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shift into larger pots is needed this may be given in March in the case of young 

 plants ; or in June when those pruned are forming fresh shoots. 



Perfectly clean well- drained pots should be employed, and no plant ought to be 

 given a shift before it is seen that the old ball of soil is quite moist throughout. After 

 potting, enough water must be given to keep the older portion of the soil steadily moist, 

 without, however, unduly saturating the new compost. Chorozemas must not be allowed 

 to become very dry at any time, as, should the young root-fibres perish, nothing will 

 save the plant. By the end of July the growth on plants in pots should have been 

 completed, when they ought to be arranged outdoors on a bed of ashes with various 

 other hard-wooded plants. Place them in a cool greenhouse at the end of summer, 

 before the soil becomes saturated with cold rain. Those firmly planted in narrow 

 borders should be kept well supplied with water, and in particular must not be 

 neglected during the summer. If mildew shows on the points, as it is apt to do if 

 too much water is applied to the roots, dust freely with flowers of sulphur, and give 

 less water than formerly. 



SELECTION OF CHOROZEMAS. 



ANGUSTIFOLIUM. — West Australia; height H feet; 



flowers orange-red; April. 

 cordattjm splendens. — West Australia; height 2 



feet ; flowers red and yellow ; April. 

 Dicksoni. — West Australia ; height 3 feet ; flowers 



scarlet-yellow ; May to September. 

 DIYERSIFOlium. — West Australia ; height 2 feet; 



flowers orange-red ; May to July. 



Henchmanni. — West Australia ; height 2 feet ; 



flowers scarlet ; April to June. 

 iLiciFOLiUM. — Height 3 feet; flowers yellow; March 



to October. 



ehombeum. — West Australia ; height 2 feet, flowers 



yellow ; April and May. 

 varium (syn. C. Chandleri). — Swan River; height 



4 feet ; flowers yellow and red ; June. 



Cinerarias. — See "Florist's Flowers," page 7, Vol. II. 

 Citrus. — See " Conservatories," Vol. III. 



clethra. — C. arborea (Madeira) is a handsome evergreen shrub, attaining a height 

 of 8 to 10 feet, and affords a profusion of white flowers in the autumn. It is 

 sometimes seen in greenhouses, but more often met with in large conservatories, and 

 when properly grown finds many admirers. Cuttings of half-ripened wood inserted 

 in sandy soil under a hand-glass, or in gentle heat, produce roots freely. Naturally 

 of a bushy habit of growth, little or no topping or pruning is needed. Shift into larger 

 pots in February, using a compost of two parts loam to one each' of peat and leaf soil, 

 with sand added. Press it down firmly, give abundance of water and some liquid 

 manure during the growing season, and keep the soil moist in the winter. 



