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continuance of hard frost ; but this must be removed as soon as the 

 frost is out of the ground in spring, otherwise it will invite a resort 

 of mice, &c., to destroy the seeds. 



PROTECTING TREES AND SHRUBS, ETC., IN POTS. 



The tall growing plants in pots which are plunged in warm bor- 

 bers, and the pots covered with tan as directed on page 588, may, if 

 the kinds are rather tender, require an awning of mats or strong 

 canvas over them to protect them from cutting winds, which are 

 always very injurious to tender plants. The other tender plants, 

 both shrubby and herbaceous, which you have in pots in frames, 

 must be duly attended to, as directed on page 595. 



SOUTHERN STATES. 



Where the ground is open and in good condition for worlting, this 

 is a very proper time to sow hawthorn, holly, yew, mezereon, red 

 cedar, juniper and pyracantha berries, and all other seeds that require 

 a year's previous preparation, such as Stewartia malacodendron, ash, 

 euonymus, hornbean, celastrus scandens, nyssa, and many other 

 sorts. (For the method of ^performing this work, see the Nursery 

 for February.) 



Continue to dig between the rows of young trees and shrubs, and 

 forward the manuring and trenching of such pieces of ground as are 

 to be planted with young trees in the ensuing months. 



You may still continue to make layers and plant cuttings of any 

 kinds of trees and shrubs that succeed by these means, and also dig 

 up and transplant suckers. Prune roses and other hardy shrubs, 

 also forest and young fruit-trees in training. Plant out into nursery 

 rows the various kinds of hardy deciduous trees and shrubs, as directed 

 in March ; but let it be remembered that these instructions are ex- 

 clusively intended for such parts of the Union as have not frost 

 during winter sufficient to prevent the ploughing of ground. 



THE PLEASURE, OR FLOWER GARDEN. 



TULIPS, HYACINTHS, ANEMONES, AND RANUNCULUSES. 



Continue to protect your beds of choice tulips, hyacinths, anemones 

 and ranunculuses as directed last month ; this will be indispensable 

 at present, as December is generally one of the most severe and cut- 

 ting months in the year. It would be unnecessary in this place to 

 repeat all the instructions given in November for that purpose, and 

 therefore I refer you to page 589, &c., for information. 



Some of the Van Thol and other early tulips which were planted 

 in pots in October, may, towards the end of this month, be placed 



