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—By the middle of the month clean over the surface of 
both, and top-dress the Hellebores with a good dress- 
ing of decayed stable manure made fine. Sow the 
lilies with an inch of fine decomposed stable manure or 
leaf mould, and sand over the surface; put on a slow 
fire and place on the sashes. Make new plantations. 
THE PINK AND CARNATION House.—Keep upa good 
heat, and syringe the plants. 
THE CINERARIA Hovuse.—Adumit all the air possible 
and syringe every morning with clean soft water, and 
should the aphides persist in troubling the plants, 
smoke them in the morning. 
THE GERANIUM HousE.—Admit as much air as pos- 
sible, and give no more water than is absolutely neces- 
sary to prevent the plants from flagging, keeping them 
merely moving. 
Tue EarLty PEA-FRAME.—Sow some ‘ Little Gem’ 
during the month. 
Tue AsparRAGus Pit.—Top-dress the bed and put on 
the sashes. 
Sea-kale and Rhubarb may now be covered up for 
forcing (see pp. 172; 175). 
DECEMBER. 
Tue Earty ViINERY.—The remarks for January are 
applicable in this department and also in the Late 
Vinery. 
THe PEacH HousE AND WALL-SCREEN PEACHES.— 
The remarks for January are applicable here also. 
Toe PiuM AND CHERRY HovusE.—The remarks for 
January are applicable here also. 
The same may be said of the Gooseberry house. 
