NOVEMBER. 
259 
CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS. 
STOVE AND ORCHID-HOUSE. 
Various plants that were struck last spring 
and have been well grown through the sum¬ 
mer, will bo in condition to bloom freely in 
the ensuing winter; and to make room for 
them, large specimens of Clerodendrons and 
others may be removed to any spare house to 
winter, where as much heat is kept as will 
be sufficient for that purpose. Orchids that 
are commencing to push must be potted with¬ 
out delay, and then they must have more 
heat, so that their growth may proceed ; but 
till there is more light the plants ought not to 
be stimulated. Plants inclined to rest, should 
be allowed to do so in the dark weeks which 
we may naturally expect in this and the next 
month. 
GREENHOUSE. 
Before plants are staged for the winter let 
them have a surfacing of fresh soil; this is 
very beneficial. Plants exhaust the soil of 
those constitutional elements which they more 
especially require and appropriate; it may not 
be much of any one element, yet it may be one 
that is never found absent in the most healthy 
specimens and very likely to be supplied by a 
top-dressing. Accordingly we generally find 
that after such a oressing the plants appear 
invigorated; be-ides, when the plants are 
fresh dressed the appearance of the house is 
greatly improved. Camellias are now coming 
into bloom, and they should be liberally 
supplied with water, especially those from 
which early bloom is desired, and for which 
a little more heat will be necessary. Heaths 
and Epacrises should have a house to them¬ 
selves ; but if this cannot be afforded they 
should be kept at a distance from broad-leaved 
plants, and more especially from those of an 
herbaceous nature, and then with abundance 
of light and air they may succeed pretty well. 
Avoid at the same time giving them fire heat, 
unless the temperature is such as to render it 
absolutely necessary, or to dispel damp ari¬ 
sing from continued wet weather or a foggy 
atmosphere, which is worse for causing damp 
than heavy rains, which occasionally purify 
the atmosphere. Pelargoniums should be 
kept dry, with plenty of air, the house kept 
perfectly clean from decaying leaves, and the 
plants not stimulated, but never allowed to be 
too cold at night, nor exposed to draughts of 
cold air. The leaves of Cinerarias are very 
tender, and are especial favourites of the 
aphides;.to destroy them effectually by one 
strong fumigation may not be safe for the 
foliage, therefore it will be better to sicken the 
pests by a preliminary moderate dose, and re¬ 
new the attack next night by a somewhat 
stronger fumigation. To destroy the tkrips 
fumigation should be repeated thrice, at 
intervals of three days. 
CONSERVATORY. 
Chrysanthemums , Calceolarias, and Salvias 
will contribute to maintaining a splendid 
show in this structure. The first of these are 
without fine perfume, or, rather, they possess 
the contrary; it will be desirable therefore 
to introduce Violets, Mignonette , Aloysia 
citriodora, and other fragrant plants. A 
little fire heat given judiciously will prove 
beneficial, inasmuch as with it a more free 
circulation of air may be afforded for ripening 
the wood before winter. 
EORCING. 
Grapes are always acceptable, and especi¬ 
ally in the early part of the season when the 
stock of last year’s fruit is over or exhausted. 
To have Grapes, say in April, preparations 
should now be made, and it will be well to 
preserve as much as possible the heat re¬ 
maining in the borders by covering them 
with a good thickness of leaves, previously to 
which the soil should be thoroughly moistened 
below after the crop is gathered. Some re¬ 
commend to keep the borders as dry as 
possible all winter; this must be a mistake 
so far as moisture is concerned, for in the 
Vine countries rainfalls abundantly in winter 
and in the growing season, and so it might in 
England beneficially, could we have the 
moisture without the chilling cold which 
accompanies melting snow and hail. From 
these only, Vine borders require protection, 
and not from rain water, provided the bottom 
is drained as it ought to be. The roots of 
Vines do not dislike plenty of moisture, pro¬ 
vided it is not stagnant. The Vine prefers 
the lower slopes of hills where water tends 
to come down to them, and constantly sinks 
away from them. When the house is shut 
up the temperature should be commenced at 
45° or 50° at night, and 60° or 65° by day. 
At first, probably, the temperature of the air 
may be sufficient, or at all events very little 
fire heat need be applied. A safe rule in 
forcing is to commence very moderately, and 
increase steadily but slowly. Pine Apples .— 
Maintain a bottom heat of 75° to 80°; top 
heat, 65° to 70° ; fruiting plants, 75°. Whilst 
swelling afford moisture by steam. Succes¬ 
sion plants should have a temperature not 
lower than 80°, even although the weather be 
dark and dull; for although it is desirable 
that the temperature and amount of light 
should correspond, yet under no circumstances 
should Pine plants be exposed to a low tem¬ 
perature, for it is not natural to them, and 
they must suffer. Figs not in vegetation may 
be kept in any shed or place where the tem¬ 
perature will not fall belowfO 0 . Strawberries. 
—The pots should be laid on their sides in 
times of drenching rain. Asparagus. —Finer 
