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with a little cowdung, and in well-drained pots. In 

 summer to be fully exposed to the sun, and well watered; 

 and from October to March to be kept perfectly dry. 



Calceolarias (Herbaceous). — To be shifted into larger 

 pots in a compost of equal quantities of decayed turf, leaf 

 mould, good sandy peat, old cowdung, and silver sand, 

 with plenty of drainage and moss on the crocks. To be 

 kept close for a week, after which air may be freely given, 

 avoiding currents of cold air. 



Heaths. — Every vigorous shoot that is taking the lead 

 to be stopped, to produce a more uniform and compact 

 plant. 



Lilium lancifolium. — To be potted either in a good 

 peat, with a little silver sand, or in a light sandy loam, 

 using also some silver sand. The bulb to be placed two 

 or three inches deep from the top of the pot to allow 

 room for the stem-fibres to penetrate the soil. 



Pelargoniums. — The plants potted last month to be 

 stopped back. The house to be kept rather close for a 

 week or ten days, to assist them to push out their eyes. 

 Those intended to bloom in May, that have not been 

 stopped since cutting down, will be putting up their 

 trusses, on sunny days syringe them lightly, and shut 

 the house up warm, with the sun upon it, about three 

 or four o'clock in the afternoon. 



STOVE AND 0ECHID-H0U8E. 



Keep a lively growing temperature here during the 

 day, with a plentiful supply of moisture. Syringe, and 

 shut up early, with 80° or more, allowing a fall of 20 <J 

 during the night. Shake out and repot in succession 

 the stove plants that have been previously recommended 

 to be headed back, and encourage a free growth by 

 plunging them, if possible, in bottom heat. Smaller 

 pots to be used until they have filled them with roots, 

 they may then receive one bold shift that might pro- 

 bably be sufficient for the season. 



EOECING-HOUSES. 



Cheeeies. — These may now want thinning if too thickfy 

 set ; but the operation must be influenced by the ener- 

 gies of the tree and the action of the roots. Endeavour 



