IGO Horticultural Memoranda. 



Strawberry beds. — Now is the most favorable season to make a straw- 

 berry bed. Give the ground a good preparation. 



Grafting, pruning, Sfc. shoiUd be done this montli, or as much of it as 

 possible. 



Fruit trees, of all sorts, may be successfully transplanted tliis montli. 



FLOWER DEPARTMENT. 



Dahlias will now occupy the amateur's attention. Pot the roots, or 

 place tlicm in a hot-bed, and when the eyes begin to swell, cut the tubers 

 apart, leaving one good eye to each. These should bo potted, if good 

 strong plants are wanted. 



Tulip beds, owing to the cold weather, arc backward. See that they 

 are duly attended to, as soon as the spring opens. 



Roses, of hardy kinds, will need careful pruning to bloom well. This 

 is also the season to transplant. Montlily kinds, in pots, should be turned 

 out into the groimd the last part of the month. Cuttings may now be put 

 in with success. 



Oxalises, when done blooming, sliould be very sparingly watered. 



Cactuses will now show their Hower buds, and will require more water. 



Verbenas should be shifted, if large plants are wanted. Those for 

 turning out in the ground need not be repotted. 



Azaleas and Rhododendrons, as soon as done blooming, should be re- 

 potted. 



Ericas should be repotted now, and cuttings may now be put in. Seeds 

 may also be sown. 



Camellias now growing will require frequent syringing over the foliage. 



Chn/sayithemums may be potted off the latter part of the month. 



Hydrangeas should now be repotted in fresh soil, if they need it. 



Annual Jlniver seeds, of hardy kinds, should now be sown in the open 

 garden. — Tender sorts, such as balsams, coxcombs, &c., may be brought 

 forward in the hot-bod. 



Jf all/lower seeds, for obtaining plants to bloom next winter, sliould be 

 sown now. 



Perennial herbaceous plants should be transplanted this month. 



Paonies. Now is a good season to divide and plant tlie roots. 



Carnations, and other plants in frames, should receive plenty of air, 

 and the sashes be taken wholly off in good weather. 



Tiger Jlowers, Gladioluses, Jlniai-yllises, Sfc, may be planted out as soon 

 as the weather is warm and pleasant. 



Pansy seed, sown last month, and now up, should be planted out in 

 prcjjared beds, tlie latter part of the month. 



Pink and Picotee roots should be taken up from where they were lay- 

 ered, and planted out in beds of rich soil. 



Lechenaultias may now be propagated from cuttings. 



Roots of Achimenes coccinea should be potted off now, and placed in a 

 hot-bed, if one is at hand. 



Cyclamens, now about finishing their bloom, should be sparingly 

 watered. 



Calceolarias should be repotted now. 



Propagate all kinds of green-house plants during this montli. 



