24 MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



is favourable, or the plants cannot be kept in a healthy state. When the weather 

 is damp, foggy, &c, <lo not give air then, let a dry air only be admitted. If 

 any of the Oranges, Lemons, &c, have naked or irregular heads, towards the 

 end of the month, if fine mild weather occur, begin to reclaim them to sonic 

 uniformity, by shortening the branches and head shoots; 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 planis 

 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 vigor- 

 ously, both at the roots and tops. Repot Amaryllis, &c. Tender and small 

 kinds of plants should frequently be examined, to have the surface of soil 

 loosened, decayed leaves taken away; or if a poition of a branch be decaying, 

 cut it off immediately, or the injury may extend to the entire plant and destroy 

 it. Gloxinias, &c, now beginning to push, should be potted. 



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

 an inch deep, and replacing it with new ; give air freely when dry weather. 



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

 a ; ry 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 

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

 edge of the glass at the top. Beds of Hyacinths will require attention if severe 

 weather occurs, also beds of Tulip", Sec. 



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 

 planting 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 m moist heat ; plant one 

 cutting in a small pot (fiO'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 foxes or pots, or to turn out in the open 

 borders, should now be sown. 



Rose Trees, Lilacs, Pinks, Hyacinths, Polyanthuses, Narcissus, Honeysuckles, 

 Persian Lilacs, Primroses, Rhodoras, Persian Iris's, Sweet Violets. Cinerarias, 

 Ilepaticas, Aconites, Jasmines, Azaleas, Lily of the Valley, &c, should 

 regularly be brought in for forcing. 



Tender Annuals. — Some of the kinds, as Cockscombs, Amaranthuscs, &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, plactd in a hot-bed frame, or be sown 

 upon a slight hot-bed, also some other of the tender kinds to prepare them 

 strong for early summer blooming. 



Protect the stems of tender plants with Furze branches, &c. The stems of 

 tender climbing Roses are screened by such precaution. 



Chrysanthemums, the heads of decayed flowers, should be dried, and saved 

 for the seed which probably they possess, and be sown in spring and raised in a 

 hot-bed frame. 



