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mechanical properties it may possess in connection with the 
soil. 
In the Stove, potting will also be a principal operation, and 
the same directions apply here as to other potted plants. The 
orchidaceous plants, too, should be growing strongly, and should 
on no account be allowed to stand still lor want of stimulants, 
especially as regards heat, light, and water. The temperature 
in all plant structures should be gradually rising, but not too 
rapidly, especially at night, — a high temperature at that period 
being contrary to nature and very inimical to plants under 
artificial circumstances-. D. M. 
Florist’s Flowers. —The dahlia-grower will now be busy: 
forward cuttings may be struck in gentle heat, and afterwards 
hardened off by degrees. Pot roots start with greatei strength 
now than if forced earlier: picotees and carnations require to 
be potted about the middle of the month; before using, the 
mould should be narrowly examined, that no grubs or wire- 
worm be allowed to escape ; place a good drainage in the pots, 
and, after the operation is complete, stand the plants on a 
slightly elevated stage, to prevent the ingress of worms. Keep 
auriculas moderately moist; they frequently require water 
immediately after frost, which dries the soil nearly as much as 
strong sunshine. Polyanthuses should be top-dressed with a 
very rich compost, and, as they advance towards blooming, 
liquid manure may be occasionally given. Beds of pinks, pan¬ 
sies, ranunculuses, &c. should be top-dressed with rotten ma¬ 
nure or some similar stimulant. Roses should be pruned, 
cutting those it is desired to have in bloom later than the 
ordinary season close back. Geraniums and calceolarias are 
extremely subject to attacks from green-fly: this must be re¬ 
medied by fumigation on the earliest discovery. Fuchsias will 
require a temperature of about 55° throughout this month, 
with attention to potting, ventilation, and the supply of water, 
regulating the first by the advance of the plant, and the latter 
by the state of the atmosphere. P* 
