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OPERATIONS FOR NOVEMBER. 
Ixora, sp. nov. We observed a very pretty species of this race in the stove of Messrs. 
Veitch and Son, Exeter, flowering abundantly with large compact heads of scarlet and maize- 
coloured flowers. The habit is neat, and the plant is altogether very attractive. 
Lobelia, hybrid var. In the nursery of Messrs. Knight and Perry, Chelsea, we saw a new 
Lobelia of great beauty, very dwarf, not more than than six or eight inches high, more than half 
of which was composed of a cylindrical spike of intense blue flowers, the spike being about 
two inches in diameter. The foliage is a bright and lively green, contrasting admirably with the 
rich colour of the flower. 
Miltonia, sp. Nov. A remarkable species or variety of M. spectabilis has flowered in 
Messss. Loddiges' collection at Hackney. In form it is exactly that of the dark variety of 
M. spectabilis, the difference chiefly consisting in the sepals and petals being a dark purple or plum 
colour, instead of the pale straw colour of the species generally cultivated. The foliage is a much 
better green, and somewhat stronger growing than the old variety. In collections where the one 
is, the other variety ought to be, as the richer coloured flower will certainly assist in rendering a 
fine specimen more gay by being grown with it. 
Potentilla Menziesii. One of the many changes by hybridising this showy genus, has 
lately flowered in the nursery of Messrs. Knight and Perry, Chelsea. The flowers are larger, 
colour deeper and richer than any variety we know ; like all the race, it blooms freely in sunny 
weather. 
Passiflora Nieumannii. A very pretty flower with bright blue rays on the greenish white 
ground of the petals, very neat habit, and will most probably prove hardy. It is a hybrid variety, 
and well worthy cultivation. It flowered recently in the above-named nursery. 
OPERATIONS FOR NOVEMBER. 
The past month has been very wet ; but if the weather should be sufficiently open and favourable, 
now is the time to proceed with all expedition with intended alterations and improvements ; 
also planting deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs, draining wet grounds, making new or 
altering old borders and flower-beds, collecting soils, mulching and fastening newly-planted trees, 
and especially such as are tender at the roots, taking up and stowing away Dahlias, finishing the 
planting of bulbs, cutting off the dead and dying tops of herbaceous plants, trimming and cleaning 
others, raking beds and borders, protecting with mats or other covering plants which are not very 
hardy, placing sawdust over the roots of plants which die down, destroying mice, which eat the 
bulbs of Crocuses and Tulips, and also Polyanthuses ; with much work of a purely routine character. 
In frames and pits arrange the stock for planting out in the flower-garden next summer. The 
sooner this is done the better. The great art in keeping these plants healthy is to give a constant 
and free circulation of air, and keeping them free from over moisture ; whenever the weather 
will allow, give air day and night ; but take care and mat up safely from frosts. 
In the conservatory and greenhouse little requires to be done excepting attention and cleanli- 
ness ; give very little water, and that with caution ; also let this be done early in the day, so that 
the moisture may dry up before evening ; clear away all decayed and decaying leaves ; keep a good 
circulation of pure air ; allow the plants to stand at a good distance from each other, as crowding 
at this season is particularly injurious, and use no fire unless the weather is excessively wet 
or frosty. 
In the stove and forcing pit, expose the plants to as much light as possible ; be careful not to 
overload the atmosphere with moisture or give much to the plants ; allow a good portion of air 
whenever the weather will permit, and begin to introduce Roses, Lilacs, Lilies of the Valley, and 
other plants, to bring them early into bloom ; and watch after and destroy the insects as they 
appear. 
In the Orchid house be careful that all the species in a state of repose be kept free from every 
kind of excitement ; give no water at the roots, a very moderate degree of atmospheric moisture, 
and a fair supply of air, when it can be safely admitted ; those in a state of growth or flowering 
must receive the treatment suitable to those states ; and all will be benefited by having as much 
light as the season will afford. Cleanliness is of paramount importance. 
