Proceed with the potting of the young plants in the greenhouse, and the
small specimens of all kinds, using the soil tolerably rough, with a
liberal sprinkling of sand, and good drainage. To be kept rather close
until they make fresh roots.
Azaleas (Indian).--Introduce a few into heat; to be fresh potted before
starting them, giving a rather liberal shift into good peat and sand,
with thorough drainage. A moist-growing temperature between 60 deg. and
70 deg. to be maintained, with plenty of air in favourable weather. Sow
seed, as likewise Rhododendron, in a gentle bottom heat.
Kalosanthes.--To be started into growth, potting them in a compost of
half turfy loam, one-fourth turfy peat, and one-fourth decomposed leaf
mould, with plenty of coarse gritty sand, and an admixture of charcoal
and pebbles or potsherds broken small. A liberal shift to be given, and
to be kept in a temperature of from 45 deg. to 50 deg..
New Holland Plants.--Select young plants of the Boronias and other such
families, and give them a liberal shift; they delight in good fibrous
heath soil, with a good portion of sharp sand, and plenty of drainage.
It is advisable to pick off the flowers, and to pinch off the tops of
the young shoots during their growth, to form handsome specimens.
Orange Trees.--Be vigilant that scale and all insects are removed from
them and from Neriums, and other such plants before they begin to grow,
as young wood and foliage are more difficult to clean without injury.