FLORICULTURAL CALENDAR. 286 



THE FLOWER GARDEN, 



OR 



FIORICULTURAL CALANDAR FOR THE YEAR. 



JANUARY. 



At this dreary time of the year there ought not to be 

 much to do ; all necessary precaution should have been 

 taken for the protection of outstanding plants in the pre- 

 vious months ; still, if not attended to as directed, let it be 

 done without delay, or you may lose some valuable plants. 

 Should the weather be mild and the ground not frozen, and 

 you have any bulbous roots out of the ground, plant them 

 without delay, to save them, but good flowers must not be 

 expected from them. Still continue to manure such beds 

 as need it, and turn them over on all favorable occasions. 

 It will have a tendency to destroy cut worms. This being 

 a leisure time, prepare sticks for carnations, and other 

 flowers that will need support in the summer, and paint 

 them green or slate color. You will find some advantage 

 in attending to this if only for a pastime. 



THE PARLOR. 



Great caution will be required in watering plants 

 during this month ; give water to none but those in a 



