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THE G-ABDEN GUIDE. 



Bar.— 29'900 

 Thek.— 43, 33, 38. 



} Sfanuarg* 



Rain. — 2 in. 



P. W— S.W., W., and N.W. 



Greenhouse Flowers. — Chinese Pri- 

 mula, Primula sinensis; Tree Carnation, 

 Correa speciosa ; Oytisus Atleeana, and 

 racemosus ; Cyclamen Persicum; Erica 

 hyemalis ; E. Willmoreana ; Daphne ru- 

 bra; Geraniums Gauntlet and Crimson 

 King ; mignonette ; Russian violets. 



Gabden Flowers. — Christmas Rose, 

 Helleborus niger ; common Primrose, Pri- 

 mula vulgaris; Winter Aconite, Eranihis 

 hyemalis; common Daisy, Bellis perennis ; 

 common Hepatica, H. triloba; Alpine 

 Wallflower, Cheiranthus alpina ; white 

 Coltsfoot, Tnssilago alba; Fringed Star of 

 Bethlehem, Ornithogalum fimbriatum. 



Weatheb. — When wind E. or N., expect frost; when wind shifts from E. to W. 

 by way of N„ and barometer falling, snow and gales ; wind shifts W. to E. by way of 

 S., fine weather. 



The Garden Guide during 1869 will chiefly comprise reminders of garden work, 

 and of interesting subjects in the stove, greenhouse, and pleasure garden, which may 

 be looked for during the revolution of the months. The Lists of Flowers in Bloom 

 •will include only the most ornamental species and varieties. Mere curiosities will 

 not be named at all ; and therefore every reader of these pages not in possession of 

 the several subjects enumerated, may safely add them to the collections they already 

 possess, according to their means and requirements. Of course it will not happen, 

 even in the largest and best collections, that the subjects selected for the several 

 months will invariably bloom in the order in which they are placed. Many of those, 

 for instance, in this paper for January may not bloom till February or March, if the 

 winter happens to be severe, or if the plants are merely kept alive, without any 

 attempt at forcing. On the other hand, those who wish for early flowers, and can 

 employ a forcing pit or stove to produce them, will do well to select from the 

 subjects named as the best for a succession of flowers throughout the year. Iu the 

 lists of stove flowers, a few of the most desirable orchids are included. These are 

 distinguished with a mark, thus (*). 



Flower Garden. — Have turf, manure, and other rough materials, wheeled in 

 during hard weather. Dress the borders with rotten dung two or three inches thick, 

 but do not dig or disturb the soil, or many bulbs and herbaceous plants may be 

 injured. This is a good time to make banks and rockeries, preparatory to planting 

 them in spring. Save all handsome loppings of trees for rustic work ; large boughs 

 of apple and oak are most valuable for such purposes. Planting had best be deferred; 

 but if the weather is mild and dry, deciduous trees, roses, and hardy bulbs may be 

 put in. But this is the worst month in the whole year for planting, as, if we have 

 hard weather in February, some deaths may occur. 



Greenhouse. — Use fire-heat with caution, but do not allow frost in any of the 

 houses. Hard-wooded plants never to be above 50' ; if any sudden bursts of sunshine, 

 with a west wind, give plenty of air. Soft-wooded plants, such as primulas, cinerarias, 

 etc., keep near the glass, but do not force them rapidly, or they will run up weak. 

 Cinerarias for show shift to blooming pots, and tie out. Ericas to be cleared of dead 

 leaves, and have a dry air ; those showing for bloom to have good places and be tied 



Bulbous Flowers. — Van Thol Tulips ; 

 Snowdrops ; Crocuses ; Snowflake, Leitco- 

 jum vernum; Short-leaved Squill. Scilla 

 brevifolia; Siberian Squill, S. Siberica; 

 Polyanthus Narciss; Slender-leaved Ha- 

 branthus, H. gracilifolia ; Spanish Snow- 

 flake, Acis tricophyllus ; Amaryllis Aulica ; 

 crocea ; vittata; Johnsoni ; psittacimim. 



Stove Flowers.— Gardenia jlorida; 

 Oesnera cinnabarina and fubijlura ; Ar- 

 clisia cremilata, in fruit; Euphorbia Jac- 

 quiniflora ; Poinsettia pulcherrima; Salvia 

 splender.S; Limatodes roseum ;* Sarkeria 

 elegans ;* Calanthe vestita rubra oculata ;* 

 Dendrobinm album;* Cattleya Warsce- 

 wiczii delicata* 



"The Lord reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad 

 thereof. Clouds and darkness are round about Him: righteousness and judgment 

 are the habitation of his throne." — Ps. xcvii. 1, 2. 



