294 rooms camellias. [February 



FEBRUARY. 



Ar this season, f,he plants call for the most assiduous atten- 

 tion. If the stage has been made according to our descrip- 

 tion in September, in very cold nights it should be drawn to 

 the centre of the room, or at least withdrawn from the window, 

 observing every night to close the window tight by shutters, 

 or some substitute equally as good. And, if the temperature 

 begins to fall below 40, means should be adopted to prevent 

 it from lowering, either by putting a fire in the room, or open- 

 ing any adjoining apartment where fire is constantly kept. 

 This latter method is the best, where it is practicable, and 

 ought to be studied to be made so. 



Some very injudiciously, in extreme frosts, put into the 

 room where there is no chimney, among the plants, a fur- 

 nace of charcoal, in order to heat the room. The effect is, 

 that the foliage becomes dark brown and hardened like, and 

 many of the plants die, the rest not recovering until sum- 

 mer. 



Watering may be attended to according to the directions of 

 January, only observing that those that begin to grow will 

 absorb a little more than those that are dormant. 



Hoses, especially the daily, if kept in the house, will begin 

 to show flower. Use means to kill the green-fly that may 

 attack them. 



Hyacinths and other bulbs must have regular attendance 

 in tying up, &c. Take care not to tie them too tightly, leav- 

 ing sufficiency of space for the stem to expand. Give those 

 in the glasses their necessary supplies, and keep them all near 

 the light. Never keep bulbous roots, while growing, under 

 the shade of any other plant. 



Camellias, with all their varied beauties, will, in this 

 month, make a splendid show. Adhere to the directions 

 given in the previous month, and so that new varieties may 

 be obtained (see Green house, February, under the head of 

 Camellia), which directions are equally applicable here. 

 When the flowers are full-blown, and kept in a temperature 

 between 40 and 50, they will be perfect for the space of 

 four, five, and frequently six weeks, and a good selection of 



