The stove plants recently potted will now be making fresh growth. Allow
no diminution of bottom heat, and keep up a warm, moist atmosphere. Give
air when the thermometer indicates 90 deg.. Continue to shift Gesneras,
Clerodendrons, and other such free-growing plants, as they require it.
The Brassias, Cattleyas, some of the Dendrobiums, Gongoras, Peristerias,
Phaiuses, Sobralias, Zygopetalums, and other such Orchids, will now
be growing freely, and will therefore require a considerable amount of
atmospheric moisture. If the roof is covered with climbers, a little
management in trimming them will obviate the necessity of outside
shading, and will give an additional feature of interest to the house.
The plants on blocks, or suspended in baskets, will require very
frequent syringings to keep them in a healthy-growing state. Plants
in bloom may be removed to the conservatory, or any other house with a
drier atmosphere, to prolong their period of blooming.