THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 
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When the -weather becomes mild and settled, remove the plants to a 
cold frame, which will form the most convenient situation for it in 
summer, and regulate the admission of air, etc., according to the 
state of the growth. 
A thin shade should be thrown over the glass for a few hours 
on the forenoons of bright sunny days, and the atmosphere should 
be kept as moist as it conveniently can be. If all goes well, a second 
shift will be requisite in June, and the plant must not be allowed to 
suffer for the want of pot-rocm. Observe the same condition in 
shifting as recommended above. When the roots are supposed to 
have got hold of the fresh soil, which will be easily known by the 
growth, the main shoots must be stopped or cut back in order to 
throw strength into the side-branches ; for if the main shoots are 
allowed to follow their own course, the plant will soon become very 
thin and bare at the bottom, and this will not be remedied without 
a free use of the knife and consequent loss of time. 
Discontinue shading as early in autumn as it can be safely 
dispensed with, and expose the plant more freely to air in order 
to get the wood firm before winter, for the foliage is apt to become 
foxy unless the wood is moderately well ripened. Towards the 
end of September, or as soon as damp cloudy weather begins to 
prevail, remove the plant to the greenhouse, placing it near the 
glass, and where it will receive a free supply of air on everv favour- 
able opportunity, and give water very carefully during the dull 
season. If the same treatment as recommended for the first season 
is practised for one or two more years, the plant should be a nice 
sized specimen for blooming; but if a large specimen is the object, 
the plant shor'd not be allowed to bloom too soon. And in the 
case of a plan* intended for flowering the following season, stopping 
or cutting back must not be practised later than June, as the voung 
wood must be well matured in order to secure a fine display of 
blossoms. Large thick specimens must all be kept in a rather dry 
airy situation in winter, and frequently turned round so as to 
expose all their parts equally to the light and air, but avoid cold 
north or north-easterly winds. The plant generally opens its flowers 
about the beginning of June, and it will goon producing a succession 
of its pretty blossoms until December. But if the object be to keep 
the specimen in good condition as long as possible, which of course 
it should be, the plant must never be removed to a close place while 
in flower, but should be kept in a cool, airy part of the greenhouse, 
and near the glass, shading from bright sunshine. Also give atten- 
tion to stopping any shoots which may incline to outgrow the others ; 
and if necessary to keep the bottom well furnished with healthy 
young wood, the shoots must be cut back, even at the expense of 
losing a season’s bloom. Attention must also be given to shifting 
as may be necessary to keep the roots properly supplied with pot 
room, and water must be carefully supplied, especially to larce 
specimens when in a dormant state. 
November. 
