114 PRESENT-DAY GARDENING 
house from which frost is excluded. The new varieties of 
Malmaisons may be wintered in frames. 
Perpetual- Flowering Varieties.—The result of the 
season’s work will now be apparent in a succession of choice 
flowers all through the winter and spring months. They 
will not, however, give good results either in a greenhouse 
temperature or the moist atmosphere of a hot-house. The 
temperature all through the winter may be 50° to 55°, as 
a minimum, with a rather dry atmosphere, and ventilation 
should be given on the windward side, even in severe 
weather. Keep the roof glass clean, so that it may admit 
all the light possible, Exercise great care in watering, 
DECEMBER 
Border Carnations and Picotees.—If the plants are well 
established in their small flower-pots, they will not suffer 
from the effects of frost, and the frame lights may be opened 
daily ; but see that the plants are not exposed to rain, snow, 
or hail. Look over the plants once in the month to remove 
any decayed leaves and, if there is a “drip” from the glass 
lights, this should be remedied. 
Malmaison Varieties.—Keep the glass of the house or 
frame as clean as possible, and all the wood-work inside. 
Fumigate the plants as often as is necessary. 
Perpetual-Flowering Varieties.—The treatment is the 
same as last month. Good cuttings or slips may be ob- 
tained now, and these should be taken off, and treated as 
previously advised. 
