SEPTEMBER. 287 



cover this with about three inches of light sandy soil. Fill this with 

 cuttings of the different bedding plants. Shade, &c. In two, or, at 

 most, three weeks, the greater portion will be fit to pot oft", and the 

 sooner they are potted the better, as they will get established before the 

 short days set in, and stand the winter better. 



Conservatory and IS/ioichouse. — Give abundance of air, night and 

 day, as long as the state of the weather permits. Shading should now 

 be dispensed with, as the permanent occupants require all the light 

 they can have after this to mature their wood. If any painting or 

 glazing is wanted to be done, the present is a very good time for per- 

 forming these operations. Every part of these structures should receive 

 a thorough cleaning before the plants are got in. If the weather con- 

 tinue fair many things may continue out until the end of the month. 



Cucumbers. — Those intended for winter forcing should be planted 

 out immediately, if not done last month. Give them plenty of air, 

 and a temperature of about 60° at night ; give them every chance to 

 make strong, vigorous growth for the next six or eight weeks, you will 

 then have little difficulty in getting plenty of fruit during the winter 

 months. Keep a moist growing atmosphere to plants in bearing, and 

 use every means to keep them clear of green-fly and thrips. 



Dahlias. — Carefully protect such blooms as may be required for 

 exhibition ; thinning the shoots and disbudding will have been com- 

 pleted by this time. Those that are grown for display in the garden 

 only should have the laterals cut away, or there will be more foliage 

 than bloom. Seedlings will require constant attention, particularly if 

 they have not proper distance afforded them in growing, or some of the 

 finest flowers may be overlooked. 



Flower Garden. — The strictest attention in trimming all rambling 

 growth, in removing all dead flowers, leaves, &c., will now every day 

 become more and more necessary, to keep up the beauty and effect as 

 long as possible. A few degrees of frost, a strong wind, or a heavy 

 shower of rain, will destroy the beauty of any garden, if great care is 

 not immediately paid to put everything into as neat a trim as possible. 



Forcing Hardy Shrubs. — Scarlet Thorns, Lilacs, Roses, Azaleas, 

 Rhododendrons, Kalmias, &c., should be potted early, so as to get them 

 well established, to ensure their flowering properly. 



Fruit (hardy). — Look over the Peach and Nectarine trees, to see if 

 any of the shoots want stopping or nailing in. Protect fruit of every 

 kind from wasps and birds. A little short Grass from the lawns, put 

 about three or four inches thick at the foot of the walls, will prevent 

 Peaches and Nectarines from injuring, if any fall oft'. Get the fruit 

 room into proper order for the reception of the winter stock. Gather 

 the fruit as it arrives at maturity. It should be all gathered by hand, 

 and very carefully, especially all intended for keeping. 



Greenhouse (Jiard-wooded ) . — This should be put into thorough order 

 before the plants are brought in. If any painting or glazing is wanting, 

 the present is the time to do it. Get the plants in towards the end of 

 the month, before heavy rains or frost come on — the tender sorts first. 

 The pots should all be well washed, and the plants neatly tied and fresh 

 labelled. After they are housed, the side sashes should be kept open. 



