JANUARY. 



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For successional bloom, place plants in the 

 flower-bouse once a fortnight or three weeks. It 

 is necessary to take a succession of plants into the 

 flower-house only when a succession of bloom is 

 required to be kept up. 



CYDONIA JAPONICA. 



Class, Isocandria. Order, Dipentagynia. 

 Pomaces. 



Japan, 1815. — Propagation, layers. 



A dwarf shrub, forces well when established in 

 pots. If placed in the flower-house in January, it 

 will bloom in a short time. It requires a season 

 of rest, therefore must only be forced every other 

 year. Prune out any of the weak straggling 

 shoots, and shorten others as you see occasion 

 for it. 



MAHONIA. 



Class, Hexandria. Order, Monogynia. 



BeRBERIDEjE. 



Native of North America. — Propagation, seeds 

 and suckers. 



Treated as the hardy rhododendron, will flower 

 this month, with this exception, it must be placed 

 close under the glass in the flower-house, giving 

 an abundance of water. 



