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in the warmest house in which accommodation can be found for 
them. Our own practice is to keep plants in heat until Christmas, 
unless they are properly set for bloom. Look over and attend to 
last month’s directions regarding plants being kept in heat, and 
be especially careful to keep them free from black thrips. Plants 
which set their bloom buds early in the season, and have had a 
period of rest, may, if necessary to provide a supply of bloom, be 
placed in a warm moist house, and may be had finely in flower by 
Christmas ; but they must be afibrded a moist atmosphere, syringing 
them over bead daily, keeping them perfectly clear of black thrips, 
and be carefully attended to with water at the root. Some of the 
Camellias which set their buds early will be in bloom, and should 
be placed in a dry airy situation, and be assisted with weak manure 
water; especially plants which may have been allowed to carry 
rather too many flowers for their strength, and where the supply 
of flowers is not equal to the demand. A selection of such plants 
as have well swelled their flower buds may be placed in a moist 
gentle warmth, which will very much forward their blooming. 
It is not advisable, however, to subject Camellias to much 
artificial heat for the purpose of forcing them to open their buds, 
as the result generally is that they bloom much smaller, &c., than 
their natural size ; but by the aid of gentle heat they may be 
forwarded very much without sustaining the slightest injury. 
And in all attempts at forcing these the roots must be properly 
supplied with water, otherwise the buds will drop prematurely. 
Keep the general stock cool, giving air freely on mild days, and 
see that the foliage is clean and bright, and water very carefully. 
Conservatory .—Where this house is occupied by plants from the 
stove, the greenhouse, and any other house which will furnish a 
pldnt in bloom, as is too frequently the case, it will be very difficult 
to manage it so as make it suitable for its various occupants. In 
houses containing a mixture of this kind slight fires will be ne¬ 
cessary to keep the atmosphere rather dry, and also for the sake 
of warmth, when the weather is not very mild for the season. 
Use fire heat, however, as sparingly as will answer the objects in 
view, and endeavour to arrange the plants requiring warmth as 
much together at one end of the house as can conveniently be done, 
and give air against these very sparingly. When the Chrysan¬ 
themums and winter-blooming Heaths and Epacrises, &c., are in¬ 
troduced, these must be afforded a Aee circulation of air on every 
favourable opportunity, and then it will be advisable to dispense 
with such things as require warmth ; for it is impossible to manage 
a house so as to make it suitable for these and Crysanthemums, &c. 
See that everything about the house is perfectly clean ; and do 
not overcrowd the plants, and endeavour to arrange those in bloom 
to the best advantage. But where valuable hard-wooded plants 
have to be wintered in this house, these should be afforded the 
situations most suitable for them, keeping them near the glass, &c. 
Look over and attend to last month’s directions, if not already done. 
Cold Frames .—Where hard-wooded plants have to be accom- 
