The plants in these houses should receive particular attention that they
do not suffer from want of water or fresh potting; the water to be
given in the morning or forenoon, that the plants and houses may be dry
towards night, to prevent the ill effects arising from damps.
Camellias.--Look over them, and disbud where too many are set in a
cluster. Resurface the soil, and see that the drainage is efficient.
New Holland Plants.--Heaths and other such hardwooded plants that have
been placed out of doors will now do best in a cold pit or frame, where
they can be protected from heavy rains.
Pelargoniums.--When the shoots of the plants that have been cut down are
about an inch long, the old soil must be shaken away, the roots slightly
trimmed, and then repotted into small pots, &c., as advised early in
July. Some of the cuttings may now be fit for potting off; when potted,
to be placed in a pit or frame, kept close, and shaded until they have
made fresh roots, when they should be placed out in an open situation to
grow firm and stocky, pinching out the leading shoots; and to be placed
on coal ashes, slates, or boards, to prevent the admission of worms. Sow
the seed immediately it is gathered, and also that of Fuchsias, or of
any other perennial plant, if ripe before the middle of September.