HORTICULTURAL CALENDAR. 
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ARTICLE HI.—HORTICULTURAL CALENDAR FOR DECEMBER. 
Apple Trees against walls mav be pruned, and newly planted ones 
mulched. 
Cherry Trees in tubs, now placed in the Forcing house, will ripen 
their fruit in April. 
Fig Trees on the open wall must be protected with mats. Those 
in pots or tubs, now introduced into the forcing house, will ripen 
fruit in April. 
Gooseberry and Currant Trees should now be pruned. 
Grapes .—Vines in pots, now brought into the vinery, will ripen 
fruit in April. 
Peach and Nectarine Trees should have all their small branches 
unloosed : and the earliest Peach houses should be closed about the 
middle of' the month. 
Raspberries in pots, introduced into the forcing house at the end 
of the month, will produce fruit in April. 
Straivberries in Pots , now introduced, will produce fruit towards 
the end of March. 
FLOWER DEPARTMENT. 
Tender Azaleas, in increased temperature, will now be in flower. 
Auriculas and Polyanthuses must be well secured from frost. 
Camellias may be introduced into an increased temperature, to 
bring them into flower. 
Chrysanthemums in pots now in flower, must have plenty of air. 
Calceolarias may some of them possibly require potting. 
Cyclamen persicum must now be removed into a little heat, until 
they show flower, and then to the situations where they are intended 
to bloom. 
Dahlia roots must be kept dry. 
Greenhouse Plants must be very carefully watered, and have plenty 
of air. 
Forcing. —Roses, now introduced, will produce flowers in Feb¬ 
ruary, also Pinks, Carnations, &c., may now' be forced. 
Mignonette in frames must have plenty of air, but be preserved 
from frost. 
Tulip beds must be sheltered from heavy rains. 
VEGETABLE DEPARTMENT. 
Asparagus _Plant on hotbeds for forcing. 
Cauliflower Plants, in frames, must have plenty of air. 
Radishes, now sown on a hotbed, will be fit to draw in February. 
Herbs in pots introduce into the forcing house. 
Sea Cale must now be covered with pots and dung. 
