584 THE MAGAZINE OF HORTICULTURE. 



FLOWER DEPARTMENT. 



The preparations for winter having by this time been completed, atten- 

 tion should be given to the greenhouse and conservatory. All the early 

 flowering plants, such as chrysanthemums, salvias, &c., which are now out 

 of bloom, should be removed to make room for roses and other plants, 

 housed in frames. Everything should now be put in order; the plants 

 should all be tied up, the soil top-dressed, the pots washed, and insects de- 

 stroyed. Running plants should be trained to neat wire or other trellises. 

 Soils sufficient for winter use should be housed where they can be kept dry 

 and ready for use. 



Camellias now coming into bloom should be more liberally watered, and 

 syringed occasionally, in fine weather. If the leaves are not clean, they 

 should be carefully sponged with water. 



Azaleas should be sparingly watered, until they begin to grow. 



Monthly Carnations, growing rapidly, and coming into full bloom, 

 should be repotted. 



Japan Lilies may be potted this month, and placed in a cold frame, 

 plunged in tan, and covered with leaves, to keep out the frost. 



Pelargoniums should have attention. Keep rather dry, and avoid syr- 

 inging the plants. Nip off the ends of strong growing shoots, to make the 

 plants bushy and stout. Young plants may be repotted. Fumigate to keep 

 down the green fly. 



Chrysanthemums, done blooming, may be removed to a cold frame, 

 where they can have a slight protection from frost. 



Heaths and Epacrises which need it should be repotted. Top late 

 blooming kinds, to make them stout and bushy. 



Roses, well established in pots, may now be shifted into the next size. 

 Plants taken up in October, from the open ground, should now be headed in. 



Cyclamens, now beginning to grow, should be more liberally watered. 



Gloxinias intended for early spring bloom, should be repotted at the 

 close of the month. 



AcHiMENES, for early bloom, should have the same treatment as gloxinias. 



Tree Peonies, taken up and potted, will bloom freely in the green- 

 house. 



Neapolitan Violets, in pots, may now be brought into the house to 

 bloom. 



Verbenas, Scarlet Geraniums, &c., propagated for a spring stock, 

 should now be potted off". 



Acacias, now beginning to open their flower buds, should be liberally 

 watered. 



Orange Trees should be carefully watered. If the soil once gets sat- 

 urated with water, the plants are apt to assume a yellow hue. 



Insects must not be forgotten. Wash all plants infested with the mealy 

 bug. Fumigate with tobacco for the green fly, and with sulphur for the 

 red spider. 



