528 Horticultural Memoranda. 



Scions of trees may be cut now if desired, and placed away in earth in a 

 cool place. 



Ptar, apple, and quince seeds, and cherry stones may be planted now : let 

 the ground be well manured, and deeply dug. Sow in rows aboui a foot 

 apart, and one inch deep. 



FLOWER DEPARTMENT. 



D7hlias, ere this, have probably mostly been taken up, as the frost, the 

 middle of October, destroyed the plants. See that the roots are all housed 

 before severe frost. 



Hyacihihs, tulips, dfc. — From the first to the tenth of November is the 

 best period to plant all hardy bulbs ; if planted too early, they appear above 

 the ground too early in the spring. 



Japan likes should have the tops cut off, and the pots placed away in a 

 dry place till January. 



Chrysanthemums will now be flowering freely, and should be kept well 

 watered ; giving liquid guano occasionally. 



Azaleas should be rather sparingly watered at this season. 

 T^emuplnla msignis, and schizanlhuses should be repotted this month. 

 Hardy roses may be removed now with success. If rare kinds, it will be 

 well to lay down the tcps, and cover with leaves or manure. 



Neapolitan violets should be protected in frames, or, if in pots, removed 

 to the greenhouse, where they will flower finely. 



Pelargoniums, raised from cuttings, should now have the tops nipped off 

 to make them branch out, and become stocky plants. Older plants intend- 

 ed to form fine specimens should have attention : the branches should be 

 tied down, and the young shoots pinched oifas directed for young plants. 



Herbaceous plants can now be safely transplanted ; any kinds partially 

 tender should be protected by a slight covering. 

 Poeumes may be removed now. 



Chinese primroses in small pois should be shifted into the next size. 

 Alyssum, mignonette, and ten-week stocks in small pots should be shifted 

 to the next size. 



Camellias should have attention ; all the plants should be neatly staked 

 up, the pots top-dressed, and the leaves washed before they are finally ar- 

 ranged. 



Ericas will need careful watering, and all long shoots should be nipped 

 off to make the plants bushy. 



Verbenas should be placed on a shelf near the glass. 

 Tender roses in the open ground should all be potted this month, and 

 placed in a frame : those potted early may now be pruned. 

 Gladioluses should be potted this month. 



Petunias raised from cuttings now, make the best stock for next year's 

 plants. 

 Pansies, taken up and potted, will flower all winter in the greenhouse. 

 Heliotropes should now be propagated from cuttings for a spring stock. 

 Scarlet geraniums, if placed in the cellar m a dry airy place, will keep 

 well, and make fine plants for turning out into the border in spring. 



