THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE, 27 



THE GARDEN GUIDE FOR JANUAET. 



" The fcene is cloth'd in snow from morn till night. 

 The woodman's loath his chilly tools to seize; 

 The crows, unroostmg as he comes in sigbt, 

 Shake down the feathery burden from the trees : 

 To look at things around he's fit to freeze ; 

 Scar'd from her perch the fluttering pheasant flies ; 

 H)3 hat and doublet whiten by degrcs, 

 He quakes, looks round, and pats his hands and sighs. 

 And wishes to himself that the warm sun would rise, 



" The robin, tamest of the feather'd race, 

 Soon as he hears the woodman's sounding chops. 

 With ruddy bosom and a simple face 

 ArounJ his old companion learless hops, 

 And there for hours in pleased attfntion stops ; 

 Ihe woodman's heart is tender and humane. 

 And at his meals he many a crumble drops. 

 Thanks to thy generous feelinijs, gentle swain ; 

 And what thy pity gives shall not be givea iu vain." — Claeb. 



Annuals sown now in pans, and placed in a cucumber-pit or in a vinery, will 

 make a good start for early bloom. They should be sown thinly, the pans should 

 have plenty of drainage, and a fibry soil should be used, so that in pricking them 

 out they may be lifted with bundles of fibres with little injury. 



Apple and Pkau Tbees infested with moss or vermin maybe much benefited 

 by being painted all over with a mixture of Gishurst Compound and clay, or a 

 mixture of lime, soot, and clay. 



Asparagus. —The soil of the forcing-beds must be sufficiently moist. A beat 

 of 55" to GC^ will be sulficient, but it must not decline below 53°. Straw hurdles 

 are of great service to prevent a cooling of the bed during severe frost and north- 

 east winds. 



Auriculas should have the old decayed leaves removed, but in doing so be 

 careful not to injure them. The plants must never be dust dry; but beware of 

 damp, and during frost avoid watering until a favourable change occurs, if possible. 



Azaleas coming into bloom must be kept at a regular temperature, and have 

 plenty of water. Beware of urging them too rapidly, and place none iu the stove 

 until they have been first gently stimulated by the warmth of an intei mediate 

 house. 



Bedding Plants should be propagated according to their habits. Those that 

 require to make a free growth before they bloom to be pushed on first, and those 

 that come into bloom quickly may be deferred. 



Camellias coming into bloom to be assisted by sprinkling the horders, paths, 

 and pipes occasionally, to allow a diifusion of vapour. There is no class of plants 

 that more enjoy atmospheric moisture, but as the blooms expand they require a 

 drier and cooler air. 



CiNEHARiAS throwing up their flower stems to be put in an intermediate house 

 for early flowers. Tlie most backward to be repotted at once, so as to make fine 

 specimens for a very late bloom. Keep the stock clean, use sulphur where mildew 

 occurs, and fumigate for green-fly. 



CoNSEiiVAToiiY. — Let nothing suffer for want of fire-heat. Forced bulbs will 

 require warm positions ; but Heaths, Epiorises, and other hard-wooded plants, may be 

 at the cool end. For succession now, Mignonette, Primulas, Violets, Lily of the 

 Valley, Luculia gratissima, Poinsettias, Euphorbias, and Justitias are particularly 

 valuable. Keep the atmosphere dry, to prolong the bloom of Camellias and Azaleas. 

 Average temperature, -lo" by night and So*^ to 65'^ per day. 



Cucumber Plants in bearing will require oecasioual watering with liquid 

 manure, and as much light as possible to keep them in health. Keep the atmo- 

 sphere moist; temperature, 60* by night, 70 to 75° by day, 80° with sunshine. Sow 

 in pots fur succession plants. 



Gkeenhouse to be kept clean and airy, and the whole of the stock to be 

 revised, that tliere may be no propagating of useless stock, and no delay in securing 

 stock iif tliings really desirable. iSearly all the small plants from cuttings of last 

 autumn will now require to be repotted, and, as they arc now intended to grow, a 



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