CALENDAR FOR DECEMBER. 
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air on the one hand, and the application of too much moisture 
on the other. A temperature very little above freezing is 
sufficient for the pits, and from that to not exceeding 45° is 
enough for the greenhouse. All the light possible, and, with 
a view to the above points, a free supply of air, must also be 
admitted to the plants. 
The generality of stove plants must still be kept as dormant 
as possible, the house not ranging higher than 65°, whilst the 
heat may fall six or eight degrees below that at night. All 
stagnant water or confined air should be prevented as much as 
possible, and the house kept as sweet and clean as possible. If 
it be necessary to force hardy or other flowers in this structure, 
such plants should be placed in the lightest and most airy situ¬ 
ations, and be removed to a cooler house as soon as sufficiently 
advanced. D. M. 
Florists’ Flowers. — The florist will now have a leisure 
period for two or three months. The Tulips are safe in the 
ground ; Dahlias are stored; Picotees, Carnations, Auriculas, 
and Pansies, are comfortably disposed in their winter quarters, 
and nothing more than the ordinary routine of occasional 
watering and frequent airing will engage his attention. It is 
therefore an excellent time to provide and properly work up a 
good stock of soils, and attend to the preparation and condition 
of all other matters connected with the growing season. 
P. 
