Bulss. — Pot HyacintliS; Narcissi, Tulips, &c, to 

 flower late in the spring ; also the Ixias and Gladioli, 

 and various other Iridese ; and also Oxalis, Laclienalia, 

 &c. They delight in light open soil composed of peat, 

 loam, and sand, and rotten leaf mould as an addition to, 

 or substitute for, the peat. 



Cineeaeias. — Give the final shift to the plants in- 

 tended to flower as specimens in early spring. 



Chrysanthemums to be treated with manure water 

 occasionally. All suckers and spindly shoots to be re- 

 moved, and the flowers to be thinned. 



Pelaegoniums. — A little fire-heat by day, with plenty 

 of air 9 will be of service to drive off the damp and stag- 

 nant atmosphere caused by heavy rains. Watering, 

 if necessary, to be given in the morning ; the principal 

 shoots to be tied into a regular form, and the weakly and 

 useless ones removed ; to be placed near the glass, to 

 encourage a sturdy, short-jointed growth. Two ounces 

 of the Gishurst compound, dissolved in one gallon of soft 

 water, will speedily banish the green fly. 



FOECING-HOUSES. 



Cucumbees. — Keep them tied in as they grow ; stop 

 the side-shoots at the second joint ; allow the leader to 

 grow to the required length before stopping it ; and pinch 

 off the young fruit if you think they are not sufficiently 

 strong to carry a crop. 



Peaches. — Prune and dress the trees as soon as they 

 lose their leaves. If the lights are still off any of the 

 early houses the sooner they are put on the better. An 

 abundance of air to be given. 



Pines. — The temperature of the fruit-swelling plants 

 to range from 80° to 65° at night, with an increase during 

 the day in accordance with the state of the weather, 

 whether bright and sunny, or rainy, foggy, or frosty ; 

 and the succession plants a few degrees less. Humidity 

 to be considerably reduced, as it tends at this season to 

 produce weak and immature growth. The bark-beds of 

 strong succession plants that are required to start into 

 fruit early, to be renewed by having a small quantity 

 added to the surface of the bed. Pits heated by dung 

 will require covering with mats at night : when covered 



