476 Horticultural JMemoranda. 



the cuts clean with a sharp knife, and tie the shoots loosely in. After 

 the work is done, the stems may be washed with a solution of sul- 

 phur and soap, to destroy any insects which may be lodged around 

 the eyes. Place the cuttings in a box in a cellar, or bury them in the 

 ground, if young plants are wanted another year. Vines in the open 

 garden should be laid down, if not done before. 



Fruit trees. — As the operation of planting is about over, attention 

 should be given to those lately set out, a barrow of old manure should 

 be placed around the roots of each tree, and, if exposed too much to the 

 wind, they should be staked. Scions for grafting next spring may be 

 cut now, placed in earth in the cellar, where they will be ready for 

 use as early as wanted. 



Raspberry plants, if before neglected, should be laid down this 

 month. 



FLOWER DEPARTMENT. 



Camellias will now be the principal objects in the green-house. See 

 that they are kept well supplied with water, the leaves washed from 

 dust, and, if of straggling habit and appearance, neatly tied up; the 

 pots should be washed clean, and the soil top-dressed with some 

 sandy loam. Seeds should be planted now if not done before; cut- 

 tings may also be put in at this season. 



Chrysanthemums which have occupied the room in the green-house, 

 now that they have done blooming, shoidd be removed to the cellar 

 or a frame, to make place for other plants. 



Roses should be watered freely, and, if of straggling or weak 

 growth, pruned in short. Cuttings may be put in now. 



Oxalises potted last month will now be growing rapidly, and should 

 be placed on an airy shelf, and kept well watered. 



Geraniums should have attention: pick off any dead leaves, and if 

 the stems run up, pinch off the tops to make it throw out laterally. 



Cactuses should be sparingly watered, particularly the slender 

 growing sorts, unless grafted on the strong kinds, which will bear 

 more moisture. 



Erica cuttings, put in in June or July, may be potted off now, if 

 not done before. 



Amaryllises may be potted now in good rich light soil. 



Mignonette should be sparingly watered this month. 



Sparaxis, Ixias, &,c., planted in pots, and placed in frames, should 

 now be removed to the green-house or parlor. 



2Vee pceonies, brought into the green-house now, will bloom early 

 in the spring. 



Verbenas should be placed on an airy shelf in the green-house, and 

 kept moderately dry during this month. 



Green-house plants generally will require muo-h attention; all the 

 pots should be washed, and the plants kept clear of all insects, particu- 

 larly the green fly and spider. All crooked plants should be tied to a 

 neat stick, the surface of the soil top-dressed, and if the label contain- 

 ing the name is defaced, or gone, a new one, carefully and legibly- 

 marked, should take its place. Nothing adds more to the cheerful 

 appearance of a green-house, than to see cleanliness prevail every 

 where. 



