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in such a place. If any of the permanent 
plants require syringing, the plants in flower 
should be watered as little as possible. 
Arrangement. — This depends so entirely 
on the sort of structure that but little can be 
said in the way of particular directions. Where 
the house admits, a somewhat irregular design, 
but not without some general agreement, is 
perhaps the best. Where the house and plants 
are small, a series of small stages or beds, to 
correspond with the style of the house or 
adjoining grounds would perhaps be more 
interesting ; while the constant change of 
plants and difference of arrangement would 
prevent the sameness from proving mono- 
tonous. 
General directions. — These are so generally 
applicable, that what has been said in previous 
months may be referred to. The necessity of 
neatness in every thing is obvious ; even in 
tying, use the smallest strand of bass sufficient 
to the purpose to which it is applied, turn the 
knot away from the general point of view, and 
cut the ends very close to the knot. 
THE PLANT STOVE. 
Temperature. — From 75 to 80 degrees, 
occasionally higher with sun heat ; at night 60 
or 65 degrees. 
Ventilation. — Give air as soon as the tem- 
perature begins to rise higher than necessary. 
Shut up early, or as soon as the heat begins to 
decline rapidly ; avoid draughts. 
Watering. — Apply moisture regularly and 
nbundantly wherever wanted, and in whatever 
form ; syringe night and morning, and also 
damp every part of the house, as the walls, 
pathways, &c. ; always use the water about 
or above the temperature of the house. 
Potting. — Continue to pot as the various 
plants require. Have a movable potting 
bench to take into the house ; the soil should 
be put into the house overnight so as to be 
warmed. Stove plants are often seriously 
damaged by being taken into potting sheds. 
Insects. — Keep up the war against all ver- 
min ; allow nothing to interfere with the 
immediate destruction of every thing injurious 
to the plants. 
AcJiimenes. — Shift as often as necessary, 
and grow them away rapidly, keeping them 
near the light, to guard against their being 
drawn ; water freely, but see that the water 
does not lodge about the roots. 
Aliamanda, JBeaumontia, Echites, and other 
strong growing climbers should be kept tied 
up, and trained. Water freely unless early 
flowering be desirable ; stop the stronger 
shoots occasionally. The other two mentioned 
may be grafted on Beaumontia. 
Alpinias, Hedychiums, and their allies, 
should be kept in strong heat, abundantly sup- 
plied with water, and shifted when necessary ; 
syringe constantly. 
Aphelandra.% Justicias, Ruellias, &c. — Shift 
as they require it, to grow them freely ; syringe, 
and be constantly on guard for the red spider. 
Aviaryllids. — Keep them well supplied with 
water as long as the leaves continue to enlarge, 
and shift if necessary; or better, turn them 
out into a prepared pit near the glass, and take 
great care not to damage the foliage. 
Eegonias. — Grow steadily on, shifting such 
as require it, and removing any in flower to 
cooler quarters ; keep a steady heat about 
them, and be very careful they do not want 
for water. 
Burchellias. — Keep them growing until they 
appear set, by giving a liberal supply of water, 
and by shifting as necessary ; gradually reduce 
both the heat and moisture as they leave off 
growing. 
Cacti. — Excite all the tribe by liberal sup- 
plies of light, heat, air, and moisture ; have the 
drainage efficient, and water under such con- 
ditions will soon cause a difference for the 
better. Cut out the old and weak shoots, and 
support the new ones as they advance. 
Cinnamomum (Cinnamon tree), requires a 
large supply of heat and moisture while in a 
growing state ; syringe frequently. 
Clerodendrons. — Push them on by giving 
them plenty of space, and rich soil, shifting 
often if large plants are desirable ; cut in some 
so as to get a second crop. 
Climbers. — Keep these neatly tied up, stop- 
ping some of the lateral shoots occasionally so 
as to lengthen the period of flowering ; watch 
carefully for red spider, especially if the house 
is lofty. 
Daturas. — Grow these rapidly by large 
shifts, and rich soil ; they are easily propagated 
at any time, and can also be flowered at almost 
any season, by checking them, which is done 
by transferring them to a lower temperature 
for a period, and then again submitting them 
to heat. 
Erythrinas make fine plants when grown to 
a single stem ; grow them quickly until the 
flower spike is a good deal advanced, and then 
remove them to a lower temperature. By 
beginning early the same plant may be flowered 
three times in the year. 
Euphorbias. — Treat the succulent ones like 
the dwarf cacti, and make use of this month 
to forward their growth so that they may be 
well ripened during the summer months. The 
leafy kinds should also be grown freely, and 
some of them stopped to make them bushy. 
Ferns. — Keep up a moist atmosphere by 
clamping every part of the house, and 'shade 
the plants effectually from the sun, as few of 
the finer sorts can long bear the broad glare 
of day. 
