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CAMELLIA JAF0NICA. 
before flowering, although that can in a great measure 
be prevented, by attending to the following directions. 
The chief points are to protect it from the sun in 
Bummer, to prevent the roots from matting around 
the sides of the pot, and not to give them too much 
water when they are not growing. 
When the Plants are placed in the Conservatory in 
the Fall, they should be shaded from the sun at noon¬ 
day during the months of September and October, and 
also in the Spring, during the months of April and 
May, for if exposed to the full sun, their leaves are apt 
to turn yellow, and the Plants get sickly, and when 
placed out of the house for Summer, they should be 
put in a shady situation, where if they have any sun, 
it should be but little, and that early in the morning. 
When Camellias are flowering, and during their 
growth, they should be watered pretty freely, but not 
kept saturated, nor should they be suffered to become 
very dry before water is given them. In Summer 
they should be kept moist and watered over their 
leaves in the evening, which is very beneficial to them, 
and during winter, it is best to keep them rather dry. 
As regards the temperature, if it is desired only to 
flower them at the natural time in the Spring months, 
they should be kept as cool as possible during winter, 
for as the heat comes on more gradually there is less 
danger of the Buds dropping off, which is caused by 
a too sudden change of temperature. It is astonishing 
how very easily the flower buds, when nearly ready to 
expand, are acted upon by either heat or cold; the 
variation of only a few degrees will considerably affect 
them, therefore it is necessary to pay attention to them 
