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THE FLOEAL WOELD AND GAEDEN GUIDE. 
you to have two shoots from each lateral, but will cause the leader 
to push away, and furnish you with plenty of side-wood. The four 
first tiers of laterals will be enough to pincli this season ; the rest 
may be allowed to grow on. 
They will be formiDg nice little plants now, so they may as well 
be taken to the greenhouse or conservatory, where, with a gay pro- 
fusion of flowers, they will assist in keeping the house “ dressy ” 
for a short time. By the middle of November, water should be 
withheld gradually, in order to ripen the wood, and they may be 
placed in a dry cold pit, or any out-of-the-way place, such as under 
the greenhouse stage, for instance, where they must remain all the 
winter, as they will require no more attention till the end of Feb- 
ruary, when a little water may be applied sparingly to induce them 
to start ; the knife must now be applied to cut back the side-shoots 
that were pinched last year, to the second joint on the wood they 
made after they were pinched, and a couple tiers of single shoots to 
the second joint, the rest to the first, and the leader to within four 
inches ; thus you will have a pyramidal basis to work on. 
Place them now in a warm vinery, and they will soon show indi- 
cations of rapid growth. After they are fairly started, turn them 
out of their pots, and shake off all loose soil, and examine the 
roots ; repot now in ten-inch pots, using strong fibry loam of a rich 
texture, old cow-dung, leaf-soil, and sand, equal parts well mixed. 
As stated for last season, attend well to drainage, as they will 
require no more pot room this season ; replace them again in heat, 
and pinch in according to the directions laid down for last season, 
always aiming at having the plant broad and full at the pot, and 
tapering to the top. Pinching should, however, be stopped after 
the 1st of June, for by the middle of the month they should get a 
prominent place in the conservatory, where, by July, they will be 
the objects of greatest admiration in the house. Liquid manure must 
not be omitted upon any account, at least three times a week, as this 
is now the only thing the plant will derive its nourishment from, 
and will cause it to bloom right on till October, when it will be 
getting unsightly, and may be removed out of doors to make room 
for some other favourite. When cold nights set in, remove them, 
as before, to a cold pit, etc. No more attention will be necessary 
till spring, when they may be pruned and started according to the 
time they are wanted in bloom. They can be had in bloom, by 
putting a few into heat by the beginning of January, about the 
middle of May. Others, started accordingly, will enable you to 
have them in flower all the summer. 
