322 THE FLORIST. 



Cinerarias. — Prepare now for the coming winter, by removing 

 them either to an airy part of the greenhouse, or securing well 

 the pits or frames by banking up and plenty of litter: Cinerarias 

 will stand no frost. Those who wish to have handsome plants, 

 good foliage, and fine flowers, must not keep them crowded. 

 Give plenty of air on all favourable occasions ; continue shifting 

 into larger pots as they require it ; water more sparingly, and 

 keep the foliage, particularly that in the pits, as dry as possible : 

 look sharp after insects. 



Q. Elizabeth's Walk, Stoke Newington. A. Kendall. 



Dahlias. — A very little attention will suffice for the next two 

 months. If in a damp place, bring them out on a fine dry day, , 

 and cut away any decayed part of the root. There will be con- 

 siderable trouble in wintering such varieties as produce large 

 stems. Those that are small just above the crown, and solid, 

 are much less trouble. 



Royal Nursery, Slough. C. Turner. 



Pansies. — See last month. 



Royal Nursery, Slough. C. Turner. 



Pelargoniums. — The latter end of this month, or beginning of the 

 next, is a proper time for stopping plants intended for flowering 

 in June. After this is done, let them remain moderately dry 

 until the wound is healed. Carefully stop all shoots together, 

 or you will have a straggling head of trusses. Plants for bloom- 

 ing in May should have their shoots trained out to admit the air 

 and light freely into the middle of the shoots, to ripen them. 

 Do not delay procuring any additions you intend to make to 

 your collection. 



Worton Cottage. John Dobson. 



Pinks. — But little more can be done this month than recommended 

 in last Number, which, if not already performed, should be at- 

 tended to before the frosty weather sets in. Look to the tallies ; 

 see that all are legible and correct. 



Peckham. J. T. Neville. 



Polyanthuses in Pots. — Keep the soil well up to the shoulder of 

 the foliage, and in a tolerably moist state. Plants of this kind in 

 borders, if much troubled with insects, should be looked to at 

 every opportunity in fine weather. 



Peckham. J. T. Neville. 



Ranunculuses. — The leisure afforded to the Florist this month may 

 be usefully employed in arranging his roots for planting. Little 

 beyond this will be demanded of him in respect of dry tubers. 

 Seedling plants, however, will require some attention : probably 

 a very thin sprinkling of dry rich soil may be needed as a top- 



