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CAMELLIA JAPONICA* 
to them, syringe them over their leaves and wash 
the pots clean, and keep them in a cool situation, till 
they are required to flower* When placed out for 
Summer, they should be put in as cool and shady a 
situation as possible, for if much exposed to the sun 
they will turn yellow and get sickly. The pots may 
be plunged about half their depth in the ground, pro¬ 
vided the soil is dryish sandy loam; if it is a wet cold 
soil, it is a good plan to take a box and bore a few 
holes in the bottom to let water out, and set it on the 
ground, and place in the pots and fill in the interior 
with sand, as it will protect the roots from being injur¬ 
ed by drouth, and they will not want watering so fre¬ 
quently. 
Camellias to be cultivated or flowered in rooms* 
should be of good size, and strong healthy Plants, for 
small Plants are not suitable, as they are more liable to 
be affected by the heat of the room than larger ones, 
and the pots being so small they dry much faster, and 
are apt to lose their buds. When they are brought 
in from the Garden in Fall, and it is desired to have 
them flower as early in the winter as possible, they 
may be placed in the room they are to flower in, and 
if the windows are much exposed to the sun’s rays 
they should be shaded a little; and they will come 
into flower according to the state of the Plants, and 
the forwardness of the buds. If it is only wished to 
have them flower in the Spring, they may be placed 
in a cool room where they will not freeze, and they 
will bear a darker room, than most other Plants, and 
can be brought into the parlor when they are wanted, 
and with the same attention they will soon come into 
