Continue to shift the young and growing stock of stove plants. To harden
the wood of the early-grown plants, or autumn or winter flowering, it
is advisable to remove them to some cooler place, such as the shelves
of the greenhouse. The baskets, in which the Stanhopeas will now be
blooming, should be carefully examined to see that the buds, as they
protrude, may not be injured by contact with the side. Many stove plants
and Orchids in flower, if taken to a late vinery, or such intermediate
house, will thus be prepared, in a short time, for removal to the
conservatory during the summer.
Climbers.--When the shrubby plants are large, the climbers hanging
loosely give a sort of tropical character to the house; but, either
hanging, or trained in wreaths or festoons, they require pruning and
regulating, to prevent them becoming entangled, and, therefore, a
confused mass of wood and foliage.