Horticultural Memoranda. 119 



buds swell rapidly, and the border is deeply frozen, a good covering of 

 fresh stable manure, to the depth of six or eight inches, will soon remove 

 it : this mode of warming the roots of a border is highly recommended by 

 one of the most eminent English cultivators. Cuttings for young vines 

 may now be put in, if there is a hot-bed at work. Vines in the open air 

 may be uncovered towards the latter end of the month, if the weather is 

 mild. 



Peach Trees, in pots, may still be brought into the greenhouse for a 

 succession. 



Scio7is for grafting may be cut any time this month, after which period, 

 if the spring should be forward, it will be too late. 



Root Grafting may still be successfully pursued, planting out the roots, 

 after the operation is performed, in boxes, and placing them in a cool cel- 

 lar, till good weather for setting out in April. 



Pruning Orchards, Grape Vines, and all kinds of fruit trees, may be 

 commenced this month, and continued till every thing is done. 



Gooseberry and Currant bushes, in some early seasons, may be planted 

 out the latter part of March. 



Raspberry Plantations should be uncovered the latter part of the month. 



Straxoberry Beds may be partially or wholly uncovered the latter part of 

 this month, if the season is mild and forward. 



FLOWER DEPARTMENT. 



Dahlias will now engage more attention, especially where there are 

 choice collections : the desire to increase the more rare kinds will induce 

 amateurs to bring their roots forward as fast as possible : to do this, they 

 should be potted immediately in a light rich soil, and placed in a warm 

 greenhouse, or in a hot-bed which has become somewhat exhausted of its 

 heat. As soon as the cuttings are of sufficient length, they should be 

 taken off for propagation. Seeds for producing new kinds maybe planted 

 this month. 



Camellias still continue in great beauty, and now need good supplies of 

 water — occasionally giving a little liquid manure or guano. Such plants 

 as are of straggling growth should be pruned in, for no plant stands the 

 knife better than the camellia, and if more freely used, we should oftener 

 see better-shaped plants : a fear of losing some little branch often sacri- 

 fices the beautiful form of a plant. Inarching should be performed this 

 month, and cuttings may be put in if the buds have not begun to swell. 

 Plants done flowering, and now beginning to grow, may be safely repotted. 



Pelargoniums not repotted last month, should be shifted immediately. 



Roses will now be in full bloom, if they have been well managed. Young 

 plants should be repotted. Water freely, giving liquid manure once a 

 week, or guano in the proportion of 1 oz. to a gallon of water, and syr- 

 inge occasionally. Fumigate, if there is any danger from the aphis, and 

 saturate the atmosphere with fumes of sulphur, if that troublesome insect, 

 the red spider, attacks them. Continue to propagate from cuttings, if 

 young plants are wanted. 



Ten Week, Brompton, and other stocks now coming into bloom, should 

 be repotted. 



Cactuses will now be showing their flower buds, and will need greater 

 supplies of water. 



Cyclamens now in bloom should be liberally watered. Be careful to 

 save the seeds, if more plants are wanted. 



