24 MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



FLORICULTURAL CALENDAR FOR JANUARY. 



Greenhouse. — This department should have ^ood attendance during this 

 mouth. Oranges, Lemons, and Myrtles, &c, will require water frequently ; 

 they usually absorb much. 



The herbaceous kinds 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 favourable, or the 

 plants cannot 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 shorten- 

 ing the branches and head shoots ; by this attention they will break out new 

 shoots upon the old wood, and form a regular head ; be lepotted 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 vigorously, both at the roots 

 and tops. Repot Amaryllis, &c. Tender and small kinds of plants should fre- 

 quently be examined, to have the surface of soil loosened, decked 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 some of the tender kinds 

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



The bulbs of Anomatheca Cruenta should now be repotted into small pots, to 

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



Auriculas should, at the end of the month, be top-dressed, taking off old soil 

 an inch deep, and replacing it with new. 



Bulbs, as Hyacinths, &c, grown in water-glasses, require to be placed in an 

 airy and light "situation when coming into bloom. The water will require to be 

 changed every three or four days. The flower-stem may be supported by split- 

 ting a stick at the bottom into four portions, so as it will fit tight round the 

 edge of the glass at the top. 



The seed of Calceolarias should be sown at the end of the month, and be 

 placed in a hot-bed frame, also cuttings or slips be struck, as they take root 

 freely now. 



Cuttings of Salvias, Fuchsias, Heliotropes, Geraniums, &c, desired for plant- 

 ing out in borders or beds during spring and summer, should be struck in moist 

 heat at the end of the month, in order to get the plants tolerably strong by May, 

 the season of planting out. 



Dahlias. — Dahlia roots, where great increase is desired, should now be potted 

 or partly plunged into a little old tan in the stove, or a frame, to 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. 



Herbaceous Perennials, Biennials, &c, may be divided about the end of the 

 month, and planted out where required. 



Hydrangeas. — Cuttings of the end of the last year's wood, that possess plump 

 buds at their ends, should now be struck 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. 



Mignonette, to bloom early in boxes or pots, or to turn out in the open bor- 

 ders, should now be sown. 



Rose Trees, Lilacs. Pinks, Hyacinths, Polyanthuses, Narcissus, &c, should 

 regularly be brought in for forcing. 



Tender Annuals. — Some of the kinds, as Cockscombs, Amaranthuses, &c, 

 for adorning the greenhouse in summer, should be sown by the end of the month. 



Ten-week Stocks, Russian and Prussian Stocks, &c, to bloom early, should 

 be sown at the end of the month in pots, placed in a hot-bed frame, or be sown 

 upon a slight hut-bed. 



