!;8 THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 



allowed to come aloug in the greenhouse, for there will be but small 

 chance of getting the flowers to open. Terns must be kept rather 

 dry, as they are now at rest, and unable to absorb a large amount 

 of moisture. Tie and train all plants intended for exhibition, whe- 

 ther hard or soft-wooded, if they require it, for there will be little 

 time for this kind of work next month. Look after green-fly, thrip, 

 and mildew. Fumigate with tobacco or tobacco paper for the two 

 former, and dust with sulphur for the latter. All hard-wooded 

 plants require free ventilation, and soft-wooded kinds to be near 

 the glass, with suflicient air to prevent their drawing up weakly. 

 This is a very good time to repot all the liliums, if it was not done 

 in the autumn, which was the best time, as the pots would now be 

 full of roots, and the bulbs able to start away strong, instead of 

 having to make roots. 



Stove. — Hard-wooded plants, such as Ixoras, Rondeletias and 

 Prancisceas intended to be cut back should have attention at once. 

 They will break stronger, and the young growth will be more 

 thoroughly matured than would be possible were the pruning left 

 until they get into full growth. Plants of this class must not be 

 *' dried off" " like bulbous plants, but they must have no more water 

 than is sufScient to keep them in good health. This is a good time 

 for starting Achimenes, Caladiums, and Gloxinias. Good fibry 

 loam, peat, and leaf-mould, in equal quantities, with a sixth part of 

 sharp silver-sand, will grow all these plants to perfection, if they 

 receive good management in other respects. The Caiadium pets 

 should be covered with a layer of cocoa-nut refuse to keep the soil 

 moist without its requiring to be watered. Shake out ornamental- 

 leaved Begonias, and repot in the same compost as above. AUa- 

 mandas sliould be pruned and re-potted some time this month. Do 

 all the watering in the morning. In bright frosty weather sprinkle 

 the floors with water early in the day. This is a capital time for 

 waging war against while and brown scale and mealy bug. If 

 all the plants are gone over in a thorough manner at this season, 

 there will not be half the trouble Avitli them during the remaining 

 part of the year as there otherwise would be. 



KiTCHEis' Gabdei?. — Continue to prepare the ground ready for 

 the summer crops, so that there may be no delay in getting each 

 crop in at its proper season. With this object in view, every plot of 

 ground should be manisred and dug directly it becomes vacant. It 

 evinces a great want of neatness and order to see whole quarters 

 covered with old stumps of broccoli and winter greens until the 

 moment they are required for other crops, apart from the injury 

 arising to succeeding crops through the non-pulverization of the 

 soil. This is a good time to plant chives, garlic, horseradish, Jeru- 

 salem artichokes, rhubarb, and shallots, and also to propagate all 

 the perennial herbs by division and off'sets. Sow in sheltered posi- 

 tions Waloheren broccoli, Brussels sprouts. Early York and red 

 cabbage, Early Horn carrots, chervil, leeks, lettuce, parsley, long and 

 turnip radishes, early Ulm savoys, spinach, turnips, and a good 

 breadth of Veitch's Perfection pea. Towards the end of the month 

 a sowing should be made of Windsor beans to suceeed the Mazagau 



