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OPERATIONS FOR APRIL. 
bars fixed in a frame about two feet long ; the bars are one inch thick, by two inches 
deep, and are placed about two inches apart, so that 
the gravel falls through betwixt the bars. It might 
be made of cast-iron, and the bars be hollow. 
Annuals, both hardy and tender, may still be sown. See page 22. 
Auriculas coming into flower must have the small buds thinned out, never 
leaving more than ten buds, and those of the finest size. Shelter from the sun by 
shades, as recommended page 10. 
Biennials should now be attended to : see page 66. 
Cact^ of various species treat as recommended in page 49. 
Camellias should now be potted : in doing it attend to the rules laid down, p. 33. 
Carnations : plant off the last year’s layers into large pots, as recommended, 
page 69. 
Cineraria. Different species may be sown as soon as they are ripe, in pots of 
light rich earth. 
Dahlias must be treated as recommended, page 39. Transplant those sown last 
month. 
Erica. Cuttings may now be planted in sand under a bell glass, and place the 
pots on a shelf in the green-house and shade them from the sun. 
Hydrangeas may still be propagated by cuttings, and treated as recommended 
in March. 
Pomegranates may be propagated by layers about the end of the month. See 
page 65. 
Xpomopsis elegans should be treated as recommended, page 27 * 
Lobelia fulgens may now be shifted into good sized pots, in which it will 
flower. 
Mimulus roseus. Smithii, Youngii, and others, will now be coming generally 
into flower in the green-houses : treat them as recommended, page 29. Sow the 
annual species in the beginning of the month. 
Passiflora Kermesina and other species may be propagated by cuttings 
about the end of the month. See page 25, 
Pelargoniums now struck in a hot-bed frame, and potted off as soon as rooted, 
will flower in November. 
Ranunculuses planted in the beginning will flower in July. For the general 
treatment, see p. 42. 
Rose-trees may now be budded, but the buds must have a small portion of 
wood adhering to them. 
Schizanthus retusus, and other half-hardy species and varieties, should be 
re-potted this month if they require it. 
