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raise the ball within about a half an inch of the rim of the 

 pot. Press the earth down around it with a thin narrow 

 piece of wood, called a potting -stick, frequently shaking it 

 that no vacancy may be left. If the roots are rotten, or 

 otherwise injured, take all such off. If this be the case^ the 

 plant will be sickly. Give it a new pot of a smaller size, 

 administering water moderately until there are visible signs 

 of fresh growth. The plants must not be disturbed while 

 flowering ; let the repotting be done afterward. Plants are, 

 at certain stages, if in good health, in a state that no one 

 can err in shifting them when desirous to hasten their growth. 

 Those plants that make two or more growths during the sum- 

 mer may be repotted in the interim of any of these growths, 

 and all others just before they begin to push in the spring; 

 that is, when the wood buds are perceptibly swelled. Never 

 saturate with water fresh-potted plants. There are many 

 kinds that, without injury, can be repotted when growing. 

 When done potting, tie all up neatly with stakes rather 

 higher than the plant, that the new shoots may be tied there- 

 to during the summer, to prevent them from being destroyed 

 by the wind. There may be many that do not require re- 

 potting, but would be benefited by a top-dressing. This 

 should be done by probing off all the surface earth down to 

 the roots, replacing it with fresh compost, suitable to the na- 

 ture of the plant. 



When the above is done, arrange all the plants in proper 

 order, and syringe them clean ) but if there are any of the 

 green-fly, they must be fumigated previous to syringing. 

 The pavement of the house should be cleanly and neatly 

 swept every day, and washed at least once a-week. Thus, 

 every part of the house will be in order before the hurry of 

 the garden commences. 



OF ENARCHING, OR GRAFTING BY APPROACH. 



In this method of grafting, the scion is not separated from 

 the parent plant until it is firmly united with the stock; con- 

 sequently, they must stand contiguously. We intend the 

 following method to apply directly to Camellias, as they are 

 the principal plants in the green-house that are thus worked. 

 The criterion for the operation is about the first of March or 



