THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 5D 



sown ]ast month. Plant out autunm-sown cabbage and lettuce if 

 the soil is in a nice friable condition. All the seed-potatoes should 

 be spread out to enable them to form hard purple sprouts by planting 

 time. 



FfiuiT Gaelen. — The planting of all kinds of fruit-trees must 

 be finished at once, for when left until vegetation commence^", they 

 sufier a considerable check, and make but little progress unless they 

 receive attention in the way of being kept well watered. Finish 

 off the pruning cf all classes of fruit-trees, whether growing in the 

 open borders or trained to walls. In nailing wall-trees use new 

 shreds, and have them long enough to allow plenty of room for the 

 roots to swell when growing. All the wall-trees will be benefited 

 with a dressing of Gishurst compound, mixed at the rate of 4- oz. 

 of the compound to the gallon of water. 



Pits and Pkamks. — The lights of the frames full of bedding 

 plants should be drawn oft" during the middle of the day if the 

 weather is open and dry, otherwise give an abundance of air by 

 tilting the lights at the back. Make up a nice hotbed for pro- 

 pagating purposes, and raising seedlings. Bedding plants must 

 now be propagated largely, as soon as the cuttings can be had, 

 so as to give the plants plenty of time to get strong and well 

 hardened off" before the time for turning them out into the beds. 

 Look well after green-fly and mildew, and adopt remedies for their 

 prevention and cure. 



Forcing. — Sow fo-r succession Sion House French beans. Keep 

 those in bearing well supplied with weak manure water, and the 

 syringe freely at work, to prevent the appearance of red spider and 

 thrip. Strawberries in bloom to have a free circulation amongst 

 them, without being exposed to cold currents. Vines started last 

 month should have a rise of about five degrees, and those sufficiently 

 advanced should be disbudded directly the bunches can be discerned, 

 and tied in when necessary. When allowed to grow too long they 

 frequently snap off in tying, besides getting in contact with the 

 glass, and thereby suffering considerable injury. The temperature 

 of all the houses should have a rise of five degrees above that 

 advised last month. Unless the vines are in flower, maintain a 

 thoroughly moist atmosphere. Figs as they progress in growth 

 must have plenty of moisture at the roots, and be kept well syringed. 

 The temperature should range from 60^ to 70° through the day, 

 with a fall of ten degrees at night. Peach and nectarine trees in 

 bloom must have plenty of air to insure the bloom setting. Those 

 started earlier will now require disbudding. Begin with the fore- 

 right shoots first, and proceed gradually. Keep the trees regularly 

 syringed, watch closely for mildew after easterly winds, and sulphur 

 directly it makes its appearance. See that the inside borders are in 

 a proper state as regards moisture. Cherries and plums must be 

 started very Si^lowly, and have an abundance of air when in bloom ; 

 45*^ to 50° will be plenty high enough to begin with. 



February. 



