262 GREEN-HOUSE — ORANGES, ETC. [April. 
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ORANGES, LEMONS, ETC., 
Will, in many instances, about the end of this mouth, be 
showing flowers or flower-buds. They must, under these 
circumstances, have plenty of air to prevent them from 
falling off when entirely exposed. The reason that we see 
so much fine blossom falling to the ground where the trees 
are brought out of the house in May, is from the confine- 
ment they have had. Where there is a convenience of 
giving air from the back of the green-house, it should always 
be given in mild days, especially in those houses that have 
a recess back from the top of the sashes, for even if the 
sashes are let down every day, still the house will not be 
properly ventilated. Any plants that are sickly and in- 
tended to be planted in the garden next month to renovate 
their growth, may be cut back (if not already done) as far 
as is required to give the tree a handsome form, taking care 
not to cut below the graft of inoculation. Let the operation 
be done with a fine saw and sharp knife, smoothing the 
amputations that are made by the saw; and if they are 
large, put a little well-made clay over the wound, to prevent 
the air from injuring it. Beeswax and turpentine are 
preferable to clay, not being subject to crack or fall off by 
the weather. 
If there are any Lagerstrocmias, Pomegranate, or Hy- 
drangeas in the cellar, they should be brought out about 
the first of the month, and planted in their respective situa- 
tions. Give the Hydrangea a very shady spot. It does 
not require much sun, provided it has plenty of air, and do 
not plant it into soil that has been lately manured. A large 
plant must have great supplies of water in dry weather. If 
the plant is very thick, the oldest branches may be thinned 
out, but do not cut out any of the young shoots, as they 
contain the embryo of the flower. Lagcrstrccmias will 
flower abundantly without pruning, but, to have fine large 
spikes of flowers, cut in the wood of last year to about three 
eyes from the wood of the preceding year ; by this they will 
be much finer. Pomegranates will only require a little of 
the superfluous wood cut out. Perhaps some of them may 
be desired to flower in pot or tubs during summer ; the balls 
will admit of being much reduced, and by this a pot or tub 
