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against the stems. After frosts, 

 look over the borders, and where 

 plants have been lifted, press the 

 earth close about them. Have at 

 hand fern, dry litter, or mats, to pro- 

 tect any out-door things of question- 

 able hardiness, but do not keep them 

 swathed up longer than is strictly 

 necessary. Guyot's straw protectors, 

 exhibited at the Society's autumn 

 fruit show, are the best and cheapest 

 of all coverings for cold fra'-nes; small 

 subjects, such as pansies, may be pro- 

 tected by means of a garden pot, turned 

 over, and with the hole stopped ; this 

 should be removed every morning, 

 when the weather is not too severe. 

 Beds of pinks should now be top- 

 dressed with rotten dung. Auriculas, 

 pansies, carnations, and other her- 

 baceous plants in pots, must have 

 plenty of air and moderate waterings, 

 for they are now beginning to grow — 

 for all such things a north aspect is 

 best during the whole of this month, 

 for the morning sun is often more in- 

 jurious to them than one or two extra 

 degrees of frost. Prepare ground for 

 plantations of dahlias, hollyhocks, 

 carnations, and chrysanthemums. If 

 well trenched and broken up with 

 dung now, it will be in much better 

 condition at planting time than if made 

 ready at the last moment. 



Greenhouse — The cultivator must 

 be daily on his guard against severe 

 weather, and rapid growth must not 

 be promoted. Camellias, and other 

 plants coming into bloom, should be 

 kept liberally moist, and should have 

 weak manure-water once a week; they 

 should be placed in the warmest parts 

 of the house ; ericas, epacris, &c, may 

 have cooler places. Bedding plants may 

 now be started for cuttings, where 

 there are good appliances for propaga- 

 ting ; but, where resources are limited, 

 it would be better to wait till next 

 month. Fuchsias of good sorts should 

 now be repotted in peat and fibrous 

 loam, and started for early blooming, 

 and such as it may be desirable to pro- 

 pagate, will soon furnish cuttings for 



the purpose. Canceol arias, cinerarias, 

 geraniums, and primulas, should have 

 a warm position, and moderate supplies 

 of water ; those that require it should 

 be cleaned and shifted, and all plants 

 showing trusses should have weekly 

 doses of manure water, and abundance 

 of light, and as much air as the state 

 of the weather will permit. If you 

 have not potted tropoeolurns do it at 

 once, and train every day as they make 

 growth. Watch for green fly and 

 fumigate before mischief is done. Keep 

 the house as clean and dry as possible, 

 and admit air on fine days whenever 

 the temperature outside rises above 35 

 degs., and especially among heaths and 

 hard wooded plants. Keep succulents 

 quite dry. Temperature 40 degs. to 

 45 degs. at night, 50 degs. to 55 degs. 

 by day. 



Stove At this season it is neces- 

 sary to guard against premature 

 excitement, the solar light being in- 

 sufficient to sustain a healthy, rapid 

 growth ; hence, water must be given 

 sparingly, and the breaking of the 

 plants retarded as much as possible till 

 next month, by the maintenance of a 

 very moderate temperature ; on the 

 other hand, stove plants that are now 

 coming into bloom, or such things 

 as are forced in the stove for green- 

 house and conservatory embellishment, 

 should have every encouragement. 

 Forced roses should be looked over, 

 and the buds examined for the detec- 

 tion of grubs, and the drainage of 

 large pots should be looked to, to see 

 that no stoppage occurs. Plants in- 

 tended for specimens, must be repotted 

 as they require it. Orchids and ferns 

 may be repotted and separated where 

 desirable ; Poinsettia puleherrima, and 

 Euphorbia jacquiniflora, may be taken 

 to the greenhouse if the temperature 

 there ranges about 50 degs., and a 

 few achimines and gloxinias may be 

 put in heat for early blooming. Cu- 

 cumbers and melons for early use, 

 should be got in at once. Average 

 temperature of the stove this month, 

 60 degs. 



