The plants that have taken their rest should be shaken out, and
repotted; pruning back such as require it, and placing them in a gentle
bottom heat. The Orchids showing bloom--such as the Cypripediums,
_Phajus grandifolius_ and _Stenorhynchus speciosus_--to be supplied
with plenty of heat and moisture. Some of the other sorts--such as the
Catasetums, the Cycnoches, Lycastes, &c., that are approaching their
dormant state--to be accommodated, if possible, with a drier and cooler
atmosphere. All fast-growing plants--such as Clerodendrums, Vincas,
&c.--that require large pots in summer, to be now turned out of their
pots, the soil to be shaken from them, and repotted into the smallest
sized pots that will contain them, without pruning the roots much at
this time.
Climbers.--Some of the most rambling will now want some pruning, more
especially where they obstruct the light in any material degree. The
Combretums, Echites, Ipomsaeas, Mandevillas, late-blooming Passifloras,
Pergularias, Stephanotises, Thunbergias, &c., which are still growing,
to be regulated with a more gentle hand, cutting out but little more
than barren shoots, and drawing the remainder into somewhat closer
festoons, to allow the more free admission of sunlight into the interior
of the house.