GARDENING CALENDAR FOR NOVEMBER. 
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leaves or shoots as soon as they become un- 
sightly. 
Myrtles and similar evergreens should be 
carefully watered, and should also have the 
leaves occasionally sponged, or the pot should 
be laid down on the side and the plant well 
syringed to make it free from dust ; give air 
freely on all favourable occasions. 
Roses. — The soft wooded or Chinese sorts 
should be sparingly watered in gloomy 
weather, as they are very liable to damp ; 
keep them in a warm airy place. 
Primulas. — Apply water with great cau- 
tion, but do not keep the plants in too arid a 
situation : shift any intended for late flower- 
ing, if the plants require it. 
Violets. — Keep the plants free from damp 
and decaying leaves, and use little or no water 
in dull weather. A few may be placed in 
a warm airy situation to try for a few early 
blooms ; the tree variety is the best for this 
purpose. 
Wardian Cases. — Where any of the succu- 
lent species of plants are placed in these struc- 
tures, great care should be taken to guard 
against damp, by giving air occasionally, and 
by wiping the inside of the glass. No ad- 
ditional moisture should be applied unless in 
extreme cases, and the plants should be kept 
as near the light as possible. Ferns and simi- 
lar plants require a much damper atmosphere, 
but even in their case water should be spar- 
ingly used during the winter. Remove all 
decaying leaves, and give air at intervals if 
they appear to damp too fast. Except those 
filled with hardy ferns and mosses, the cases 
should be kept in the warmest rooms. \ 
PITS AND FRAMES.' 
The principal operations will consist in 
covering up and uncovering ; increasing the 
quantity of protecting material employed, ac- 
cording to the weather ; in airing when prac- 
ticable ; and in guarding against damp. 
Annuals. — Water very sparingly, but give 
all the ventilation that the weather will per- 
mit. Remove dead or decaying leaves or 
plants, and guard against any stagnation of 
water or soddened earth remaining in the 
pits or frames. 
Half-hardy Plants, as calceolarias, petu- 
nias, verbenas, &c. require water only Avhen 
the plants are thoroughly dry, and not in 
such quantity then as to flood the floor. Give 
all the air possible, but close the sashes early 
in the afternoon, and cover up soon when the 
nights are likely to be frosty. 
Forcing Pit. — Maintain a temperature 
fluctuating a little above or below 55 degrees, 
as the weather permits. Give air when prac- 
ticable, in conjunction with the above condi- 
tions, and regulate the supply of moisture 
accordingly, using little in dull weather. In- 
troduce a fresh supply of roses, lilacs, and 
other shrubs, and especially of Dutch bulbs of 
all sorts, more particularly hyacinths and nar- 
cissus. Look carefully after insects, and 
fumigate immediately the green fly appears. 
Watch the expanding buds of the roses also, 
and pick out the destructive grub which feeds 
on the young leaves and flower buds. 
THE GREENHOUSE. 
Temper attire. — From 45 to 55 degrees by 
day ; and about 40 degrees by night. 
Ventilation. — Give air on all favourable 
opportunities, observing to close early in the 
afternoon, and to admit little or none on the 
windward side of the house in rough although 
fine weather. Apply no fire heat except 
when compelled by frost. 
Watering. — Apply as little as possible, and 
that only in the morning when the house is 
warm, using the water of the same tempera- 
ture or a few degrees above that of the house. 
The syringe should be laid aside, and all 
slopping avoided as much as possible. 
Potting. — Very little is requisite in this 
way now, except to keep the surface of the 
mould in the pots from becoming soddened or 
covered with moss. Where this is the case, 
the drainage should be examined, and the 
surface stirred and partially renewed ; but be 
careful that the new coating does not lead to 
errors in watering, from the top appearing 
moist, and the old soil remaining dry under- 
neath. 
Soils, — Always maintain a thorough sup- 
ply of composts, and at this season have 
enough under cover to meet the demand ne- 
cessary ; but do not allow any soils so placed 
under cover to become too dry. 
Dressing. — The necessity for uniform neat- 
ness has been so often insisted upon, and is 
so indispensable, that it hardly allows of repe- 
tition ; but the removal of all shabby or de- 
caying leaves, or badly ripened shoots, now 
requires particular attention. 
Insects.- — The majority of insects are now 
in a comparative state of torpidity, but slugs 
and snails should be carefully watched, as the 
warmth of the house keeps them in activity 
nearly all the winter. 
Aloes, and succulents generally, must still 
be maintained in a state of rest, by giving 
little or no water, and keeping them in the 
lightest and airiest part of the house. 
Agaves and larger succulents may now be 
left without water, but should receive all the 
air possible. 
Alstromerias. — Keep these still in a state 
of rest by maintaining a condition as regards 
moisture in which the tubers will neither 
suffer by damping nor shrivelling. 
