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that has the appearance of decaying let this always he 

 attended to. 



FEBRUARY. 



AT this season the plants call for the most assiduous 

 attention. If the stage has been made according to our 

 description in September, in very cold nights it should be 

 drawn to the centre of the room, or at least withdrawn 

 from the window, observing every nights to close the 

 window tight by shutters, or some substitute equally as 

 good. And, if the temperature begins to fall below 40, 

 means should be adopted to prevent it from lowering, 

 either by putting a fire in the room, or opening any adjoin- 

 ing apartment where fire is constantly kept. This latter 

 method is the best where it is practicable, and ought to be 

 studied to be made so. 



Some very injudiciously, in extreme frosts, put into the 

 room, where there is no chimney, among the plants, a 

 furnace of charcoal, in order to heat the room. The effect 

 is, that the foliage becomes dark brown and hardened like, 

 and many of the plants die, the rest not recovering until 

 summer. 



Watering may be attended to according to the directions 

 of January, only observing that those that begin to grow 

 will absorb a little more than those that are dormant. 



Roses, especially the daily, if kept in the house, will 

 begin to show flower. Use means to kill the green-fly 

 that may attack them. 



Hyacinths and other bulbs must have regular attendance 

 in tying up, &c. Take care not to tie them too tightly, 

 leaving sufficiency of space for the stem to expand. Give 

 those in the glasses their necessary supplies, and keep 

 them all near the light. Never keep bulbous roots, while 

 growing, under the shade of any other plant. 



Camellias, with all their varied beauties, will, in this 

 month, make a splendid show. Adhere to the directions 

 given in the previous month, and so that new varieties 



