440 Horticultural Memoranda. 



Raspberry plantations, especially of the White and Red Antwerp, 

 should be protected from the winter by a slight covering of earth. The 

 Franconia is said to be quite hardy. 



Fruit Trees may yet be planted if the weather continues favorable, and 

 the situation is not too wet. Much valuable time may be saved by trans- 

 planting in autumn. 



Seeds of Fruit Trees may yet be sown with good success. Pears and 

 apples in small beds, with the rows about fifteen inches apart, and peaches 

 at a greater distance. 



FLOWER DEPARTMENT. 



Bulbs will now be objects of attention, and they should all be planted 

 as soon as possible. 



Tulips should be got into the ground without delay, selecting a favora- 

 ble time when the soil is rather dry. 



Hyacinths, JM'arcissus, Crown Imperials, Crocuses, and similar bulbs, 

 should be set out this month. 



Oxalises, if not yet planted, should be attended to. 



Ixias, Sparaxis, Gladioluses, &lc. should be potted this month. 



Liliuni lancifolium and its varieties may be potted this month, and 

 placed in a frame or the greenhouse. 



Ranunculuses may be planted this month ; or, if not planted, the beds 

 should be put in readiness to plant in March. 



Gloxinias, Gtsnerias and Achimenes should be put away on a dry shelf, 

 in a warm situation, until the period for potting in the spring. 



Dahlias, not yet put away for the winter, should be attended to ; see 

 that they are not packed away with too much moist earth about the roots. 



Callas should now be repotted, if not done before. 



Rocket Larkspur, Coreopsis, Chryseis, Clarkias, and similar hardy annu- 

 als, may be sown tliis month in beds or in the open border. Larkspurs 

 look neat in small beds, the rows about a foot apart. 



Mignonette and Siveet Allysum, in pots, should now be sparingly wa- 

 tered. 



Roses, taken up and potted in September, should now be taken into the 

 greenhouse, and the branches headed in. 



Stocks, of various kinds, should be protected in frames until they are 

 removed to the greenhouse. 



Cactuses will now need but little water. 



Chrysanthemums will now be in full bloom, and should have plenty of 

 water. 



Azaleas should be carefully watered at this season. 



Camellias will now need more care ; the plants should be neatly tied up 

 to stakes, and in choice collections all the leaves should be washed with 

 the sponge. 



Cirierarias may now be repotted, unless already done. 



Chinese Primroses may be repotted this month. 



Greenhouse plants, of all kinds, will now need attention ; repot all that 

 need it, and look carefully after insects. 



Herbaceous plants may be transplanted this montli, protecting them 

 slightly afterwards with leaves or coarse litter. 



