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forget that sTie only stays with the meek. Where success brings pride, 

 then, as Lamb writes in a Latin letter to Gary, commutandum est he ! 

 he ! he ! cum heu I hen ! lieu ! and all men shall laugh at the brag- 

 gart's fall. 



In prosperity or in adversity, abroad or at home, let him never tore 

 his friends about Moses. Let him remember Heliogabalus ! At a 

 magnificent banquet he caused Rose-leaves to be showered in such 

 profusion on his guests that several were suffocated, and died in 

 aromatic pain. 



Again I say let the exhibitor enter the show, and leave it, with a 

 wise, thankful, trustful heart ! 



" Who misses or who wins the prize, 

 Go, lose or conquer as you can ; 

 But if you fail, or if you rise, 

 Be each, pray God, a gentleman ! " 



HINTS FOR AM ATEUilS.— OCTOBER. 



Much time and attention will now be required where gardens are to 

 be kept free from litter, falling and decaying leaves, which offend the 

 eye as well as the sense of smell. All the Brassica tribe of plants 

 should be gone over, and the lower leaves taken off ; many will be 

 decaying among Brussels Sprouts, Broccoli, Savoys, and Kale. Air 

 freely admitted among them is very essential to their wellbeing. 

 Leaves from fruit-trees will now be coming off freely, and should not 

 be allowed to remain in quantities by the side of the box or other 

 edgings, otherwise long dead patches may follow. Everything of a 

 decajdng nature should be taken to a considerable distance from any 

 dwelling. There should be nothing likely to produce fungi taken to 

 the general heap, but should be charred along with parings of walk- 

 edgings, prunings, &c., to be taken to the vegetable, fruit, or flower 

 ground. This dressing, especially on old garden-ground which has 

 been highly manured, has a more kindly and sweetening influence than 

 is generally admitted. We often, to save time and labour, have all 

 decaying garden-refuse wheeled on to empty ground, and left in ridges 

 covered with earth till the whole can be trenched down 2 or 3 spades 

 deep. However, at present there should be little empty space where 

 close cropping is practised. The clearing off of autumn Cauliflowers, 

 Strawberries, &c., may give space, but no manure should lie exposed to 

 be wasted by evaporation. Beech and Oak leaves should be gathered 

 when they are dry, and kept in store to be used with manure for hot- 



