HorticultiLTdl Calendar. 287 
METEOROLOGY. 
This month, tliouj^h colder, is not so unpleasant as the last; the bright clear frosty days 
uhich frequently occur, tend greatly to enliven it, while it is scarcely possible to imagine any- 
thing- more biautiful than the hoar frosts, which are now common, particularly if seen in a 
fine woody country. 
Barometer.— Mean Heig:ht 29,693. Highest 30,320. Lowest 29,120 inches. 
Thermometer. — Mean Temperature 3!), 3 degrees. Highest o.5. Lowest 17 degrees. 
Rain. — Mean tjuantity 2,42G inches. 
Evaporation. — Mean 0,516. 
DnfficlJ-Hank, Nov. 1831. O J. 
VITL— INIONTHLY HORTICULTURAL CALENDAR, 
FOR DECEMBER. 
This Month is seldom so damp and foggy as the last, but Greenhouse plants must still have 
very little water, and as much air as the weather will admit of. Now, is the opportunity to 
collect all the leaves which the late frosts cleared froAi the trees, and lay them together, for 
hot-bed and other purposes. Let every spare piece of ground be trenched, at every opportu- 
nity, so that the frosts may have power to act upon, and pulverize it. look well to the Pine 
pits, that no declension of heat be allowed to take place, lest severe weather come suddenly 
and you be uuprepared. 
FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 
Apples, Pears, &c, newly plauted, should be mulched with rotten dung, to keep the frost 
from the roots. 
Pig Trees on the 0[ien walls, must be well covered from the weather, (see Calendar for Nov.) 
Cherries, Plums, Src. should now be pruned. « 
IS/rd II berries in pots for forcing, should now be brought in about every three weeks, and pla- 
ced in a frame or slight hot-bed, as recommended last month. 
Gooseberries. See page 202. 
Forcing. The earliest Peach-houses, should now have a little fire; be careful however, not to 
allow the heat to rise above bb degrees by day, as forcing too rapidly, invariably causes the 
buds to break weakly 
Forcing fines. See pages 6, IS.^i, and 193. 
FLOWER DEPARTMENT. 
Dahlia Pools, being now taken up, will require carefully drying. See page 147. 
fllignnnct/e and Ten-Weck Stocks, in frames, must be exposed, by taking ofl' tha lights, as 
often as the weather vi'ill permit. 
Soils for Auriculas and Carnafiens, should now he prepared, if not done last month. See 
pages 51; and 19;t. 
Tulip Beds, will require sheltering occasionally, by mats or straw, from heavy snows or rains, 
or the bulbs will be damaged, ' 
Pose Trees in pots for forcing, should now be taken into the' stove, to come in fjower about 
February or March. See page 24-5 to 253. 
Lilacs in pots, as well as many other sorts of plants, for forcing, should now be introduced. 
VSGETABLE DEPARTMENT. 
Cauliflower Plants, in frames or under hand-glasses, must be well protected from frosts, and 
have plenty of air when tlie weather will permit. 
Asparagus. Continue planting nev/ beds on a slight heat, as recommended last month, about 
every fortnight or three weeks, and cover them safe from the frosts. 
Radishes. A thin crop should now be sown on a slight hot-bed ; as soon as they are up, give 
a great deal of air, to (jreveiit them from drawing. 
Peas and Beans should be sown in a sheltered part of the garden, if the weather be open, in 
the beginning of the month. 
Lettuce Plants, in frames or under hand-glasses, must have abundance of air. 
Mushroom Beds, out of doors, must be cleaned from wet litter, about every week or ten dayS; 
put a covering of dry hay next to the bed, and lay a sufficient covering of straw or mats, to 
protect them from the frosts. 
Sea Kale must be covered with pots aud dung, to blanch for table, when not done last month. 
As a criterion, we may generally calculate that it will be ready to gather in about six 
weeks after covering. 
