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from a pine-pit ; plant the cuttings in thimble pots or not larg-er than 60-s, 
placing- a cutting in the centre of each pot, using the same soil as recommended for 
the old plants; water them, and afterwards plunge the pots up to the rim in the 
tan, put on the lights, and shade them from the sun for the first day with a mat. 
Afterwards fully expose them to the sun, andgive no air except the sun be very 
powerful ; but keep them well watered, and in little more than a fortnight they will 
have made good roots, and be ready to pot off. 
8. The best time for potting is in February, when the plants are beginning to 
grow, and immediately after they have done flowering. 
9. During the time they stand out of doors in the summer months, never allow 
them to be exposed to the full effects of the sun at mid-day, and never allow them 
to flag for want of water. 
10. Never take the plants out of the house before the second week of May, 
and never allow them to stand out later than the first week of October. And 
previous to their being brought into the house again, take off some of the surface 
soil from each of the pots, and top-dress them with the compost recommended 
above. 
11. Both before the plants are taken out, and after they are brought again into 
the house, give as much air day and night as the weather will permit ; but on no 
account expose them to the effects of frost, which would inevitably destroy them. 
12. During the months of April, May, June, July, and August, they require 
abundance of water, and two or three times in a week it is advisable to water them 
overhead. But before April, it is not well to wet the leaves at all ; and after 
August they must receive a less quantity of water, and the soil must be allowed 
to become quite dry before any be administered. 
13. The most difficult months to preserve Pelargoniums healthy are November, 
December, and January. During these months, the floor on which they stand 
should be kept dry and clean, and the soil in the pots rather dry than otherwise. 
All dead leaves must be carefully picked off, and as much air given as the season 
will allow ; and should the house become very damp, a little fire to dry it up is 
very beneficial. 
14. From the beginning of May to the beginning of September always water 
the plants in an evening ; but, from the beginning of September to the beginning 
of May, water them in the morning after the sun has risen, that the dampness may 
be dried up before night. In winter this rule must be particularly attended to. 
15. Always sow the seeds of Pelargoniums as early as convenient after being 
ripe, by which means a year is gained in the growth. 
16. Many persons who have no greenhouse to preserve these plants in during 
the winter months, are much at a loss how to safely dispose of them till the following 
spring. As there are usually a greater quantity propagated for furnishing the 
borders than can be conveniently placed in the house windows, there are several 
ways of preserving them, of which we give the following : — 
17. At the end of September, or not later than the first week in October, take 
up the roots of all the Cape species of Pelargoniums which are growing in the 
borders, shake the earth away from the roots, and cut all tender and succulent 
