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frames, where, from their strictly artificial appearance, neatness, 
and regularity, become necessary to continue the keeping. 
Repot and prune whenever and wherever it is required. 
Greenhouse. To afford space to the blooming plants here all 
the hardiest and more common should be removed to the pits, 
frames, or open air; those which are retained should be placed 
thinly. Geraniums, Calceolarias, Fuchsias, and other plants 
advancing into bloom should be kept constantly moist; some 
of them will require water twice a day, if the weather is warm. 
Supposing everything to be well drained, no danger need be ap¬ 
prehended from the application of water at this season. If 
Ericas are kept in the greenhouse through the summer, the pots 
must be well defended from the sun’s rays by either enveloping 
them in moss or placing them in a pot of a larger size; many 
of them succeed better if kept in a cold pit or frame through the 
hot weather. Oranges and other plants of the same description 
are much benefited by frequent application of liquid manure. 
Continue to repot fast-growing plants as they require it; give 
an abundant supply of air every day, and if the weather is warm 
at the end of the month, a little may be left at night. Syringe 
the plants at least every other day, this keeps them clean and 
healthy; it should be done early in the day. Hard-wooded 
plants, such as Ericas, Epacris, &c., may be propagated with 
greater ease and more certainty now than at probably any other 
time. 
Flower Garden. Though this month is generally recom¬ 
mended for turning out half-hardy plants, the cultivator must 
be guided by the weather and his locality for the exact time at 
which it may be done ; some situations being full a fortnight 
earlier than others; the hardiest should be placed out fust, 
others may be left till even the middle of June : for the most ten¬ 
der, always select the lightest soil that they may be better 
drained. 
It is frequently necessary to use a slight occasional protection 
for the first out, for this, if the plants are small, a common gar¬ 
den pot may be used whelmed over them at night and removed 
in the day : for larger plants, a handlight or covering of thin 
canvass strained on a wire frame will be best, being easily re¬ 
moved. It will still be necessary to continue propagating for 
succession, for which a good supply should always be kept in 
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