36 Monthly Calender. 



In gardens where there are green-houses and frames, they will require, 

 during this monfh, considerable attention. Fires should be made in the 

 green-house during all damp, as well as cold weather ; plants often suffer 

 more from dampness, than from frost. The plants in frames should be kept 

 very dry, as this will aid them much in standing the winter. All decayed or 

 yellow leaves should he picked from the plants, to give them a clean and 

 liealtliy appearance. Air should be given every favorable opportunity, for 

 long confinement to an impure atmosphere is extremely injurious. 



Ranuncxdus, Auricula, and Polyanthos seed should be sown the latter end 

 of this month, and placed in the front part of the green-house. 



Cuttiiigs of many species of green-house plants, may now be successfully 

 put in. 



Georginas may be potted and placed in a warm situation, to forward them 

 so as to flower early. 



Mignonette and Ten-ioeek Stock may be sown in pots, about the latter end 

 of this month, and placed in a warm part of the green-house, or in a hot-bed ; 

 care should be taken, when they are up, that they are not injured by too much 

 moisture, causing them to decay off. The mignonette should be sown in a 

 light, sandy soil, and the stocks in any rather rich mould. 



Schizanilms seed, of the different varieties, should be now sown, if wanted to 

 flower early. There are five or six varieties, in the English nurseries, of great 

 beauty; two of which, only, we have ever observed in our gardens. These 

 are, the Schizanthus pinnatus and S. porrigens: they are rather difficult of 

 cultivation in pots, being rather impatient of too much heat or moisture ; and 

 often, very suddenly, when in full bloom, die off, by decay, at the base of the 

 stem. No plant will, however, more amply repay all the care and trouble 

 that may be bestowed on them, than the elegant genus Schizanthus. The 

 best soil for them is loam, and leaf mould, with a small portion of sand. They 

 should be repotted, as often as the pots are filled with roots, till they come 

 into full flower. We observed, in the elegant new conservatory lately erected 

 by J. P. Gushing, Esq., Watertown, under the care of his most intelligent 

 gardener, some plants in bloom, about the middle of last month, on which we 

 numbered at least _^i;e ^imrfret? flowers ; some of the spikes were fifteen inches 

 in length, and profusely covered from the top to bottom. 



PLANTS IN BLOOM THIS MONTH. 



In the green-house, during the month of January, there are not many 

 plants to be seen in bloom : those, however, which are the most beautiful, and 

 contribute to its decoration, are the Camellia japonica and its numerous 

 varieties. 



In the different gardens and nurseries, the following will be in flower: — 

 Camellia ja[)6nica, C. alba plena, C. anemoneflora, C. anemoneflora alba, C. 

 dianthiflora, C. pensillata, C. fimbriata, C piEoniflora, C. variegata, C. rubro 

 plena, and other choice kinds : Primula praenitens, alba and purpurea : Daphne 

 odora : Salvia splendens, fulgens and mexicana : difierent species and varie- 

 ties of Oxalis, Roses, Stocks, &c. &c. 



