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THE FLOEAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 
Dahlias to be looked over, and those of which stock is wanted to be 
got to work. Choice sorts are best got in for roots, and get them 
at once, if not secured. CarnatioDS must have air as often as pos- 
sible to prevent mildew. Beware of damp, especially after frost. 
Pansies to be protected by sticking a few evergreen boughs among 
them. Plants in pots keep safe from frost. 
CoNSEETATOET AND G-REENEODSE. — Conservatory to have 
enough fire to keep away frost and damp. Ventilate whenever 
weather permits, and drive out damp with fire-heat, but be in no 
haste to set things growing. Mildew will appear occasionally on the 
top shoots of geraniums ; cut at once to a sound joint. Keep the 
floor very clean. Training specimen plants is a very interesting 
task when outdoor work is at a stand-still. Prepare for the busy 
season by securing compost, pots, crocks, etc. The cultivator must 
he daily on his guard against severe weather, and rapid growth 
must not be promoted. Camellias, and other plants coming into 
bloom, should be kept liberally moist, and should have weak manure- 
water once a-week ; they should be placed in the warmest parts of 
the house ; ericas, epacris, etc., may have cooler places. Bedding 
plants may now be started for cuttings, where there are good 
appliances for propagating ; but, where resources are limited, it 
would be better to wait till nest month. Cinerarias to be sorted 
over, and those showing trusses to be encouraged in intermediate 
house. The strongest of those not showing trusses may have another 
shift to make fine specimens for late bloom. Dse sulphur if any 
signs of mildew', and secure against frost. Fuchsias of good sorts 
should now be repotted in peat and fibrous loam, and started for 
early blooming, and such as it may be desirable to propagate, will 
soon furnish cuttings for the purpose. Calceolarias, geraniums, and 
primulas should have a warm position, and moderate supplies of 
water ; those that require it should be cleaned and shifted, and all 
plants showing trusses should have weekly doses of manure-water, 
and abundance of light, and as much air as the state of the w'eather 
will permit. Watch for green-fly, and fumigate before mischief is 
done. Keep the house as clean and dry as possible, and admit air 
on fine days whenever the temperature outside rises above 35 degs., 
and especially among lieaths and hard-wooded plants. Keep succu- 
lents quite dry. Temperature 40 degs. to 45 degs. at night, 50 degs. 
to 55 degs. by day. Pelargoniums for show to be kept gently 
growing. Avoid wetting the leaves. Keep the plants sufficiently 
apart lor air to circulate, and near the glass. Fumigate frequently. 
Stove. — During this month it is necessary to guard against pre- 
mature excitement, the solar light being insufficient to sustain a 
healthy, rapid growth ; hence, water must be given sparingly, and 
the breaking of the plants retarded as much as possible till next 
month, by the maintenance of a very moderate temperature ; on the 
other hand, stove plants that are now coming into bloom, or such 
things as are forced in the stove for greenhouse and conservatory 
embellishment, should have every encouragement. Forced roses 
should be looked over, and the buds examined for the detection of 
grubs, and the drainage of large pots should be looked to, to see 
