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GAUDENING CALENDAR FOR JANUARY. 
Climbers. — Prune by shortening and thin- 
ning the branches. These plants, like fruit 
trees, are often suifered to grow too thick. 
Daturas should have plenty of pot room 
and heat, and a supply of liquid manure just 
before blooming ; towards the end of the 
month excite a few of the rested plants, and 
propagate from single eyes, putting them singly 
into small pots, and setting them in a hot- 
bed until they have started. 
Erythrinas, — If these have been kept in a 
cool place and cut back, a few may now be 
taken out and potted in a rich soil, and put in 
bottom heat. 
Euphorbias must be kept rather dry, but 
never allowed to droop; E. Jacquiniflora will 
continue longer in flower by being kept cool. 
Ferns. — Keep cool, and not so moist as at 
other seasons ; they generally like a humid 
atmosphere. 
Gardenias require bottom heat, a moist 
atmosphere, a temperature of from 60 to 70 
degrees, and to be kept near the glass. Repot 
the young plants for succession. 
Gesneras, Gloxinias, 8;c. — Start a few of 
those which seem inclined to grow ; use a soil 
of one-half loam, and one-fourth each of leaf- 
mould and peat, adding a good portion of 
silver sand ; put them where they will have a 
slight bottom heat and plenty of light ; keep 
the others warm and dry. Gesnera zebrina 
should be gradually dried off, and laid aside 
to rest. 
Hippeastrums, Crinums, Pancratiums, 
&c. — A few of these should be started in the 
forcing-house, and have bottom heat ; keep 
those which are in a resting state rather dry. 
Hydrangeas, being now forced into bloom, 
should be set in pans of water ; the large 
plants must be neatly tied out and not crowded. 
Ipomosas. — Prune the perennial kinds, and 
keep them in a dormant state ; a i'ew seeds of 
the annual kinds may be sown late in the 
month. 
Ixoras. — Tie out the branches so as to give 
plenty of room for the heads of flowers to ex- 
pand. Some of the earliest may have a little 
bottom heat, and be placed near the glass ; 
water according to their vigour : they are 
amongst the best stove shrubs. 
Jasminums, Rondeletias, Brunfelsias, he, 
unless in a growing state will require very 
little water ; a few of each may be gently 
forced on. 
Lantanas. — Prune back the old plants ; 
give them a moist heat and plenty of pot- 
room, using a boggy soil ; they may be pro- 
pagated for planting out in summer. 
Luculias. — Propagate extensively; the}' will 
strike freely in bottom heat ; give the flower- 
ing plants a good supply of water and keep 
them cool. 
Lycopodiums delight in shade and 
moisture ; this month apply both mode- 
rately. 
Malvaceous plants require a good deal of 
pot-room. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, and other 
shrubby sorts, may be started by the end of the 
month ; also then sow a few seeds of the dif- 
ferent annual kinds in a hot-bed. 
Manettias, and other tender climbers, are 
impatient of much water ; slightly stir the 
soil, and when they evince signs of growth, 
shift them into a soil of sandy peat, and a 
little loam, and neatly tie them anew. 
Melastomas. — Give them more than an 
ordinary degree of moisture, heat, and pot- 
room ; when they commence growing shift 
them into afresh and rich loamy soil. 
Melo-Cacti must be kept rather dry, and 
in an inactive state. 
Musas (Plantains). — Keep as much at rest 
as possible ; they must not have the usual 
supply of moisture ; the regular moisture of 
the house will be nearly sufficient for them. 
Nepenthes (Pitcher plants). — Place these 
at the warm end ; surround the pots with 
moss, and have some of the smaller Lycopo- 
diums growing over the soil and the pot, but 
not to choke the plants ; keep a continual heat 
arising among the moss, which must be kept 
moist, and the atmosphere humid. 
Neriums. — Keep very cool until wanted to 
flower, when abundance of moisture and heat 
must be given ; cut down the old unhandsome 
plants, and when started pot them in a rich 
loamy soil. 
Nympih<eas and other aquatics are all the 
better for being planted within a pan or pot, 
whether they are in cisterns or ponds ; keep 
the vessels always full of water, making them 
to run over sometimes so as to clear away any 
impurities ; always apply the water in a tepid 
state. 
Palms. — These must be kept at the warm 
end ; maintain a moist atmosphere, and syringe 
in clear weather ; supply those in fruit with 
liquid manure in a tepid state. 
Polianthes (Tuberose). — Pot these now, 
if not done in autumn, using pots in propor- 
tion to the size of the tubers ; use a rich loamy 
soil, adding a little sand and well decomposed 
cow dung ; put them in a cool place at first, 
and remove them to a warm situation as they 
show signs of growth. 
Thunbercjias. — Allow these to remain in an 
inactive state ; they are very difficult to keep 
free of red spider; syringe them during periods 
of sunshine, and keep the air moist : sow a 
few seeds about the end of the month in bot- 
tom heat. 
Vincas. — Give a slight bottom heat to the 
young plants especially, and top the shoots to 
make compact and handsome plants. 
