80 Horticultural Memoranda. 



Scions, for grafting, may be cut at any time during the month, and placed 

 in earth, in the cellar, till wanted in April or May. 



FLOWER DEPARTMENT. 



Camellias are now in full bloom, and, by the latter part of the month, will 

 commence making their growth. Such plants as need it may then be re- 

 potted, if there is plenty of time ; if not, such only need be shifted as are 

 really suffering, and the remainder can be potted in August. Inarching 

 and grafting should be attended to now. If seedlings are an object, atten- 

 tion should be given to the proper impregnation of all the single or semi- 

 double flowers. 



Roses will now be coming into flower, and will need good supplies of wa- 

 ter, and frequent syringing over the foliage. Repot all that require it. 



Ixias sparaxis, and similar bulbs, will now be showing their flower buds, 

 and will require more water. 



Liliums, of the new Japan sorts, will now be growing, and if the pots are 

 too small, they should be shifted. 



Gladioluses, of many sorts, may now be potted so as to produce strong 

 roots for turning into the border in May. 



Achimenes, of the several species, will require shifting by the latter part 

 of the month. 



Calceolaria, Cineraria, 10 loeek stock, Petunias, Brachycome, and many 

 other showy plants, should be planted now. 



Cinerarias should be repotted ; tie up the branches to a neat stake. 



Dahlias potted last month will now begin to grow, and cuttings may be 

 put in as soon as they are three inches long. 



Erica and Epacris cuttings may be put in now. 



Verbenas should be repotted this month, if good plants are wanted. 



Cactuses will now have matured their buds, and may be more freely wa- 

 tered . 



Fwc/!sta5 will need shifting into a larger size, and if plants are wanted, 

 fresh cuttings should be put in. 



Lechcnaultias should be shifted into the next size pots this month. 



Campanula pyramidalis should be potted into a larger size. 



Schizanlhuses will need shifting, and require to be tied up to neat stakes. 



All sorts of greenhouse plants will require shifting this month. 



Plants in frames should be carefully looked after. 



VEGETABLE DEPARTMENT. 



Hotbeds should be in operation now ; if not already at work, they should 

 at once be got ready, if cucumbers, egg plants, tomatoes, and such things 

 are wanted. As soon as prepared, seeds of these may be planted, and also 

 lettuce, radishes, and early cabbages. A great many things may be 

 brought forward, and in our climate, very little can be expected from the 

 garden early in the season, without hotbeds. 



