MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 47 



FLORICULTURAL CALENDAR FOR FEBRUARY. 

 Greenhouse. — This department should Lave good attendance during this 

 month, similar iu its operations to those directed in January, which see. — 

 Oranges, Lemons, and Myrtles, ixc, will require water frequently, they usu- 

 ally absorb much. The herbaceous kind of plants will require occasional 

 waterings, but less frequent and in less quantities than the woody kinds. 

 Succulents, as Aloes, Sedums, &c, should be watered very sparingly, and 

 only when the soil is very dry. Air should be admitted at all times when the 

 weather is favorable, or the plants caDnot be kept in a healthy state. If 

 any of the Orange, Lemon, or Myrtle trees, &c, have naked or irregular 

 heads, towards the end of the month, if fine mild weather occur, begin to 

 reclaim them to some uniformity, by shortening the branches and head 

 rhoots, by this attention they will break out new shoots upon the old wood 

 and form a regular head ; be repotted in rich compost in April, reducing the 

 old ball of earth carefully and replacing with new soil. After shifting it 

 would be of great use to the plants, if the convenience of a glass case could 

 be had, in which to make a dung bed, that the pots might be plunged in, 

 this would cause the plants to shoot vigourously, both at the roots and tops. 

 Repot Amaryllis, &c. Tender and small kinds of plants should frequently 

 be examined, as to have surface of soil loosened, decayed leaves taken 

 away, or if a portion of a branch be decaying, cut it off immediately, or the 

 injury may extend to the entire plant and destroy it. 



Annuals. — Towards the end of the month, sow most of Ihe tender kinds 

 which require the aid of a hot bed in raising, or in pots in heat. 



Anomatheca cruenta, the bulbs of, should now be repotted into small 

 pots, to prepare them for turning out into beds, so as to bloom early. 



Auriculas should now be top dressed, taking off old soil an inch deep, 

 and replacing it with new. 



Bulks, as Hyacinths, &c, grown in water glasses, require to be placed 

 in an airy and light situation when coming into bloom, (See Art. Vol. vi, on 

 the subject). The water will require to be changed every three or four days, 

 lhe flower stem may be supported by splitting a stick at the bottom into 

 four portions, so as it will fit tight round the edge of the glass at the top. 



Calceolarias, seeds of should be sown during the month, and be placed 

 in a hot bed frame, also cuttings or blips be struck as they take root freely 

 now. 



Carnations, layers should be transplanted into large pots towards the end 

 of lhe month, or planted in the open border. 



Cuttings of Salvias, Fuchsias, Heliotropes, Geraniums, &c, desired 

 for planting out in borders or beds during spring and summer, should now 

 be struck in moist heat, in order to get the plants tolerably strong by Way, 

 the season of planting out. 



Dahlias. — Seed should be sown either in pots or upon a hot bed. Pots 

 or boxes with seed placed in a warm room, near light and admitting plenty 

 of air to the plants when up will, succeed well. Dahlia roots should now 

 be potted or partly plunged into a little old tan in the stove, or a frame 

 lo forward them for planting out in May. As shoots push, take them off 

 when four or five inches long, and strike them in moist heat. 



Hbrbacbous Pbrrbnials, Biennials, &c, — May be divided about the 

 end of the month, and planted out where required. 



Hydrangeas. — Cuttings of the end of the last years' wood, that possess 

 plump buds at then mid now he atrnck in moist heat ; plant one 



cutting in a small pot (60 s). When struck root, and the pot is full of roots, 

 repot them into larger; such plants make singularly fine objects during 

 summer. 



Uionionbti b, to bloom early in boxes, or pots, or to turn out in the open 

 borders, should now be sown. 



I! winciii sks^and Anlmonies should be planted by the end of the 

 month. 



Pinks, Hyacinths, POLYANTHUSES, Narcissus, &c. 

 should regular)) 'it iu lor forcing, 



