THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[February 
30 
have all the air possible whilst in flower. As soon as a sufficient number for a 
crop has set, all the other flowers should at once be picked off, and the plants 
removed to a close and warm house ; they should then be kept well supplied with 
water, giving them liquid manure two or three times a week. Introduce a fresh 
batch of plants every ten days or a fortnight. A few seeds of Cucumbers should 
now be sown for early work, and put into heat. 
As the severe weather will have stopped all operations in the Fruit Garden , 
there will now be many things requiring immediate attention, and no time should 
be lost in getting them done. ' The Pruning of all kinds of fruit-trees should be 
pushed forward and completed as soon as possible. The planting of fruit-trees, 
where it has yet to be done, should be proceeded with at the earliest possible 
opportunity. Strawberry plants in fresh plantations will be more or less lifted 
out of the soil by the frost, and should be fastened by pressing them well in with 
the foot. Look through the Fruit-room , and remove all fruit showing symptoms 
of decay. 
As during the late severe weather more fire-heat than usual was necessary for 
Hard-wooded Plants , they should be looked over, to see that none are suffering 
for want of water. As many of the plants will be beginning to move, attend 
carefully to watering, and give air freely in mild weather, but guard against cold 
dlying winds. Pelargoniums will require considerable attention ; shift all plants 
that require it, and tie up the shoots as they advance in growth. Attend regu¬ 
larly to the watering of Primulas , Calceolarias , Cinerarias , Ac. Shift Cinerarias 
for late blooming, and keep them clear of insects. Pot off Fuchsia cuttings when 
rooted, and encourage them to grow. If properly attended to during the ensuing 
months, • they will make nice flowering specimens for the autumn. Plants of 
Lachenalia tricolor should now be watered and placed in the front stage of the 
greenhouse; they will come into flower in April and last several weeks. All 
Soft-wooded Plants intended for summer decoration should be encouraged to 
grow by giving them a little heat, shifting all that require it, and watering when 
necessary. Fumigate occasionally with tobacco-paper, to keep down green-fly. 
Plants in cold pits and frames will now require some attention, after being covered 
night and day for so long a time during the frost. Do not be in too great a 
hurry to give abundance of air, nor to expose them too soon. If fine weather 
should prevail, watering will become necessary, but it should be done carefully. 
Bedding Plants will still need protection from frost. Pot off Pelargoniums in 
store-pans, and put them into Vineries just started. Put in cuttings of Verbenas , 
Petunias , Lobelias , Iresines , Ac., and place in a gentle hot-bed ; they will soon 
strike root, and should then be potted off and placed in a frame, where they can 
be kept close until they begin to grow. 
Operations in the Flower-Garden and Pleasure-Ground were brought to a 
standstill during the frost. Where alterations are in progress every effort should 
now be made to push them forward, so that they may not interfere with other 
