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growth: a forcing house or the cool end of a stove where ven¬ 
tilation is given, and the heat maintained at from 75° by day to 
60° by night, will be suitable at this period. It is almost 
unnecessary to add, that a good exposure to light, by not being 
overcrowded, is also of great importance, and when atmospheric 
moisture, by means of evaporation, cannot conveniently be 
maintained during growth, syringing morning and evening, pre¬ 
vious to and after sun-light, will be found beneficial to their 
vigour and cleanliness. 
Training. The most suitable period for obtaining lateral 
growth is as soon as the circulation of sap becomes vigorous, 
whether as regards pruning back the mature wood, or short¬ 
ening the premature fore shoots ; therefore, where a deficiency 
of form occurs in the habit of the plants, as soon as the 
luxuriant shoots have attained two or three inches in length, 
the top bud or joint should be pinched off or removed with a 
sharp knife, which, by disposing to side growth, will tend to 
produce a dwarf, bushy habit. 
Summer Exposure. When the growth has attained its 
maturity, the admission of air should be increased, or the tem¬ 
perature of the house lowered for a week or ten days, to pre¬ 
vent any check on their removal; after this period they should 
be removed to a cool greenhouse, or vinery, or deep pit, for a 
few weeks : by the middle of July, the season’s growth will 
become fully ripened, and they may then be placed upon an 
open border of east or west aspect, admitting of shelter from 
wind, and from the drip of trees, &c.; they should then be 
occasionally syringed to remove all dust or insects that may 
have accumulated on the foliage. 
Training after Growth. As many of the varieties are 
naturally of a pendent or lax habit, it will be found that the 
final disposition or arrangement of the branches for the display 
of bloom will be most readily effected immediately after their 
mature giowth, according to the object the cultivator may have 
in view, whether intended for pyramidal, horizontal, or fan-shaped 
display; but one feature should be deemed essential which¬ 
ever of these forms be preferred, namely, such an arrangement 
of the lower branches over the margin of the pot, as will hide 
its formality, and add a graceful effect to the individual cha¬ 
racter of each plant. 
Autumnal and Winter Treatment. Towards the latter 
end of September, the flower buds will be formed, and the 
