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end of the house. If the painting is done with some of the plants inside, oare 
must be exercised to drive out or absorb the smell of paint by means of water 
scattered about the paths at night. Late-flowering Gloxinias will be valuable 
just now, and Oesneras especially so. Gardenias opening their flowers should be 
cut immediately they expand and placed in a cool room. Eucharis and Stephanotis 
flowers, too, should be utilised in the most jealous manner, and hoarded for 
possible and urgent use. 
Greenhouse: Cinerarias will be growing freely, and any yet in small pots 
should be potted. The same remark applies to Primulas and Calceolarias. 
Pelargoniums also are best treated liberally, and not allowed to get pot-bound; 
some of the crimped-flowered, such as those of the Captain Raikes class, will be 
showing their flower-buds, and had better get a nice warm position, to en¬ 
courage the opening of the flowers. Double Zonals must be favourites every¬ 
where, and justly so, for they are very beautiful; and one of the very best, after 
all the great variety introduced, is Madame Lemoine^ which as a rose-coloured 
free-flowering variety is still unsurpassed. Jewel., though not a good colour, is 
a free-flowering kind, and good in this way for winter. There are rumours of 
a good white, but it is not known to me. Seeds of any of the Pelargoniums should 
be sown, and when up placed on a light shelf, and allowed to grow on till spring 
before potting.— Heney Knight, Floors Castle. 
FRUITS. 
Pines: If the weather continues mild, the first selection of early spring- 
fruiting plants may still have plenty of air by day, and the top and bottom-heat 
may be gradually reduced, to insure complete rest; 70° at the roots will be suf¬ 
ficient, and the air-temperature may range from C0° at night to 75° by day. 
Plants now throwing up fruit should have a good position near the glass. Water 
with care early in the day ; discontinue syringing overhead, and do not allow the 
bottom-heat to fall below 80°. Compartments in which fruit is finishing must 
be kept drier as daylight decreases. Gradually reduce the heat and moisture in 
pits containing the general stock; keep the plants close to the glass, which 
should be clean, and free from drip. 
Vines : Borders affected by the incessant rainfall of last year should now be 
examined and corrected. Attend to the protection of borders where Grapes have 
to hang through the winter. Remove decaying berries. Divest the vines of a 
portion of this year’s wood to plump the buds, and reduce the temperature when 
the fruit is quite ripe to a minimum of 56° ; ventilate with heat on fine days, and 
keep close when damp. Prune the earliest vines, cleanse the house, and have 
everything in order for starting. Facilitate the ripening of yearling vines by 
keeping a high and dry temperature through the day, and by shutting off heat 
and opening the ventilators at night. 
Peaches : Prune and tie-in the trees in the earliest house, having previously 
cleansed and dressed them with the usual composition. Protect outside borders 
from cold .and wet. Remove the leaves with a switch as they become ripe in 
late houses, and see that the wood is thoroughly ripened. Do not allow inside 
borders to get too dry, otherwise the fruit-buds will drop when forcing is com¬ 
menced. Trees that show signs of weakness from over-cropping will be greatly 
benefited by the removal of inert soil up to within a few feet of the stem, and 
by relaying the roots in good calcareous loam. Amongst new Peaches, Ilalds 
Early is one of the best. Stanwick Elruge,, Albert Victor., and Lord Napier 
Nectarines are very fine, and worthy of extensive cultivation. 
