To obtain tlie production of autumn and winter 
flowers by tlie Oak-leaved Pelargonium, its branches 
should be cut back in June ; and in the performance 
of this operation the amateur cultivator should use 
the knife freely. This being done, the plants should 
be placed in a dry situation, till they break, that is, till 
young shoots are again produced. Now, the plants 
having again made a start in their growth, they 
must be taken from the pots, the soil gently shaken 
from their roots, the longest of which will require to 
be shortened a little, and then all should be repotted 
in a compost of turfy loam, leaf mould, and a little 
sand, the proportions of which should be varied, ac- 
cording to the qualities of each. As a general rule, 
four parts of loam, two of leaf mould, and one of 
sand, will form an excellent compost ; and as regards 
more active stimulants, they may be supplied by the 
addition of rotten hotbed manure, or more efficiently 
by using liquid manures, when the plants are in 
active growth. Of the component parts of this com- 
post, and its requisite proportions, we shall take an 
early opportunity of treating at length. The plants 
being potted, as above directed, they must be plunged 
to the rim, in an open part of the garden, where they 
will require occasional waterings, to keep them in 
regular growth, whilst in the open air. 
In the first week of September, plants treated as 
above, should be removed into the house, where they 
will require but little attention, further than a regu- 
lar, but moderate, supply of water; and they will 
enliven the dreary months of winter with their blos- 
soms, and afford to the attentive cultivator a con- 
tinual anticipation of the pleasures of spring. 
