58 THE FLOEAL WOELD AND GAEDEN GUIDE. 



THE GARDEN GUIDE FOE EEBRUAET. 



" Then ehall our summer haunts again 



Kenew their former pleasures ; 

 The poplar grove, the fhady lane. 



For thee be full rf treasures : 

 For flowers are treasures unto tbce. 



And well thou lov'st to find them ; 

 To gather them with childish glee. 



And then in posies bind them. 

 " Spring is to me no merry time ; 



Its smiles are touched with sadness ; 

 For Tanish'd, with lile's early prime. 



Is much that gave it gladness. 

 Yet, merry playmate, for thy sake, 



I will not sing of sorrow; 

 But since thou canst its joys partiike, 



1 would 'twere spring to-morrow." — Bebitabs Babton. 



'NNITALS for specimens and'liedding out to be sown now ii;clude balsams, 

 cockscombs, globe amaranths, portulaccas, scliizanthr.ses, phloxes (don t 

 forget Plilox Druminondi Eadowitz), brachycomas, stocks, tropseolums, 

 cobncas, lopbospermums, and accrolinium. 



Begonias should now be repotted, and hare large shifts wbcn re- 

 quired afterwards. 



Camellias done blooming must be kept warm, andenjoy a moist air. Camel- 

 lias in bloom keep at 46° by night, and 55'' to 60° by day, and with plenty of 

 water. Plants for late flowering keep only just safe from frost. 



Caknatioxs and Picotees. — Keep the plants hardy, and make ready for re- 

 potting. Turn over the compost intended (or them, and make careful search for 

 wireworm. 



Ciner\eias will now want regular attention to preserve a liealthy foliage, as 

 well as secure a good bloom. Drought will do them much harm, but they must 

 have plenty of air after being watered. Green-fly will now infest them unless kept 

 in check. Put the forwardest in the bouse for blooming. 



Climbers for summer work to be propagated now in quantity. The rosc-likc 

 Calystegia pnbescens may be parted and planted out, 



Floweh Gakdex. — Deciduous trees remaiuing to be planted should be got in 

 without delay. Fork over mixed borders where it can be done without fear of 

 damaging poconies, bulbs, etc.; but if these are not tallied, it will be best to leave 

 the borders alone till the plants are visible above ground. Lay on a good mulch of 

 half-rotten dung in quarters devoted to roses, or cover the surface with a mixture 

 of guano and wood-ashes. Old plantations of American shrubs v.'ill be benefited 

 now by dressing the surface with very rotten cow-dung, but they must never 

 be dug between. Edgings, rockeries, walks, lawns, peat-beds, and roseries may 

 all be made or planted this month, and the sooner the better. Part and plant 

 herbaceous plants. 



Forcing-houses require special attention during this month. Use the syringe 

 freely on fine mornings, to assist the swelling of figs, peaches, and nectarines. Figs 

 will take more water no w ; peaches need liberal doses of liquid manure. 



Fuchsias may now be started, and when well broken be repotted. Cuttings 

 struck now will make good plants this season. 



Greenhouse. — Fire-heat may be usedimore liberally now, as there is more light 

 and many early subjects are advancing into bloom. 



Hollyhocks may be increased from cuttings in a gentle heat, and seeds of 

 choice kinds may be sown with others in a warm pit. Get the stations ready for 

 those to be planted out this spring. Dig deep, and manure well with rotted cow-dung. 

 Gladioli to be potted in batches, three bulbs in a seven-inch pot, in a compost 

 of turfy loam, peat, leaf-mould, and sand. Keep nearly dry till the foliage rises. 

 Keep the pots plunged in a cold frame, and let them grow slowly. 



Kitchen Gakden crops to be cleared off as fiist as possible, and the plots 

 ridged up, to be well aired before being appropriated to smnmer crops. Breadths 

 of cabbage, kale, etc., may be taken up and planted close in out-of-the-way places, 

 where they will sprout as freely as if not lifted. Towards the end of the month 

 sow main crops of peas and beans, earth up any that are now out of the ground, 

 and if any fear of vermin, sprinkle with wood-ashes. 



