I 



JANUARY. 



CALENDAR FOR THE MONTH. 



Auriculas. These plants Avill remain quiet another month. The 

 directions given in our last should be attended to. If the frames are 

 in an exposed situation, more covering will be re(][uired during severe 

 weather. The following varieties were the best that came under our 

 notice last season : Green-edged^ Beeston's Apollo, Dickson's Duke of 

 WelHngton, Matilda, Headley"s King James, Heath's Emerald, Light- 

 body's Lord Ljnedoch, Oliver's Lovely Ann, Page's Champion. 

 Grey-edged, Buckley's Surprise, Chapman's Sophia, Cheetham's Lan- 

 cashire Hero, Fletcher's Ne-plus-ultra Grime's Privateer, Headley's 

 Stapleford Hero, Kenyon's Ringleader, Syke's Complete, Water- 

 house's Conqueror of Europe. White-edged, Cheetham's Countess of 

 Wilton, Clegg's Crucifix, Heap's Smiling Beauty, Hepworth's True 

 Briton, Summerscale's Catherina, Taylor's Glory. Selfs, Berry's 

 Lord Primate, Dickson's Apollo, Maltby's Oxonian, Netherwood's 

 Othello, Redman's Metropolitan, Smith's IMrs. Smith. 



Azaleas. Water must be sparingly given, and only when the 

 plants are dry. Give air daily, according to the state of the wea- 

 ther; remove decayed leaves, and any plants infected with thrips 

 should be cleaned at once, by fumigating them with tobacco three 

 or four times, ynxh. intervals of a day or two between. 



Bedding Plants. Damp is the principal thing to guard against at 

 this season ; place delicate plants likely to suffer most in the driest 

 situations ; give air liberally in mild weather — removing the sashes 

 entirely on sunny days (except in frosty weather) — to dry the sur- 

 face of the pots. Shoidd mildew appear, dust the infested plants with 

 sulphur. Water will scarcely be wanted, except in cases of extreme 

 dryness, or unless the plants are in airy houses. Protect from frost 

 by covering with mats, &c. by night. 



Cinerarias. Plants for exhibition should receive their final shift 

 into 8-inch pots — the size required by the principal societies. During 

 this month give the plants plenty of room, and keep them near the 

 glass. The side-shoots must be tied out as the plant progresses ; this 

 keeps them from drawing, and, if done properly, forms dwarf, hand- 

 some plants. 



Carnations and Picotees. Keep the frames open on all occasions 

 when the weather will permit ; water only when absolutely necessary. 

 A good fumigating during this month is very beneficial towards 

 keeping aphides under. It gives the plants a yellow appearance for 

 a time, but tliey soon recover, and are none the worse for it. The 

 compost for these plants should be well turned and frosted during the 

 winter, keeping snow from it. 



Cold Frames. Read our remarks above on bedding-plants, as 

 they apply equally here. The bottom of cold-frames, for wintering 

 plant?, should be coated over with asphalt or coal-tar, and laid with 

 sufficient dip, to enable waste water to pass off quickly, by which the 

 surface soon becomes dry; whereas, when it is absorbed by a porous 

 material, it is again given off slowly, and causes a damp, unhealthy 

 medium for plants to winter in. 



