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tended for forcing, if not already done, should be potted and 
buried in sawdust, or better,' sifted ashes, and if placed in a 
frame where they can be sheltered from excessive rains the 
better. 
The Greenhouse must receive all the air that the state of 
the external atmosphere will allow, as the plants must be kept 
from any premature growth. Neatness of course must be 
strictly attended to, and if any signs of damping off of leaves, 
or in fact of damp from any cause, appears, advantage must be 
taken of the first favourable chance, and a fire lighted for a few 
hours during the middle of the day, and air given at the same 
time to expel all signs of this worst enemy to plants in houses 
during our winters. 
In the Stove all should be kept as much at rest as possible, 
but where there are so many individuals, of such different habits 
and from so many different climates, some are always in a 
growing state. For such the warmest end of the house should 
be chosen, but their growth should rather be held in check 
than encouraged. Great attention should be paid to keeping 
all sorts of vermin under, especially among the Orchidaceae, 
where the wood-lice will otherwise commit great havoc. A 
very diminutive snail is also very destructive, but may be 
caught in considerable numbers, along with the above, by laying 
slices of potatoes, hollowed underneath, on the pots, and in 
damp corners where they retreat during day. Of course for 
the destruction of insects the toad must not be forgotten in 
hothouses, even in winter. D. M. 
Florists’ Flowers. Finish the planting of Tulips as early 
this month as the weather will permit, proceeding with them in 
the manner described in the last Calendar. Take up the Dahlia 
roots, and examine them closely, for fear of contagion among 
them; should disease be discovered, adopt the method mentioned 
at the end of a paper on this subject in the present Number. 
Tender Roses should now receive some protection, and those in 
pots be plunged to the rims in old tan or ashes. Auriculas, 
Picotees, and Carnations, must be protected from rain and 
very cold winds, keeping them moderately dry, with abundance 
of air both day and night in mild weather ; attention must be 
given in spare time to the composts for spring, cleaning and 
painting sticks, labels, &c. P. 
