476 Horticultural Memoranda. 



HORTICULTURAL MEMORANDA 



FOR DECEMBER. 



FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 



Grape Vines will now have so far ripened their wood that they may be 

 trimmed at any time. In cold houses this should be at once attended to, 

 and the vines protected by laying them down and covering them with 

 earth, litter or leaves. The cuttings may be placed in earth, preparatory 

 to their propagation next spring, if vines are wanted. Vines in pots, for 

 bringing forward in the greenhouse, should be placed in a cellar, or frame 

 where they will not be much exposed to frost. Isabella and other hardy 

 kinds may yet be pruned. 



Strawberry Beds should be slightly protected, especially in heavy, wet 

 soils. 



FLOWER DEPARTMENT. 



Camellias will now be coming into flower, and will require liberal sup- 

 plies of water — occasionally using liquid guano. Stake and tie up all 

 crooked plants, and top-dress the pots if mossy. Syringe occasionally in 

 good weather. Seeds may be sown now. Cuttings may also be put in. 



Oxalis Boioiei and Hirta will now be nearly out of bloom, and will re- 

 quire only occasional watering. 



Chiysanthemiims will now be nearly out of flower; cut off the tops and 

 place the pots in a cold frame. 



Lilium lancifolium and its varieties should be potted this month. 



Schizanthuses should be shifted this month. 



Pelargo7iiums may be repotted this month. See that they are kept free 

 from tlie aphis. 



Roses potted off in August should now be shifted into the next size. 

 Bourbon Roses in the open ground should be protected witli a light cov- 

 ering of earth or manure. 



Azaleas will need but little water until they commence growing. 



Verbenas in small pots may be shifted now into the next size. 



Ericas will need attention. Shift such as require it, and keep the old 

 plants in good shape by continually pinching off' the tops of the shoots. 



Aman/Uises may be potted this month. 



Te7i Week, Victoria and other Stocks, in small pots, should be shifted 

 into the next size. 



LechenauUias will require shifting as soon as the roots fill the pots. 



Calceolarias should be repotted this month. 



Cyclamens now showing their flower buds should be freely watered. 



Carnations, Hydrangeas, and other plants in frames, should be looked 

 after and protected from severe cold by matts or some other covering. 



Tulip and Hyacinth Beds should have a thin covering of leaves or 

 strawy manure, to prevent the frost from penetrating too deep. 



Herbaceous Plants of many sorts flower better by being slightly pro- 

 tected with leaves or strawy manure. 



