THE FLOWER GARDEN. 
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cient air, so that the transition from exposure 
to confinement is not too sudden. At all 
times when the weather will permit they will 
require air, and when it is too cold or wet to 
place them outside they may get a little by 
opening the window. Do not cut them at 
this season ; only remove the decayed leaves 
as soon as they are turned yellow all over. 
Keep them moderately dry. 
Fuchsias require to be got rather dry when 
the flowering is over : they will lose most of 
their leaves, and may then be set aside in aDy 
corner free from frost, for the winter. 
Myrtles, and other evergreen plants re- 
quiring protection, should be set as near the 
windows as possible, and require to be regu- 
larly watered ; but, like all other plants, they 
must not have too liberal a supply during the 
winter. 
THE FLOWER GARDEN. 
Alterations of flower-beds, lawns, gravel 
walks, shrubberies, &c, are more conveniently 
done at this time of the year than at any other ; 
and the alterations now involve less inter- 
ference with the planting of the various kinds 
of flowers than if deferred till the spring. 
Anemones for early flowering should be 
planted during this month, in fine dry weather. 
Auriculas. — These should be in their win- 
ter frames, and will now require to be occa- 
sionally watered to keep them from drooping ; 
to have full air in mild weather, and some at 
all times ; and to have the usual routine 
attention of removing dead leaves, and occa- 
sionally stirring up the soil. 
Beds and Borders should be dug, and put 
in neat order for the winter. 
Biennials sown in the summer, for flower- 
ing next year, if not planted out, may be 
removed early in the .month ; they are better 
transplanted now than in the spring. 
Bulbs of all kinds, grown in beds in the 
flower garden, may lie planted without delay ; 
in fact, the sooner this is done the better. 
Carnations. — The layers of these, in pots, 
should be set into dry cold frames for the 
winter, and require plenty of air whenever it 
can be given them, and to be very carefully 
watered. If any are planted in beds, let the 
soil be sometimes hoed in line dry weather, 
and pressed about the plants. 
Crocuses. — Scarcely any flower tends so 
much to make a garden gay in spring as tiiese 
little harbingers of brighter scenes. They 
shofcld be planted to a considerable extent 
now. Plant each colour by itself, and let 
them be put in rather near together in good 
broad patches, so as to produce some effect 
when in bloom, which they fall much short in 
doing if distributed over a larger portion of 
ground 
( 'nnr/i Tmpi rials, 
47. 
-These should be got in 
some time this month if required to bloom 
early in the spring, as they mostly are. 
Dahlias. — Protect the base of the stems 
and the crown, by laying a few inches thick 
of dry coal ashes, old tun, or sawdust, imme- 
diately around them : this should be done 
before they are injured by frost. The roots 
are better in the ground till next mouth, 
whether the tops are killed or not. 
Edgings to walks and flower borders may 
be planted at any time when favourable wea- 
ther offers. 
Ilepaticas. — Provide these for carly.sprrng 
blooming : they may be planted in small beds, 
or near the edges of the flower borders. 
Byacintlis. — Get these planted in the beds 
for blooming in spring, as soon as favourable 
— that is, dry — weather offers ; they may be 
placed six or eight inches apart, and two 
inches deep. 
Jonquils for early blooming ought now to 
be planted. 
Laivns. — The mowing of the lawns should 
not be neglected, at least once a fortnight, 
while the weather is genial enough to admit 
of the grass making much progress in growth. 
Narcissus roots intended for spring flower- 
ing should at once be planted. 
Pansies. — The cuttings of Pansies must be 
treated according to circumstances. If potted, 
they may be preserved in cold airy frames ; 
and if not potted, this may be done. Others 
will have been — or may be, if the weather is 
favourable — planted out in beds, and these 
may be protected when cold weather sets in 
by sticking a few pieces of evergreen boughs 
among the plants. 
Perennials sown during the summer may 
now be planted where they are required to 
bloom, if it be not ahead}' done. The plants 
in the beds and borders may be taken up and 
divided, if necessary, and replanted. 
Picotces. — The beds of these should be 
hoed in fine weather, so as to keep the surface 
fresh ; in dry weather the soil should be 
pressed around the plants: those in pots 
should be protected in airy, dry, cold frames, 
and very carefully watered. 
Pinhs. — The b/is of pinks should have 
the surface hoed in fine weather, and the soil 
pressed about the plants when dry, so as to 
fix them firmly. 
Polyanthuses and Double Primroses may 
be sheltered a little by a few loose boughs, or 
a little long litter, as soon as the weather 
becomes Wintry. 
Ranunculuses. — Some of these, especially 
the Turbans, for early flowering, may be 
planted now ; they will add variety to the 
spring flowers. 
Shrubs and Tins may be removed and 
planted during this month ; and, in fact, any 
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