Dec] FLOWER GARDEN. 583 



SOUTHERN STATES. 



Where the ground is open and in good condition for working, 

 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 malaco- 

 dendron, ash, euonymus, hornbean, celastrus scandans, 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 instruc- 

 tions are exclusively 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, ane- 

 mones and ranunculuses as directed last month; this will be indis- 

 pensable at present, as December is generally one of the most 

 severe and cutting months in the year. It would be unnecessary 

 in this place to repeat all the instructions given in November lor 

 that purpose, and therefore I refer you to page 567, &c. for infor- 

 mation. 



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 

 in the hot-house, or in any other forcing department, to produce a 

 winter bloom of dowers. Early hyacinths, spring crocuses, snow- 

 drops, dwarf Persian iris, and polyanthus-narcissus may now be 

 forced in like manner; but observe that you are to reserve a suffi- 

 ciency of each sort for several successions, so as to have a con- 

 stant supply of flowers until those in the open ground begin to 

 blow. 



When the plants are just beginning to flower some of them may 

 be taken in to decorate parlours and other rooms. 



