576 THE MAGAZINE OF HORTICULTURE. 



FLOWER DEPARTMENT. 



The greenhouse and conservatory will now begin to assume a more beau- 

 tiful appearance, and the interest increases as the season advances. The 

 camellias will begin to bloom, and such showy plants as the acacias, lauris- 

 tinus, &c. open their blossoms. Everything should now be put in the best 

 order ; the pots should be kept cleaned, and the whole collection looked over, 

 top-dressing such as need it, repotting others, and preparing all for a spring 

 growth. Now is the season to look after the Japan Lilies and other showy 

 plants which will be needed for decoration next summer. Bedding plants 

 will also require attention, and the old stocks set to work from which cut- 

 tings are to be taken for propagation. Enough may be found to keep the 

 most industrious gardener full of work. 



Chrysanthemums, now going out of bloom, may have the tops cut off 

 and the plants removed to a cold frame, where they can remain for the 

 winter. 



Pelargoniums. All the plants which require it should be repotted, 

 using the next §ize to that in which they are now growing, as large shifts 

 do not suit this plant ; tie out the shoots carefully, and nip off such as show 

 a tendency to grow vigorously. Be careful not to over water at this season. 



Cinerarias. All strong plants should now be repotted, and have more 

 room. Keep them in an airy place, and fumigate often to keep down the 

 green fly. 



Camellias should be liberally watered now. 



Roses taken up out of the open ground, and protected in frames, should 

 now be pruned and brought into the house. 



Verbenas, for winter blooming, should be shifted into large pots. 



AcHiMENES and Gloxinias, for early blooming, may be shaken out of 

 the old soil and freshly potted at the close of the month. 



Monthly Carnations growing vigorously may be repotted. 



Calceolarias, potted off last month, may have a shift into the next size 

 now. 



Fuchsias for early blooming should now be headed in closely, disrooted 

 and put into new pots. 



Chinese Primroses growing freely will require another shift into 

 larger pots. 



Heaths and Epacris will need attention. Water liberally and keep the 

 plants in a cool airy part of the house. 



Azaleas should be yet sparingly watered. 



Japan Lilies should now be potted. 



Gladioluses of the spring blooming sorts should be potted. 



Daisies and Pansies for winter blooming should have a cool situation 

 on the shelf, as near the glass as possible. 



Heliotropes may now have a shift into larger pots. 



Trop-eolums, now growing and flowering, should have a shift into larger 

 pots, and be trained to a neat trellis. 



