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that many climbers may be trained until they will not 
produce a flower at all, whereas, if left to nature, they 
would bloom in wild profusion. The “why” of this 
is worthy the illustration of some of our scientific 
friends, and perhaps our practical brethren could throw 
some light on this subject. At this season, articles of 
vertUj as statuary, vases, &c., may he introduced into 
the conservatory with very good effect, and will make 
an agreeable and interesting change until the plants are 
again removed to the house. 
Orangery .—The fruit will now' be swelling fast, 
and therefore encourage it as much as possible, by 
copious syringing, a brisk growing temperature, and 
plenty of manure water. To this end, the house should 
he shut up early in the afternoon, say three o’clock, 
hut a little air must he admitted towards nine o’clock, 
to allow the steam to pass off freely. Oranges, indeed 
Citrus fruit of all kinds, to he good must he grown 
quickly while swelling, or the peel will become thick 
and the eatable part woolly and destitute of juice. 
This is a good time to propagate Oranges by grafting. 
They -take freely if placed in a close frame upon a 
gentle bottom heat. The ripened wood of this year 
must be used for grafts. 
Routine .—Look well to Loses and other plants in 
pots intended for early forcing, and take care to get the 
wood thoroughly matured, for upon that much of the 
success of early forcing depends. Plants of AYeigela 
rosea, andForsythiaviridissima, should be fully exposed, 
and kept rather short of water. Both are excellent 
plants for forcing, as are also the new Ceanothuses. 
A. 
Orchid House .—Much of future success depends 
upon the treatment the plants are subjected to at the 
present time ; it is therefore of the utmost importance 
that due care should be bestowed upon them to keep 
them clean, aud also in order to secure full and perfect 
development Air freely, shade thoroughly, and water 
copiously. 
Stove .—Let all young growing stock be properly 
looked after, re-pot any that may require shifting, and 
stop all such shoots as require it in order to form strong 
bushes. Pay due regard to staking out, in time to pre¬ 
vent weak growth. IJse weak liquid manure freely to 
all fast growing plants ; ply the syringe liberally, but 
with care; saturate thoroughly all parts of the house 
daily, give abundance of air day and night; keep all 
neat and clean. Let all plants in blossom be nicely 
and prominently arranged. The best place for all 
bulbous and tuberous rooted plants, after they have done 
flowering, is a cold frame. Keep them clean, and dry 
them off cautiously. J. G. 
GREENHOUSE HARD-WOODED PLANTS. 
Presuming that a sufficient quantity of soil of different 
sorts is already carted in, let the rough vegetation be 
chopped off, and put it up into compact heaps, narrow 
at the top, in the form of a hay-stack, in order to ex¬ 
clude the rain. 
Many of the strong-growing plants, such as Dios- 
mas, Epacrises, Coleonemas, &c., if now standing in a 
shady situation, should be removed to a bright sunny 
place, so that the wood may get well ripened, which 
will cause them to flower freely next season. Proceed 
with the shifting of Aphelexes, or any other of the later 
flowering things, and guard them carefully from too 
much wet. Attend to the young stock in pits and 
frames as recommended last month, but gradually dis¬ 
pense with the shading, until they can do without it 
altogether. Should any of the Boronias, or blue 
Leschenaultias (which should always be left in the 
greenhouse) seem to want stopping, let it be done 
early in the month, for if stopped too late they will not 
flower next spring. 
Azaleas .—Get on as fast as possible with the train¬ 
ing of these, so that the foliage may draw out properly 
before winter. Shift any of those that were in flower 
late, look well after thrips, and fumigate on their first 
appearance. Give the specimens intended for flower¬ 
ing all the sun and light the house affords, and admit 
the air freely amongst them. Any young plants that 
it is desirable to increase in size should be kept warm 
and moist, with slight shading in bright weather. 
Camellias. —Finish the shifting as soon as possible. 
AYhen they have rooted a little into the new soil, give 
them plenty of air day and night, and syringe them 
freely three or four times a-week if the weather is fine. 
Daphne indica, both the white and red varieties, and 
Magnolia fuscata, are very nice things to have amongst 
the Camellias. They do well with the same treatment 
in every respect, and being sweet-scented, no green¬ 
house or conservatory ought to be without two or three 
plants of each, J. F. 
Heathery .—Remove the flowers from the plants so 
soon as they get shabby, and shorten back such growth 
as it is necessary to curtail, so as to form compact 
handsome plants. When they break and begin to grow 
freely such as require it must be repotted, observing the 
rules which have been explained in former Calendars 
in performing that operation. Place the plants in a 
sheltered situation where they will be shaded from the 
mid-day sun, and keep a sharp look-out for mildew, 
j which otherwise would play havoc in a few days. 
Guard against heavy rains, and if they are continuous 
lay the plants on their sides to prevent their balls 
becoming super-saturated. Early blooming kinds, as 
aristata major, depressa, Hartnelli, mirabilis, Pater- 
soniana, and other varieties which are growing freely, 
should be placed in the full sun to ripen the wood and 
set the bloom for next season. Protect the pots by 
plunging them in larger ones, but let the plants have the 
full sun. Young stock must be looked to. Some of it 
will require another shift, and early flowering kinds, 
as gracilis, hiemalis, trossula, and Sindryana, must have 
full sun to mature the growth and get early bloom. 
AY. P. A. 
GREENHOUSE SOFT-AYOODED PLANTS. 
Pelargoniums .—Remove all plants which have gone 
out of flower into the open air, in an exposed situation, 
that they may ripen their wood preparatory to being 
cut down, which operation should shortly be performed, 
cutting them to within two or three eyes of the bottom, 
unless large plants are required, when the branches 
may be left a little longer. Give but very little water 
until they have broken, but sprinkle them over head 
occasionally, which will cause them to break more 
strongly. AYhen they have grown about half-an-inch, 
shake them clean out of the old soil, prime the roots, 
and re-pot them into small pots, using a good rich com¬ 
post ; shade them for a few days, until they get esta¬ 
blished, when they may be again exposed to the open 
air. AYater liberally as long as the weather keeps 
warm and dry. 
Put in cuttings of those kinds required for stock. 
Sow seeds of the better kinds as soon as ripe. Keep 
them moist until they vegetate, and as soon as large 
enough pot into separate pots. Pick off the flowers and 
seeds from the fancy varieties, which will cause them 
to throw out shoots for cuttings. These should be 
treated much the same as the other varieties, unless the 
autumn prove wet, when they should be removed into 
a house for protection. 
Calceolarias .—Those which have gone out of flower 
should be removed to a shady border, where they will 
throw up suckers, which, when large enough, should be 
taken off for cuttings. Place these in well-drained 
pots, in a sandy compost, under a hand-glass or frame, 
