40 Horticultural Memoranda. 



plants to neat stakes and spread out the branches so as to make a handsome 

 form. Syringe the plants twice a week in all fine weather, and water them 

 at least once a fortnight with a weak solution of Guano : this will give 

 them a deep rich color, and great vigor. If seedlings are desired, impreg- 

 nate any flower that opens, and shows a stigma, with the very hest full double 

 sorts. Seedlings of last year should be potted off now, and also cuttings 

 put in last summer. Inarching and Grafting may be commenced the latter 

 part of the month. 



Azaleas will now need more water, and occasional syringing over the 

 foliage. 



Dahlias will now begin to require attention if good plants are wanted of 

 rare kinds : If there is not a greenhouse, a hotbed may be made up, in 

 which the roots may be placed and started into growth. By the middle of 

 February the shoots will be sufficiently advanced to take off for cuttings. 



Roses will now be growing rapidly : continue to give good supplies of 

 water, with liquid Guano, once a week, and syringe over the tops occasion- 

 ally. If the green fly appears fumigate the house with tobacco smoke. 

 Young plants in small pots may now be potted off if not done before. 



Tree Pceonies may now be brought into the house to produce an early 

 show of flowers. 



Oxalises of the various kinds will now begin to bloom : place them near 

 the light and give good supplies of water. 



Cactuses should be kept rather dry this month in order to throw them 

 into bud. 



Chinese Primroses in small pots should be shifted into a larger size. 



Pelargoniums should be repotted this month if they require it ; such as 

 are running up tall should have their main shoot pinched off. Water 

 occasionally with liquid Guano. 



Ericas will need attention : repot if they require it, and keep the shoots 

 nipped off to make them grow bushy plants. Cuttings succeed well if put 

 in now. 



Pansy seed may be sown now in small pots, for producing young plants 

 for early flowers in May. 



Carnations, and other plants in frames, should be looked after, and in fine 

 weather, they should be exposed to the air and light. 



Achimenes longiflora, picta, and the other species, should be potted ofi' 

 soon, and placed in a warm part of the greenhouse, or in the hotbed : these 

 will make larger plants and flower stronger than those planted later. 



Fuchsias should now be repotted and started into growth. To make 

 large specimens they should be shifted often, and watered with liquid 

 Guano. 



Greenhouse Plants of all kinds should be pruned, neatly tied up, the 

 pots washed, and the soil top dressed. 



