NOVEMBER — SECOIf3> WEES. 



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SECOND WEEK. 



GREENHOUSE AND CONSERVATORY. 



Continue to admit air in favourable weather, but not 

 in currents ; shut up early ; use water sparingly, and 

 always tepid — giving little or none to succulents and plants 

 in a state of rest. 



Flowers. — Where there is a pit at liberty it may now 

 be prepared for forcing flowers. The glass must be 

 thoroughly cleaned, as light is of importance at this 

 season. The tree leaves when gathered to be mixed 

 with a portion of well-prepared dung, to produce an early 

 action, and about nine inches of tan or sawdust placed 

 over them in which to plunge the pots. The plants, if 

 in proper condition, may be introduced immediately — viz. 

 Azaleas, Camellias, Persian Lilacs, Gardenias, Moss and 

 Provence Roses, [Rhododendrons, Sweet Briars, Honey- 

 suckles, &c. The Hyacinths, Narcissi, Tulips, and other 

 bulbs that have been potted early, as advised in due 

 season, may be introduced successively in small quantities 

 when the buds are an inch or two long, plunging them 

 in any out-of-the-way part of the pit, covering them for 

 a time with four or five inches of old tan. 



Heaths and New Holland Plants. — Water them 

 sparingly. Dry the atmosphere if necessary by lighting 

 a slight fire on fine days. Give air freely. 



Pelargoniums. — Shift and tie out as they may require. 

 A few of the most forward may be accelerated by a little 

 heat. 



Primroses (Chinese). — Water with caution. Two or 

 three small pegs to be stuck into the soil around each, to 

 keep the stem and plant erect in the pot. Thin out 

 weak and deformed bloom-buds. 



stove and orchid-eouse. 

 The resting section of Orchids should now be allowed 

 to settle down gently to their annual repose by withhold- 

 ing water at the root, by diminishing the amount of 

 atmospheric moisture, and by giving a more liberal 

 ventilation than in the growing season. The more ever- 



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