[January. MONTHLY CALENDAR. * 357 



occupy his time to valuable purposes. If he be not a book- 

 reader, he should be a book-keeper, (see page 8,) and he 

 should frequently take a survey of his former practices and 

 those of his acquaintances, with a view to improve on every 

 thing he has done, or seen done. If he consults writers on 

 Horticulture, he should do as the author has endeavoured 

 to do in preparing this work for the press ; not adopt 

 the mere theory of a subject, nor indulge in speculative 

 ideas, nor even tread in the steps of others, but endeavour 

 to erect his edifice of knowledge upon a good settled foun- 

 dation. In all his pursuits, whether he attempts to follow 

 the example of practical and exemplary men, hear lectures, 

 or consult any authors on the subject, he should do as every 

 sensible man does at his daily meals, take that which suits 

 him best, and leave the residue for others. If this 

 work should be considered worth an annual perusal, he may 

 read the general remarks in this month, (January,) and 

 make a memorandum of such things as may be obtained at 

 a leisure time, in preference to driving it off till it is wanted- 

 I shall endeavour to make my Calendar serve as an index to 

 the book, and in pursuit of my object, shall begin at page 

 1 of the general remarks, which suggests, that if a man has 

 a garden to form, he will require fencing materials. If these 

 should be already at hand, every gardener should provide 

 manures, ingredients for the destruction of insects, drilling 

 machines, and other tools ; poles or rods for the support of 

 such Beans, Peas, or other climbing plants which he may 

 intend to cultivate ; and if he intend to use hot-beds, or 

 forcing frames, he should make arrangements to get compost 

 and heating materials, in time for the work to be performed 

 in the next month. If he depends on this book for infor- 

 mation, he may read the general remarks from page 7 to 

 23, and also from pages 101 to 120, on Forcing Vegetables* 



FLOWER DEPARTMENT. 



Having shown in page 217, that Heat, Air, and Water, are 

 the food of plants, and necessary to the preservation of 

 their health and life, if given in due proportion according 



