worms are often very troublesome gnd ^e^^en, injurious to exotics when 

 set out of doors ; they may oe'' conipleieS p:jev'3nied ,or destroyed by 

 watering the ground on ^Jiiclj the plants are placed befor^^ they are brought 

 out, and occasionally ?fterwards. , Neitlier vrill the ^most delicate exotic 

 suffer from the samu apphcation being made it^ locts. 



GENERAL TREATMENT Oy G:^EENxIO^SE ''LA^IS WHES" IN THE HOUSE. 



From the middle of September till the end of October is the proper 

 time for taking in exotic plants, but of course this depends much upon 

 the season ; in fine diy autumns they may be kept out till the end of 

 October, while in wet, cold ones they should be all housed by the end of 

 September. Of course they need not all be taken in at the same time ; 

 the more tender and soft-wooded first, and the more robust and hard- 

 wooded ones last of all. 



Previous to taking the plants into the house, the necessary repairs, 

 such as painting, repairing the glass, cleaning the flues when they are used, 

 &c., should be finished. The plants should then be gone over and care- 

 fully examined to see that the drainage is in a proper state, which is done 

 by examining the holes in the bottom or sides of the pots, and taking away 

 any mould or filth that may have accumulated in them, or by turning them 

 out, which can readily be done, particularly with the smaller sized ones. 



