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culture, as tliey are so valuable for cutting from during the spring months. Eock- 
work, ferns, and Alpine plants will be benefited by repeated waterings during dry 
weather, and several of the strong-growing varieties, such as Scolopendrums and 
OsmimdaSj cannot well be overdone with water. Lawns must be regularly mown, 
and the edgings of the walks clipped, so as to preserve neatness and order. 
Greenhouse soft-wooded plants, such as Cinerarias and Primulas^ which 
were raised early, should be shifted on, and placed in a frame under a north 
wall. Chrysanthemums should be potted on, the plants stopped-back, and the 
shoots tied down. Such stopping as may be required to secure a furnished habit 
should be now seen to, as they do not flower so satisfactorily if stopped after this 
time. The late-flowering varieties and the Pompons may be stopped a few 
weeks later, if necessary. Plunge the pots out-doors where they may be fully 
exposed, watering freely at the root, and damping over the foliage nightly. 
Salvia splendens must receive a free system of culture when grown in pots, and 
placed outside in a sheltered position ; a portion of the stock should be planted 
out of pots, when they will make rapid progress, and require to be potted up in 
autumn. Hybrid Solanums make the best plants when turned out of their pots 
during the summer months, and are so far hardy that they resist from 8° to 10° of 
frost with impunity. Celosias^ Balsams^ and Coxcombs that are grown for con¬ 
servatory decoration must receive liberal treatment, with abundance of ventilation, 
to insure a stocky habit. 
The early-blooming Heaths will have made the greater portion of their 
growth, and the soft-wooded varieties will benefit by full exposure to sun out-of- 
doors, standing them on a bed of ashes or other material impervious to worms ; 
such as are grown under glass must have free ventilation both night and day. 
Camellias that were started early will now be in an advanced state, and setting 
their bloom-buds, so that a freer system of ventilation must be given, avoiding 
any sudden check, which is liable to induce second growth. The same remarks 
are applicable to the early-forced Azaleas^ such as are starting into growth 
being kept in a brisk growing moist temperature. Lachenalias and Tuberous 
Tropceolums that have perfected their growth should have water gradually 
withheld until they are perfectly dried off. 
Stove plants such as Hedychiums^ Allamandas^ Clerodendrons^ &c., that are 
established in their pots will be improved by applications of weak liquid manure 
at each watering. Begonias, which are grown for the beauty of their flowers, 
thrive best in an unshaded, freely-ventilated structure. As many of the Palms 
are so largely grown in small pots for decorative purposes, they will be greatly 
improved by feeding with manure-water. With the increased amount of root and 
atmospheric moisture now necessary to perfect the growth of East Indian orchids, 
air must be more freely given, as a stagnant state of the atmosphere, with such 
a heat, is mostly productive of blotching and decay. The plants of Phajus 
grandifolius^ which forms one of the grandest specimens for conservatory embel¬ 
lishment, will now require potting as they cease blooming, and growing in a brisk 
heat; equal parts of turfy loam, peat, and dried cow-dung, with charcoal and 
sand, will grow them luxuriantly.— Q. Westland, Witley Court. 
FRUITS. 
Peaches and Nectarines: Keep the trees well syringed up to the time the 
fruit is ripening ; then expose the crop as much as possible to the sun, and admit 
plenty of air to give colour and flavour. Later houses may have the day tem¬ 
perature increased. Thin and tie-in the shoots in the latest house, and treat them 
as before advised. Use plenty of moisture. 
Plums: These will require plenty of air and moisture till such time as the 
