576 Horticultural Memoranda. 



FLOWER DEPARTMENT. 



Camellias will now be coming into bloom, and will require to be regu- 

 larly and judiciously watered, syringing over the foliage once or twice a 

 week in good weather. Continue to stake, wash, and put the plants in the 

 best order. 



Japan Lilies, in pots, should now be removed to a cool cellar or to any 

 cool place, where they may remain till they begin to grow in February. 

 Protect those planted in the open ground with a thick covering of leaves or 

 manure. 



Pansies, wanted for early blooming, should now be taken up and potted. 

 Young plants, in beds, should be protected with a covering of leaves or 

 light compost. 



Carnations and Picoiees, in frames, should be covered with three or four 

 inches of leaves, covering them with sashes or boards to keep off heavy 

 rains. 



Herbaceous Plants should be protected with a covering of leaves or manure. 



Verbenas may now be repotted, and the last batch of cuttings potted off. 



NcBpolitan Violets, in frames, should be now protected from frost, and 

 they will bloom abundantly all winter. 



Roses should now be shifted if they require it. Perpetual and Bouibon 

 roses, in the open ground, should be protected with a good covering of 

 manure. Prairie roses in very cold situations may be pegged down to the 

 ground, where ihe snow will generally sufficiently protect them from injury. 

 Tree roses should be protected with a covering of straw. 



Monthly Finks and Carnations may now be shifted into larger pots. 



Chrysanthemums, done blooming, may now be placed in a cold frame for 

 the winter. 



Pelargoniums may now have a second potting, previous to their final 

 shift into their blooming pots. 



Cactuses should now be sparingly watered. 



Azaleas sliould now be rather sparingly watered. 



Heaths, of spring flowering sorts, should now be repotted, if they require 

 it, and all vigorous shoots topped so as to make bushy plants. 



Heliotropes should now be shifted into larger pots. 



Achimenes and Gloxinias may be potted the last of the month for early 

 blooming. 



Tulip and Hyacinth beds should be protected with a covering of leaves or 

 manure. 



Ranunculus beds should now be got in readiness for planting in February, 

 according to the directions of Dr. Horner, in a late number. 



Schizanthuses and Nemophilas should now be shifted into larger pots. 



Flowering Shrubs, not fully hardy, should be protected by covering them 

 loosely with straw or branches of evergreens. 



Rhododendrons and Azaleas should have the roots protected with leaves 

 or manure. 



Greenhouse plants of all kinds, in small pots, will require shifting into 

 larger size ; they should also be neatly tied to small stakes. Keep the 

 house clean in every part. 



