CALENDAR FOR DECEMBER. 
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Deutzia staminea, Forsythia viridissima, Spirea pubescens, Vibur¬ 
num macrocephalum. 
Six of the best Indian Azaleas. Optima, Formosa, Murrayana, 
Lateritia formosa, Gledstanesii superba, Exquisita. 
Six of the best neiv Pelargoniums. Beck’s Centurion, Cruenta, 
and Gustavus; Forget-me-not, Miss Vincent, Jenny Lind—the 
last two fancy varieties. 
Six of the best new Calceolarias. Refulgens, Holmesii, Duchess 
of Buccleugh, Conrad, Jenny Lind, Masterpiece. 
Six of the best Verbenas. La Heine, Lilac Rival, Prometheus, 
Oberon, La Volupte, Benedict. 
Six of the best new Picotees. Headley’s King John, H. R. 
Headley’s Venus, L. R, Headley’s Ariel, M. R. Premit’s Bendigo, 
L. P. Smith’s Primo, H. P. Harison’s Miss Johnson, H. P. 
Six of the best new Cinerarias. Competitor, Alpha, Bijou, 
Jenny Lind, Incomparable, Victor. 
CALENDAR OF KITCHEN GARDEN OPERATIONS FOR 
DECEMBER. 
The principal work in the kitchen garden this month is con¬ 
fined to the preparation of vacant ground for the reception of the 
spring crops, by digging, trenching, and manuring. An excel¬ 
lent practice is to dig each piece of ground alternately one, two, 
and three spit deep, in the same number of years. Thus, the 
surface soil is removed one spit lower each year, till, in the fourth 
season, it comes back refreshed by its rest, and a pulverized body, 
filled with manure, is conveyed by the change into its place. The 
manure employed for the ordinary description of crops should 
not be buried lower than a foot from the surface, or it will be 
beyond the reach of most roots. This work should not be done 
when the ground is wet or covered with snow. 
Before the occurrence of much frost, the crops of celery should 
be earthed up nearly to the points of the leaves. Cardoons and 
artichokes may be similarly treated or protected by other means 
from injury to their hearts, likely to occur in severe weather. 
Cauliflowers in frames and under hand-glasses must be carefully 
