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awkward flower stems, they must be supported 
in time by sticks, which should be small, and 
the ties must be rather loose, to allow the 
growing stem to push the tie up with it. The 
plants now require a good deal of water, 
as the weather becomes warm ; gentle showers 
are good for them. 
May. — Propagate by cuttings still, when 
any nice young shoots can be taken off without 
spoiling the plants ; as they continue growing 
and advancing for bloom, they are more in 
want of moisture, and should never be al- 
lowed to get dry ; they also require all the 
air that can be given; they may be removed 
to the greenhouse, either for ornament or con- 
venience, but until they become large, the 
pits are more handy. Supporting the stems 
will be found necessary with some varieties, 
but the good shrubby kinds will not require 
it except for travelling. Encourage seedling 
plants. Look closely after the green fly. 
Bed out at the end of the month, small plants 
for the open air. 
June. — Most of the well grown plants 
will now be flowering ; they will still require 
plenty of moisture, and the sun must be kept 
off with thin canvass shading. In pits the 
lights should be tilted on all four corners, and 
the canvass thrown over them in the heat of 
the day ; and if they are in the green-house, 
there must be some kind of shade or the 
blooms will soon fall or fade. Cuttings that 
are struck, may be potted off, and the sooner 
the better. Prick out seedlings an inch apart 
in pots, beginning round the edge. Watch 
the green fly, for if left undisturbed for a 
few days they would destroy the beauty of a 
plant. 
JuLr. — Cuttings may be still potted off, and 
any that have filled their small pots with roots 
may be shifted to others a size larger. The 
principal business now is to shade the bloom- 
ing plants, keep them well watered and 
drained, and supported where it is necessary. 
Seedlings that are up and growing in their 
seed-pots may be pricked out, an inch apart, 
as soon as they are large enough, in wide- 
mouthed pots, or if in small pots put round 
the edge only. Shift any that are in pots too 
small. Put together, in an isolated place, for 
seeding such distinct varieties as you wish to 
amalgamate. 
August. — Propagate, by cuttings, all this 
month. "Water freely. Remove such as are 
past their prime into the open air, to encourage 
the seeds, and be careful that they do not 
suffer for want of water. Seed, also, must be 
examined as it approaches ripeness, and be 
gathered before it is scattered. Shift seedlings 
that are large enough into small pot3, one in 
a pot, and after watering them in, to close the 
earth about their roots, shut them up a day in 
a pit well shaded. Continue to watch for the 
green fly, and exterminate it with fumigation. 
September. — Propagate by cuttings all 
this month, attending to their different stages, 
as before. Continue to gather seed. Pot off 
seedlings and cuttings that are ready, and 
shift those that are pot-bound. Cut down the 
bloom stems ; stir the surface of the mould in 
the pots ; top-dress a little, and set them in 
their frames for the winter. See that the 
bottom of the frame is hard and sound, and 
rather sloping, so as not to let water lay on it, 
nor soak into it. Lessen the quantity of mois- 
ture given to the plants, as they will not be 
growing much, and there is, after the middle 
of the month, danger of frost. 
October. — Continue the treatment of the 
past month, but be more careful, and provide 
against frost, by covering at night. Pot off 
any of the best or previous month's cuttings 
that have struck, and shut them down close for 
a day or two after moving. Also, pot off 
seedlings, or prick out the small ones, and 
place them in the greenhouse until they are 
large enough to put in separate pots. Give no 
water now, while the plants keep fresh, for 
there is very little moisture wanted. 
November. — The treatment throughout 
the autumn and winter months is not materially 
changed : — all the air that can be given in mild 
weather, very little moisture, and secure cover- 
ing from frost; and whether they are in regular 
pits or frames, or in a greenhouse, the same 
treatment must be observed as nearly as pos- 
sible ; nor must it be forgotten, that frost does 
not prevent the green-fly from attacking these 
plants, although there is less danger of them in 
winter time than in spring and summer. 
December. — A continuation of more watch- 
fulness, to carry out the general principles al- 
ready laid down. The inside of the pits should 
be kept dry and clean; all dead leaves should be 
constantly picked off and thrown away, and by 
no means be left in the pit. Water should be 
seldom given, and never until the soil is nearly 
dry. 
THE KINL-S TO SELECT. 
A very minute description of each separate 
variety would have a great degree of sameness; 
for the variety is occasioned by the different 
shapes of the spots as much as anything. We 
therefore give a list of the sorts we should buy 
to begin with, and should then be content to 
take in addition any that appeared better in 
blooming time, but none that were worse : — 
Lady Anne Charteris, Professor Wilson, 
Duchess of Sutherland, Kinghornii, Lady 
Blantyre, Celebration, Lady Constable, Stan- 
dishii, Masterpiece, Puissant, Julia, Emperor, 
Oscar, Lord Hardinge, Marmion, Marquetry, 
Matchless, Orlando, and Plant's Carnation 
