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have two sets of paper, so that one can be dried while the other is in 

 use. Any ordinary Fern will be fit to put in the folio in two or three 

 weeks at most." 



The work itself we heartily recommend to the notice of our readers. 

 By lovers of Ferns, and who are not, we are sure it will be greatly 

 prized. 



ROSES— OLD AND NEW. 



The question of new and old Roses, I believe, is still unsettled, and 

 unsettled it will remain so long as the advocates of each side refuse to 

 look calmly on the reverse of the medal. Among old Roses, the few 

 leaps of the day remain, and will long remain, undimmed ; but the 

 many slight improvements, good in their time, are every year falling 

 farther and farther back before successive improvements. At the 

 London exhibitions this year, Boula de Nanteuil and Coupe d'Hebe — 

 the leaps of their day — were as beautiful as ever, but we missed many 

 old ones that we had been accustomed to see ; on the other hand, 

 Eveque de Nimes, Louise Chaix, and some other new ones lent a 

 brilliancy to the exhibitions which they never attained before. It 

 makes no little difference to a stand of 24 varieties of Roses, if we take 

 out the worst and replace it with one equal or superior to any one of 

 the remaining 23. 



An Old Soldier. 



CALENDAR FOR THE MONTH. 



Auriculas. — There is often trouble at this season in keeping these 

 plants sufficiently dry, to prevent damping of the foliage. Give all the 

 air possible without allowing them to have rain. If the plants are in 

 an elevated position, so much the better. Remove dead foliage as often 

 as it appears. 



Azaleas and Camellias. — The buds of the Camellias, where set too 

 thickly, should be thinned out at once. During winter, the plants 

 intended for blooming late should be kept cool, but at the same 

 time well attended to with water, as the buds are now filling themselves, 

 weakly and underpotted plants will be benefited (even now) with 

 weak manure water occasionally. Place a few of the earliest rested 

 Camellias in a rather warmer house to bring them into bloom quicker. 

 Small plants are invaluable for rooms during the winter, and should be 

 brought on in succession. Azaleas, keep cool, and with a dryish atmo- 

 sphere. A few good forcing kinds may now be placed in a warmer 

 house to forward them. 



Carnations and Picotees. — Treat these plants nearly similar to the 

 Auricula, so long as wet weather continues, and water but sparingly 



