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and hotbeds looked after, and all other operations which will hasten spring 

 work should have early attention. 



Camellias will be in their height of bloom at this season ; in some 

 houses, where a high temperature is kept up, they will soon begin to grow. 

 In either case the plants will require more moisture. If the bloom is over, 

 syringe freely ; but if not, it should only be done occasionally, in very fine 

 weather. 



Azaleas will begin to flower, and may be more liberally watered. 

 Straggling or ill-shaped plants should be headed in as soon as tlioy have 

 done blooming. 



Pelargoniums will now advance rapidly in growth, and need careful at- 

 tention. Tie out the shoots as they acquire strength, and cut them away 

 where too much crowded. Water liberally when the plants need it, but do 

 not keep them constantly moist. Young stock should be repotted. Fumi- 

 gate often, to keep down the green fly. 



Pansies growing in small pots, in frames or in the house, should have a 

 shift into, a larger size, especially those intended for blooming. Keep them 

 near the glass. Seeds may be sown now. 



Fdciisias, which show signs of growing, may now be shaken out of the 

 old pots, and placed in new ones, in fresh light soil. Head in the strag- 

 gling shoots, in order to make compact plants. 



Heaths and Epacrises will begin to grow this month. Keep them 

 where they can have an abundance of air, and repot all which appear 

 cramped at the roots. 



Monthly Carnations, now throwing up their flowering stems, should 

 be neatly tied to tall stakes. Repot all in good season, and fumigate to 

 destroy the green fly, which is often very injurious to these plants, 



Japan Lilies, beginning to grow, should have a good place in a cool 

 part of the house, near the glass. Water more liberally as they advance. 



Achimenes and Gloxinias, started last month, may now have a shift 

 into larger pots. Keep them in the warmest part of the house. 



Verbenas, Salvias, Petunias, Heliotropes, &c,, should now be 

 propagated for a spring stock. 



Tropje'olum tricolorum, and others of the same habit, should be 

 rather carefully watered. Keep the delicate branches tied up neatly to 

 the trellis. 



Roses, wintered in small pots, Avill soon commence growing, and should 

 have a shift into a larger size. 



Cinerarias, which still require it, should be shifted into larger pots. 



Dahlias, wanted for very early blooming, may be started in a hot bed, 

 or be potted and placed in any warm part of the house. 



Orange and Lemon Trees, now beginning to grow, may have occa- 

 sional waterings with liquid manure. 



As the season advances, hotbeds may be made up, for bringing forward 

 more rapidly many kinds of plants, especially such as are wanted for bed- 

 dinf out. They give an opportunity to start many things which require a 

 hio-her temperature than the greenhouse affords. Do not forget to fumigate 

 often at this season. 



