284 ^ OPERATIONS IN THE FLOWER GARDEN. 
when half dried cut it into small squares and dry them till they are as hard as possi- 
ble, and they do to substitute for turfy peat. 
I mean to make small pots for young- Orchideae of this composition which, if I 
find them answer, I mean to use instead of the forked sticks. I shall make the pots by 
putting- one pot within another so as to leave an inch space betwixt them; this 
space I will fill with the composition, and, when it is half dry, withdraw the inner 
pot, and cut out longitudinal slices in the side of my composition pot, in order to let 
the roots come out and take their own course. 
OPERATIONS IN THE FLOWER GARDEN FOR 
DECEMBER. 
Aloysia citriodora Plants growing- in the open border should be sheltered 
with a mat, and have a little old tan, or half rotted dung, placed about the roots, if 
the weather is very severe. See vol. 1, page 157. 
Alstrcemerias of various kinds, planted in the open borders, must now be 
sheltered from excessive wet and frost, by turning a garden pot over them. Those 
in pots, now in a state of torpidity, must have no water. See vol. 1, page 199. 
Anomatheca cruenta.— If in the open border, shelter them with a pot filled 
with sawdust. About the end of the month, those in pots will require to be replanted ; 
treat them as recommended vol. 1, page 103. 
Anemones now planted, will flower about the end of May. Page 17. 
Bulbs of various kinds for forcing, as hyacinths, &c. &c. should now be regu- 
larly introduced. Vol. 1, page 41. 
Cacti at this time of the year are very impatient of water; be careful therefore, 
to set them in an airy place, and give them no water at all. Vol. 1, page 49. 
Ericas must now have plenty of air on fine days and the house kept as dry as 
possible ; also, in watering the plants, be careful that no water fall on the leaves. 
For particulars of culture, see vol. 1, page 236. 
Fumigation. — If the plants are infested by the Aphis, during this month, 
immediate recourse should be had to fumigation with tobacco, as, from the torpid 
state of the plants, they would soon do great injury. 
Gloriosa superba. — About the end of the month, repot the roots, and after- 
wards plunge the pots in a bark bed where they will receive about eighty degrees of 
heat, and water them sparingly. Vol. 1, page 97. 
Primula prjenitens will now be in full flower ; be careful the plants are not 
overwatered, and allow them to have as much air as the weather will admit. Vol. 1, 
page 181. 
Succulent Plants of all kinds must have very little water. Vol. 2, page 53. 
Trevirana coccinea will now have died down; let them have no water until 
they begin to grow again, which will be in February. For particulars, see vol. 1, 
page 169. 
Rhodochiton volubile and Lophosphermum erubescens out of doors, 
must be sheltered by a flower pot, from the effects of frost, rain, &c. Page 27. 
