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Neriums require to be started in a brisk, moist heat, and to have abundance of 

 water as soon as the sap is fairly in motion. See that they are free from scale and 

 all other vermin. Old plants should be shaken out and repotted in equal parts 

 peat, loam, leaf-mould, and rotted cow-dung. 



Orchids will in many cases require to be repotted, after which they must have 

 the warmest end of the house. Those that do not need a shift should have a little 

 of the old surface material removed, and its place supplied with fresh. 



Peaches and other orchard-house trees will set their fruit more freely if there is 

 a good breeze through the house every day ; keep atmosphere as dry as possible. 



Pelargoniums ought now to be growing freely, and on warm bright days 

 should be watered so as to soak the ball, and bring every rootlet into action. Use 

 heat enough to allow of air being on all day. 



Pines may have an increase of bdttom-heat, with more liberal supplies of 

 water. Put suckers in a tan-bed, or a sweet and active dung-bed, to insure a plen- 

 tiful growth of roots. 



Potatoes. — The earliest sorts may now be planted out on warm borders in 

 hu-ge breadths, If the sets are not sprouted, place them in full daylight, and 

 wait till they have made short purple shoots half an inch long; then plant them 

 withdut breaking the sprouts. 



Ranunculuses and Anemones to be planted now in beds of sound loam, 

 well drained and well manured. 



Stove Plants need a general revision at this time of year ; those that have 

 been blooming all winter require to be cut back, and encouraged to break, then to 

 be shifted to larger pots if needful, er have top-dressings ; where very large speci- 

 mens are objectionable, the plants may be kept in bounds by the knife, and to 

 obviate the use of larger pots, turn them out, remove some of the soil from the 

 outside of the balls, and repot thera with fresh compost in the same pots. Jus- 

 ticias are now going out of bloom, and may be propagated to any extent, to 

 make fine specimens for next season. Poinsettia pulcherrima and Euphorbia 

 Jacquiniajflora should be grown in quantity, as they are invaluable for conserva- 

 tory and drawing-room. 



Stkawbekries coming into fruit need abundance of water, and occasion.ally 

 liquid manure. Give as much air and light as possible, to insure well-flavoured fruit ; 

 those that set heavy crops, thin to a moderate number, or the berries will be small. 



Vines .started now will not need so much caution as to raising the temperature 

 as those started in December and January, as there is now more solar light, and 

 vegetation is active. Use the syringe freely among vines newly breaking, but 

 sparingly, or not at all, to vines in flower. This is a good time to put in eyes for 

 raising a stock of pot vines. 



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CHOICE VEaETABLES. 



AspAiiAGUs. — Grayson's Giant is the best type 

 of this vegetable. 



Broad Beans. — Mazagan for the iirst crop, 

 because of its hardiness. Monarch Long Pod, and 

 Taylor's Windsor for productiveness, Green 

 Windsor for high quality. Beck's Gem for 

 small gatdens. 



^..., Borecole. — Dwarf and Tall Green Curled 

 Scotch, Cottager's Kale, and Albert Sprouts for 

 succession during the winter in the order they are 

 here placed. 

 ■ BaussELB Sprouts. — Scrymger's Giant is, perhaps, the best type. 

 " Imported seed " is usually excellent. 

 Bkoccoli. — Walcheren, Grainger's, Snow's Superb, Winter "White, Lake's Fine 

 Late, Leamington, Watts's Excelsior, and Cattell's Eclipse, are the finest varieties 



Febraary. 



