GARDENING CALENDAR FOR JANUARY. 
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season arrives, get all the decaying tallies re- 
newed; also a supply of stakes and labels 
prepared. 
Insects. — Make it a rule to fumigate, as soon 
as green fly is seen ; also to wash such plants 
as have become dirty, at the first opportunity. 
Aloes, and succulents of this class, must be 
kept dry at the roots; remove the water that 
collects at the base of the leaves : they will be 
found to do with very little light, at present. 
Agaves, and large succulents, require little 
water: and that which collects at the base of the 
leaves must be removed to prevent their rotting. 
Alstrcimerias may yet be potted in six-inch 
pots, and placed in a cold frame : give them a 
loamy soil, adding a third part of peat, and well 
decomposed dung, with a little silver sand. 
Amaryllis. — Pot afresh in loam, with a 
third part of leaf-mould and some sand: start 
them with a slight bottom heat ; only part 
should be done now, so as to make a suc- 
cession. 
Annuals, as humea, clintonia, schizanthus, 
brachycome, &c, should be kept in a cool 
place near the glass, and carefully watered. 
Azaleas, will be coming into bloom; retard 
the late sorts ; a little liquid manure just be- 
fore they expand their flowers will assist them; 
keep them with the heaths. 
Calceolarias. — Those wanted to flower early, 
should be shifted early, or not at all ; give 
them loam and peat in equal parts, adding a 
good deal of silver sand : place them close to 
the glass, where there is a free circulation of 
air; water moderately. 
Camellias must be kept cool ; remove a few 
of the plants to a warm house to expand their 
blooms; water very carefully. 
Cape Bulbs, as ixias, sparaxis, gladiolus, 
&c, should be placed to receive a gentle heat, 
and plenty of light ; some may remain in a 
cold frame : pot a few more of the reserved 
bulbs, and reserve others to make a final plant- 
ing next month. 
Cephalotus follicularis (New Holland pit- 
cher plant) requires an intermediate tempera- 
ture ; if the house is not kept close, it must 
be covered with a bell glass, and kept moist : 
plant a little lycopodium, or common moss 
around it, keeping it neatly clipped in the 
centre about the plants, where it must be kept 
perfectly clear. 
Cinerarias. — Keep these in a cool house or 
frame; shift them in succession, using a rich 
loamy soil, one-third of leaf mould and one- 
third cow dung, with a little sand. When large 
specimens are wanted, keep shifting them as 
they lid tin- pots with roots confine the roots 
of those, required early in flower. 
Chrysanthemums. — Cut down as they finish 
flowering, and put them into a cool place where 
they will have light, and be free from frost. 
Crassulas, and allied plants, must have very 
little water. The Kalosanthes may be shifted 
by the end of the month into equal parts of 
loam, sand, and peat. 
Cyclamens. — Pot ofT seedling plants, and 
incite them to grow by placing them in the 
stove near the glass; use a compost of loam, 
leaf mould, and cow dung, in equal parts, with 
a little sand : also keep the old plants a little 
warm, and water the whole. 
Epacris. — Bring these successionally into 
bloom, by placing the most forward in a warm 
situation. 
Ericas. — Give a free circulation of air, 
both night and day when mild; if severe wea- 
ther prevails cover the house or frames at 
night, and use no fire heat if it can be avoided; 
they must be carefully watered. 
Fuchsias. — Those wanted early should be 
put into a moist heat and pruned close in; 
give the resting plants but little water. Pro- 
pagate approved varieties, which if struck 
early in heat, will make excellent specimen 
plants the same year. 
Gompholobiums, and other slender creep- 
ers, must have trellises timely put to them ; 
they flourish in sandy peat' soil, and require 
perfect drainage. 
Haworthias, and those of this class, re- 
quire little or no water; keep a dry air circu- 
lating among them; also stir the soil in thepots. 
Helichrysums, and Cape shrubs, must be 
kept in a cool and airy place, with plenty of 
light ; water sparingly ; bring them to a pro- 
per shape by tying them out, before the 
growing season commences ; the stakes used 
must be as few as possible, and put in uni- 
formly, and the ties made so neat as not to be 
much seen. 
Leschenaultias, must have a light and rather 
warm place; attend to training and stopping 
the shoots (when growing), to make them 
compact and bushy. 
Lilium japonicum (Japan lily). — This 
and the whole of the lilies require a rich turfy 
loam, with a little sandy peat, and plenty of pot- 
room. They should be potted immediately if 
not already done, and kept in a cold frame: in 
potting them leave about one-third of the space 
to be filled up with soil, as they grow. 
Mignonette in pots must be kept cool and 
near the glass, and should have little water, 
and plenty of air. The caterpillars make great 
ravages on the young plants if not destroyed; 
the best remedy is hand picking. 
Nem Holland Plants, as acacias, hoveas, 
bossiseas, &C, should be treated nearly as the 
heaths: bring them successively into bloom, by 
moving them to a warmer house; give plenty 
of light and air, and stop those which are send- 
ing up strong shoots. 
Orange trees. — Keep these in a cool and 
