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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[November, 
yellow blossoms ; or the snowy purity of the double Cerasns^ contrasting with the 
fresh verdure of renewed vegetation ? Timely attention must be given to the 
covering of all tender plants, bearing in mind that much damage often results 
from accumulated damp in the protecting materials. A slight covering of spruce 
or other branches is all that is necessary for most things, but whatever the nature 
of the materials employed, dryness must be secured. 
Roses must have the ground for them thoroughly prepared, by trenching and 
working-in a good proportion of cow-manure. If the soil is light, a good dressing 
of heavy loam should also be given, as the Bose delights in a firm heavy soil. 
Boses should never be lifted until the leaves have fallen ; thousands of -them an¬ 
nually are weakened or killed outright through evaporation, and the consequent 
shrivelling of the bark, often aided by exposure in transit. The Bose delights in 
a firm soil, and consequently must be planted firmly; yet nothing is more in¬ 
jurious than placing their roots in heavy soil, and treading it into a puddle ; the 
ground must be in good working order at the time of planting. Brier stocks 
should now be planted ; also cuttings of Manetti for budding. Cuttings of Boses 
will now root freely, choosing firm pieces about 6 in. in length, and inserting 
them in a piece of ground of a sandy nature ; if they can be afforded the 
protection of a spare frame, so much the better; if not, mulch the surface. 
Conservatory : As winter approaches bright colours in-doors are most desirable, 
and merit special attention. Early forced Camellias now coming into bloom must 
have the soil kept in a healthy state of moisture, more particularly plants that 
are pot-bound will be much improved when the buds are swelling by applications 
of manure-water; that from cow, sheep, or deer-dung, with soot mixed in, being 
excellent for the purpose. The general stock of these should be comparatively 
at rest. Chrysanthemums will now be in bloom, and must have attention in 
watering, giving free ventilation, for they quickly succumb in a close murky 
atmosphere. Effective as these are, they should at all times be used in modera¬ 
tion in conservatory arrangements, as there is no lack of more elegant subjects. 
Use fire-heat in these structures moderately at present, as the majority of plants 
now in them do not benefit by fire-heat. 
Greenhouse Plants: Heaths must be afforded a free ventilation and strict 
attention in watering ; the soft-wooded varieties, which are now coming into 
bloom, must be freely watered and encouraged in a genial temperature. Con¬ 
tinue to stake and tie Azaleas and other plants that require it. Cinerarias and 
Calceolarias dislike dry heat, and must be afforded a cool temperature near to 
the glass, taking care to keep them free from mildew by sulphuring, and from 
green-fly by fumigating, and shifting them before they become pot-bound. 
Pelargoniums will now occasionally require fire-heat to ward off frost and damp; 
water carefully, not allowing the plants to suffer, and shift on such as may 
require it, keeping under all insect pests. Lilies should be potted at once, 
using a sound fibrous loam, and thoroughly-drained pots. 
Stove: Keep Palms that are now making growth freely well supplied with 
water ; those that are intended for decorative purposes must be kept so far hardy 
as not to suffer by exposure, as must also Ferns intended for this purpose. 
Encourage all plants in a growing state; keep creepers under subjection ; wage 
a persevering war of extermination upon all insect pests. 
Forcing-house: Some of the most forward plants of Azaleas^ such as amoena^ 
indica^ alha^ Fielder\s White^ vitfata^ and the varieties of jmnctulata, &c., which 
have a disposition to bloom carl}^ should now be placed in heat, if not already 
done. A batch of the earliest Jitdbs may now be introduced ; and such subjects 
as Lily of the Valley^ SpirceaSy early blooming Rhododendrons, LilacSy DeutziaSy 
