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too much, or you will splint the wood, it being somewhat brittle. 
This mode of tying will only answer for those plants that have 
been kept well stopped; those that have been suffered to go, 
must, of course, be arranged in the ordinary way. 
Pelargoniums. —Plants going out of flower must now be cut down 
as close as can be done, leaving at least three breaking eyes on 
each shoot. Allow them to become quite dry before doing this 
—the wounds will heal the sooner. When this is the case, give 
water, and place them in a close situation, to induce them to 
break vigorously. As soon as the young shoots are about an 
inch long, let the plants become quite dry again; and taking the 
ball in one hand, break off the soil with the other, shaking the 
whole of it from the roots, which should be cut off with a sharp 
knife, to within two or three inches, leaving the smaller fibres. 
Pot the plants thus treated into five or six-inch pots, according 
to their size, in some nice open soil, and plenty of drainage ; and 
replace them in a close position, or plunge them in gentle bottom 
heat, until they have thrown out their fresh roots, when they may 
have abundance of air. We wish we could add a recipe to pre¬ 
vent the green fly attacking them ; but as we cannot do this, we 
must direct attention to their destruction, for plants to be healthy 
must be kept clean. At the latter end of this month sow any 
seed that may be obtained in pans or pots, covering them lightly, 
and keeping the soil damp. Put in cuttings of choice varieties, 
which should be selected from the young green side-shoots, when 
cutting down the plants, if they can be obtained. If not, they 
must be taken from the flowering wood, selecting the best por¬ 
tions for this purpose. John Dobson. 
Isleworth. 
Pinks. —Lose no time in making as many cuttings as will suffice for 
your beds for next season’s blooming, if not already done. Some 
of the early taken cuttings will now be rooted, prepare the nursery 
beds for their reception ; if about two inches depth of manure be 
laid on the surface, and just turned in with the point of the spade, 
it will be beneficial. The young fibres will work freely in it, and 
the soil be cool and moist. Take advantage of moist w r eather for 
transplanting, or, in the cool of the evening, if dry weather, and 
water them liberal^ at the time of putting out. If the ground 
intended for the next season be unoccupied, throw it into ridges, 
that it be thoroughly sweetened. 
Polyanthuses. —The end of this month is the proper time for divid¬ 
ing and planting the Polyanthus. The proper instructions have 
already been given in an able article on the culture of this plant 
by Dr. Horner, to which we beg to refer the reader. The treat¬ 
ment which immediately applies to this month, will be found at 
the bottom of page 87, No. IV. J. T. Neville. 
Ranunculus.— We regret to learn from various parts of the country 
