MONTHLY CALEXDAR. 219 



By the middle of the month clean over the surface of 

 both) and top-dress the Hellebores with a good dress- 

 ing of decayed stable manure made fine. Sow the 

 lilies with an inch of fine decomposed stable manure or 

 leaf mould, and sand over the surface ; put on a slow 

 fire and place on the sashes. Make new plantations. 



THE PINK AND CARNATION HOUSE. Keep up a good 

 heat, and syringe the plants. 



THE CINERARIA HOUSE. Admit all the air possible 

 and syringe every morning with clean soft water, and 

 should the aphides persist in troubling the plants, 

 smoke them in the morning. 



THE GERANIUM HOUSE. Admit as much air as pos- 

 sible, and give no more water than is absolutely neces- 

 sary to prevent the plants from flagging, keeping them 

 merely moving. 



THE EARLY PEA-FRAME. Sow some ' Little Gem ' 

 during the month. 



THE ASPARAGUS PIT. Top-dress the bed and put on 

 the sashes. 



Sea-kale and Ehubarb may now be covered up for 

 forcing (see pp. 172 ; 175). 



DECEMBER. 



THE EARLY VINERY. The remarks for January are 

 applicable in this department and also in the Late 

 Vinery. 



THE PEACH HOUSE AND WALL-SCREEN PEACHES. 

 The remarks for January are applicable here also. 



THE PLUM AND CHERRY HOUSE. The remarks for 

 January are applicable here also. 



The same may be said of the Gooseberry house. 



