Iresine

Four species. Half-hardy herbaceous. Seeds, in a gentle hotbed. Rich loam and peat.

Irish Heath

Menziesia polifolia.

Iron-Wort

Sideritis.

Isertia

Isertia coccinea. Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings. Sandy loam and peat.

Ismene

Five species. Stove bulbs. Offsets. Turfy loam and peat.

Isoplexis

Two species. Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Seed and cuttings. Light rich loam.

Isopogon

Fifteen species. Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Ripe cuttings. Turfy sandy loam.

Isopyrum

Two species. Hardy. One annual, the other herbaceous. Seed. Light loam.

Ivy

Hedera.

Ixia

Twenty-four species. Greenhouse bulbs; but most of them, in light soil and south border, protected slightly in winter, will grow in the open air. Those grown in pots should be kept in a dry place until the beginning of November. The soil best adapted for them is a sandy peat mixed with a little loam. After repotting in that month, they may be kept in a cool airy situation, and as soon as they begin to grow, they may be watered freely, and placed in the green-house. - Gard. Chron., etc.

Ixodia

Ixodia achilleoides. Green-house evergreen shrub. Cuttings. Peat and sand.

Ixora

Fourteen species. Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. Sandy loam and peat.

Jaborosa

Two specie3. Hardy herbaceous. Cuttings. Light rich loam.

Jacaranda

Seven species. Stove evergreen trees. Cuttings. Sandy peat and loam.

Jacksonia

Four species. Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. Sandy loam and peat.

Jacobaea Lily

Amaryllis for-rnosissima.

Jacquinia

Six species. Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. Sand and peat.

Jalap

Mirabilis jalapa.

Jamaica Ebony

Brya ebenus.

Jamaica Redwood

Gordonia hcematoxylon.

Jamaica Rose

Meriania.

Jambosa

Seven species. Stove evergreen trees. Ripe cuttings. Loam and peat.

January

January is a month requiring little more from the gardener in the out-door department than attention to neatness, but it usually requires more than ordinary care to his hot-house and forcing department. The following directions contain the principal routine work of the month :-

Flower Garden

Anemones, protect from cold, etc. - Annuals, sow in pots and put in hothouse, etc., b. - Auriculas, protect from cold,&c; give earth and compost to. - Carnations, protect from cold, etc. - Cuttings of hardy deciduous shrubs may be prepared, e. - Edgings, make. Slate painted green, and Gentinella planted within, is handsome and durable. - Gravel, roll in dry weather. - Hedges, of Privet, etc, plash. - Hyacinths, protect from cold, etc. - Layers of hardy shrubs may still be pegged down. - -Manure, apply generally. - Mulch, put round roots of lately planted trees. - Potted Plants, secure well from frost. - Prune, and regulate flowering shrubs. - Ranunculuses, plant, if before omitted; protect from cold, etc. - Rose Trees, scrub with brine, to destroy scab, insects, etc. - Salt, sow over grass, to drive away worms, etc. - Seedlings, in borders, protect with mats. - Trench vacant ground. - Tulips, protect from cold, etc.; plant, if omitted, b.