JANUARY. 
15 
nonette, Violet, and Lily of the Valley. En¬ 
deavour to have as many flowers as possible. 
Have everything staged to the best advantage, 
and keep every plant and place scrupulously 
clean and neat. If frosty weather makes much 
fire heat necessary, take care to keep the atmo¬ 
sphere moist, not wet—the flowers will last 
longer than in a dry atmosphere. Maintain 
a tempeiature of about 45°' by night and from 
55° to 60° by day. The watering must be 
regularly attended to. Ventilate daily, if 
possible, but avoid cold draughts. 
GREENHOUSE. 
Hardwooded Plants .—As the plants are for 
the most p art at a standstill, the only atten¬ 
tion necessary at present is in carefully 
ventilating, watering, and keeping the plants 
safe from frost. Every plant requiring to be 
trained and tied out should now be trained. 
Prepare now for the busy spring time; get 
plenty of stakes made and tied up in small 
bundles of different lengths; get pots cleaned, 
some crocks broken, and some turf chopped. 
Softwooded Plants .—Ventilate freely when¬ 
ever the state of the weather permits. 'Water 
carefully. Fumigate for green fly. Azfilas. 
—These, when in flower, are beautiful at any 
season, but at no time are they so much 
appreciated as they are during the dull winter 
months, when everything out of doors wears 
a cold and cheerless aspect. Keep plants in 
flower rather warm, say a night temperature 
of about 50°. Retard plants for late blooming, 
the night temerature should not fall below 
40°. Ventilate carefully whenever the state 
of the weather permits. Water when neces¬ 
sary. Camellias .—Plants in bloom should 
have a temperature of from 45° to 50° by 
night, and from 55° to 60° by day. Give 
them plenty of water when they require it. 
Keep plants for late flowering cool. Give air 
freely on all favourable occasions. Cinerarias. 
—Many of these will have thrown up their 
flower-stems; look over and select a few of 
the forwardest, and place in an intermediate- 
house for early flowers. A few of the later 
plants may yet be repotted for late flowering. 
Look over and remove all decaying leaves, 
and sulphur such as are affected by mildew. 
Fumigating now and then is necessary, to 
prevent green fly. Thin out all small shoots 
and leaves of specimen plants, and peg down 
or tie out the stronger, or throw out the 
middle as much as possible. Keep as near the 
glass as possible, to prevent their drawing. It 
is advisable, where large plants are required, 
to stop them once or twice, which will make 
the head of flower more dense. Pelargoniums. 
—This is a convenient and proper time for 
tying out the shoots of plants intended for 
specimens, so as to admit air and light—pre¬ 
caution should be taken not to allow the 
shoots to become drawn. Give plenty of 
room, and air freely on every favourable 
opportunity. Water carefully, giving only 
to those that thoroughly require it, and avoid 
wetting the foliage as much as possible. The 
temperature of the house, by night, should 
range about 42°. Attend to ^cleanliness. 
Watch narrowly for green fly, and fumigate 
directly it is observed. Keep the soil in a 
good state for repotting the July plants, which 
should be done towards the end of the month. 
Let everything be done to keep the plants in 
a healthy and vigorous state. Verbenas .— 
Now is an excellent time to excite into growth 
any kinds required to be largely increased, so 
as to produce young cuttings, which strike 
freely in sand and gentle heat, and make the 
best plants. 
forcing. 
In severe frosty weather the linings will 
require to be frequently attended to, other¬ 
wise the heat soon declines in hotbeds. Make 
and plant fresh beds, to succeed those at 
present in use. Put some roots of Mint and 
Tarragon into a little heat to force. Sow 
Mustard and Cress weekly. Make a slight 
hotbed, and sow on it some Early Horn Car¬ 
rots and Radishes, Cucumbers .—Plants in 
bearing will require considerable care and 
skill for the next six weeks. Water occasion¬ 
ally with liquid manure. Keep the glass clean, 
so that they may receive all the light possible 
at this season. Pick off all the male blossoms. 
Maintain a moist atmosphere. Ventilate daily 
if possible, but avoid cold frosty draughts. 
Keep a temperature of about 65° by night 
and 70 Q to 75° by day, with an increase by 
sun heat. Sow for a spring crop; attend 
carefully to the yourg plants as soon as they 
are “up.” It is a good plan at this season 
to sow the seeds singly in pots. Melons .— 
Sow for a first crop a few seeds of some good, 
hardy, early sort; they are best sown singly 
in pots at this season. Give them a nice 
bottom heat; when “ up,” attend carefully to 
the young plants. Peach. — The artificial 
heat in the early house may after the middle 
of the month, be increased 6° or 8 Q in the 
day, but not quite so much at night; the night 
temperature should not rise above nor fall 
much below 50 c whilst the Peach trees are in 
flower. Keep the atmosphere dry whilst they 
are in bloom, and ventilate at all times as 
freely as the state of the weather permits. 
Start successional-houses. Begin with a night 
temperature of 408 for the first fortnight and 
then rise 5°. Syringe two or three times 
daily. Water inside borders and keep the 
atmosphere moist. Pinery .—Plants that are 
intended to fruit during the next summer 
should have the temperature raised gradually 
to about from 65° to 708 by night, and 70 p to 
75° by day, with an increase by sun heat. 
Give them a good watering with tepid water. 
See they have a steady bottom heat of from 
85° to 90°. Give some air when the state of 
the weather permits. Strawberries .—Though 
the plant is more easily managed later in the 
season, still at this time of the year, a little 
