The Garden Under Glass

A GREENHOUSE CALENDAR 315 the cuttings with a heel as soon as they are large enough. They will need a brisk heat. Pinch the tops out of some of the show pelargoniums to prolong the supply of flowers. Pinch also coleuses to induce a bushy habit, and fuchsias, salvias, bush and single Chrysanthemums and similar subjects. Box early Chrysanthemums to be planted out at end of April. Cyclamens which have given the best of their flowers may now be transferred to a frame and be kept somewhat dry. Shake calanthes from their pots and wash them with insecticide prior to repotting them. 1. hey will now be throwing out their growths and may be potted at the end of the month. Care must be taken not to break them, as they are very brittle. Gloxinias will probably need a further shift by this time. They need a close, moist atmospheie. Pot up zonal pelargoniums for winter flowering into 3-inch pots. Hydrangeas from cuttings struck in the autumn and potted into 3-inch pots may now be removed into 6-inch pots in which good flowering plants should be produced. Carnations for the border which have been wintered in a frame may now be stood outside prior to planting them out. Those grown in pots for flowering inside, as well as Malmaisons, will need tying, and top-dressing with a good plant fertiliser. Bring cypripediums to cooler quarters and feed them with liquid cow manure. Greenhouse gladioli must be especially watched, as they are very likely to go bad at the tips of the leaves if not properly attended to in the matter of water. Stake such cinerarias as need it and arrange them in a neat batch in the greenhouse or conservatory. Get up arrears of last month’s work. April Fruit.—Tie down vine shoots as they become long enough, eventually getting them straight down to the wires.