HYDRANGEA HORTENSIS. 
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reduce their balls, and repot them in fresh soil; place 
them in the Greenhouse, or warm room window, and 
they will soon grow out, and flower in winter. In the 
spring following, take off some cuttings to raise new 
plants from. 
If a succession of flowering plants through the 
autumn and winter months is wanted, more cuttings 
should be put in during June, August and September. 
At these seasons, they will strike root without being 
put in a hot bed, if planted in pots of soil covered with 
a glass, and placed in a shady situation. When rooted, 
they should be potted off and treated as before direc¬ 
ted, as young plants are to be preferred for flowering 
in pots. 
Those intended for the flower Garden may be plant¬ 
ed out by the middle of May, but should cold nights 
happen (which is sometimes the case) after your plants 
are set out, they must be protected by covering them 
with mats, and they will soon grow and flower freely. 
HYDRANGEA HORTENSIS. 
The Hydrangea is a fine plant, and being very easy 
of cultivation, is frequently seen in a large pot, with 
perhaps a dozen heads of its magnificent flowers, 
where they make a fine appearance all the summer, 
but they should be shaded from the midday sun, or 
they will soon fade. 
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