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COMPANION TO THE FLORAL MAGAZINE. 
Messrs. Wood and Son’s is got up with the usual good taste that 
characterizes that firm, and contains all the new varieties of seeds and 
roots advertised by the different growers this season, together with an 
appendix on roses, fruit-trees, shrubs, etc. 
CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS.—FEBRUARY. 
Greenhouse and Conservatory. —Primulas, Camellias, Cinerarias, spring¬ 
flowering bulbs, Heaths, etc., will make a display now, and care must be 
taken as plants grow not to overcrowd them, and to look out well for 
green fly. They will make their appearance on Cinerarias and Calceola¬ 
rias first, and should be at once fumigated. Japan Lilies should now be 
repotted. Use a mixture of loam, leaf-mould, and some well-decomposed 
manure. Having large fleshy roots, they are somewhat gross feeders. 
The soil should be, however, light and open. 
Flower Garden .—Keep all clean and tidy; finish any work which the 
excessive wet may have caused to be behind-hand, and let the ground, if 
there be frost, be thrown up in ridges to freely expose it to the action of 
the air. 
Florists’ Flowers. —Top-dress Auriculas. We use simply well-decom¬ 
posed cowdung, two or three years old, and silver sand, taking out the 
old stuff as far as possible without exposing the roots, and filling up with 
the rich top-dressing. Anemones and Ranunculuses should be planted. 
We refer to the excellent directions of Mr. Lightbody for these latter. 
Anemones should be planted somewhat deeper, and not so closely together. 
Pansies should be potted for blooming. This is by far fhe most satisfac¬ 
tory way of growing them ; soil to be composed of loam, leaf-mould, and old 
hotbed manure in about equal portions, with some silver sand. Those in 
beds, and Pinks, should have, in fine weather, the soil stirred up about 
them, and if they have been loosened should be pressed into the soil. 
Carnations and Picotees in pots same as last month. Verbenas and all 
bedding-out plants may now be propagated where there is a suitable 
place. Look over the roots of Dahlias and Gladiolus, and be careful 
about mildew : see that the latter are not in too warm a place, or they 
will push out their roots. In the northern parts of the kingdom they 
may be potted into small pots; with those in the south this is not ne¬ 
cessary. 
NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Received the letters of J. C., S. R. H., J. M., G. J., G. L., H. L. & Co., Rev. J. 
M. C., A. H., W. D., and H. We are very much obliged for the kindly expressions 
of encouragement, and hope the ‘ Companion ’ maybe all that is expected of it. We 
have availed ourselves of some of our correspondents’ kind services. H. will find 
his wishes met by our friend Mr. George Lightbody, of Falkirk. 
