472 Horticultural jyiemoranda. 



HORTICULTURAL MEMORANDA 



FOR DECEMBER. 



FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 



Little can be done in this department at this season of the year; 

 out-door work, of most ail kimls, is brought to a close by the setting 

 in of cold weather; and where there are vineries or hot-beds in ope- 

 ration, the active gardener will find sufficient to employ himself about. 



Grape vines should now be put in preparation for next year's bear- 

 ing. First, give the vines a proper pruning; second, let the wood he 

 washed with a solution of lime, sulphur, and cowdunsr, or with whale 

 oil soap. After this the branches may be tied together, and laid in 

 lengthwise of the house, near the front of the glass, unless they are 

 intended to break early, when they may remain up. 



Raspberry bushes should be protected, if not already done. 



Scions of fruit trees may be now cut for grafting in spring; place 

 them in the cellar, with the lower ends in the earth. 



FLOWER DEPARTMENT. 



Camellias w\\\ now be swelling their buds rapidly, and will soon be 

 in full bloom: see that they are properly watered: if the plants are 

 dusty, let the foliage be washed with a sponge, and when done tie up 

 the plants to small stakes, to give them a neat appearance. Seeds 

 may be planted now. Cuttings put in in June may now be potted off. 



Cactuses should be sparingly watered; grafting may be done now. 



Roses taken from the ground, should now be pruned for flowering 

 in March. Small plants may be shifted, and young cuttings potted 

 off. 



Calceolarias should be potted off now. 



Chrysanthemums should have their tops cut off as soon as they 

 have done flowering, and the pots placed in a frame for the winter. 



Chinese primroses shou\d now be repotted. 



Geraniums, in small pots, may now be repotted. 



Schizanlhuses may be shifted now into larger sized pots. 



Jimaryllises may be potted this month. 



Verbenas should be placed in a light, airy situation, and sparingly 

 watered. 



Hyacinths may yet be potted with success. 



Cyclamens will now require more water, as the flower buds appear. 

 Siiifi into larger pots, if they require it. 



Azaleas should be sparingly watered this month. Cuttings put ia 

 in June, should now be potted off. 



Oxalises should all be planted this month, if not yet done. 



Heliotropes should be shifted into lar<:er pots, if they require it. 



Caltas should now have liberal supplies of water. 

 Tree pczonies may be brought into the house this month, for flow- 

 eriuiT in Martdi. 



Plants in frames should be aired in fine weather. 



