564 Horticultural Memoranda. 



Camellias ■will now begin to flower, and will be the showiest objects in 

 the conservatory : but they should be in the best order. If the leaves are 

 dusty, let them be carefully washed with a sponge : after this, tie ihem up 

 to sticks, and top-dress the soil. See that they are well watered. 



Pelargoniums will now begin to need more attention. Let the pots be 

 placed in a good situation, near to the light and air. Now is the time to 

 pinch off such shoots as are growing freely, and to cut out weak ones : if 

 they require it, the branches should be tied down to make them dwarf and 

 bushy : water sparingly now, as they should be got into as hardy a state as 

 possible : the leaves should feel quite stiff, and rustle under the hand. 

 Have a good lot of soil in readiness to shift next month. 



Ranunculuses and anemonies, potted now, will flower well in the spring. 



Roses should all be pruned, if not already done. Such as are intended 

 for early blooming should be freely syringed, until the buds are all broken : 

 water carefully, until they are well established. Cuttings of such sorts, as 

 the stock is limited, may be put in now. Tender sorts in the open ground 

 should be protected before frost, with manure, tan, sawd'ust, or dry moss. 



Verbenas growing fre'?ly should be shifted into larger pots. 



Azaleas will still require careful watering. Hardy sorts may be taken 

 up and potted, and brought into the conservatory for successive blooming : 

 they force well. 



Oxalises will now begin to bloom, and should be removed to a light shelf 

 in the greenhouse, and liberally watered. 



Calceolarias should now be potted off from the seed pans, and older plants 

 shifted into the next size. 



Schizanthuses should now have another shift into the next size. 



Cinerarias should now be repotted. 



Heliotropes should be brought in for a succession. 



Nemophilas will now begin to bloom, and should be shifted into larger pots. 



Victoria stocks should be kept in a light and airy place, and rather spar- 

 ingly watered. This will make them strong and stocky. 



Carnations, now brought into the greenhouse, will flower finely in Feb- 

 ruary and March. 



Hyacinths in pots may now be brought into the greenhouse or parlor for 

 early blooming : bulbs may now be potted for a succession. 



Japan lily seeds may be sown now, and the pans placed in a half shady 

 situation. 



Sedum Sieboldii. — Plants of this fine autumnal flower, now done bloom- 

 ing, may be placed in a cold frame. 



Achimenes of various sorts may now be placed in pans, in a warm situa- 

 tion, in order to start them for early blooming in March and April ; the lit- 

 tle tubers may be put in quite thick. 



Greenhouse plants should now be thoroughly cleansed of all insects. 

 Smoke often for the green fly. Fumigate with sulphur for the red spi- 

 der, and wash off carefully all scales or mealy bags. Tie, stake up, top- 

 dress, and keep the pots clean by occasional washings. 



