20 FEBRUARY GREENHOUSE AND CONSERVATORY. 



suckers not rooted may be put in as cuttings round 

 the sides of the pot, when they will make roots in a 

 week. Seed may still be sown. Keep a look-out for 

 slugs and wood lice, as they are fond of young plants. 

 Cinerarias will, in many cases, need to be shifted on, 

 and it is well to take advantage of the forward state 

 of some of the plants to obtain a few extra fine speci- 

 mens by encouraging vigorous growth ; starvation 

 and fly go together in the cultivation of these plants. 

 Keep the stock sufficiently watered, and use a good 

 holding compost, and there will not be much fly. 

 Fuchsias struck now will make nice plants to bloom 

 early next season. Top-dress all specimen plants in 

 pots that are not to be shifted, by removing the top 

 soil and adding a dressing of new material sheep's 

 dung for those that can stand it, and rotten dung 

 well pulverised for Camellias, Allamandas, Stephano- 

 tis, &c. Lilium auratum and speciosum should now 

 be in full flower, as also the general stock of Gloxi- 

 nias and Achimenes; withhold water from these 

 gradually, so soon as they show a tendency to die off. 

 Cuttings of Coleus should now be put in, as young 

 plants survive the winter much better than old. 



FE\UIT GARDEN. 



Where Gooseberries and Currants are required late, 

 throw nets over the bushes to keep off the birds, and 

 give a little shade to keep a few bunches hanging for 

 a supply. Encourage in every possible way the ripen- 

 ing of the wood. If trees have been allowed to get 

 crowded, thin them a little now to admit the sunshine 

 amongst the well-placed shoots and spurs. Attend 

 to vines out of doors, rubbing off all laterals as soon 



