THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 



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worse, than having too few. What- 

 ever alterations are to he made in gar- 

 den plans, too, should be definitely 

 determined at once, so that the 

 ground may be trenched up, and 

 deciduous trees got into their quarters 

 before the earth begins to cool, and 

 walks, excavations, &c, made, before 

 unfavourable weather begins to inter- 

 fere with such operations. Delay is a 

 more frequent cause of failure in every 

 department of gardening, than all 

 others put together. Trees planted in 

 spring, never do so well the next sea- 

 son, as those got in in autumn ; rota- 

 tion crops of all kinds, do better on 

 ground that has been ridged up be- 

 times, and exposed to the autumn 

 rains and winter frosts ; for the delu- 

 ging rains with which our winter 

 usually commences, are as fertilizing 

 as manure, and no time should be lost 

 in trenching over all unoccupied plots, 

 and getting the ground everywhere 

 into order. 



Kitchen Garden. — The winter stock 

 sown last month, will now be coming forward 

 for planting out. Where onions have been 

 cleared off, is generally the best place for eab- 

 bages for spring use, because the ground having 

 been well manured for the onions, is in good 

 heart, and yet, so far relieved of manure by 

 the onions, there will be no fear of a rank 

 growth, such as will cause the plants to 

 suffer from frost. Plant out, as spaces be- 

 come vacant, first digging deep, and leaving 

 the surface rough. The planting, however, 

 must be firm, and damp weather should be 

 chosen for it. It is too late now to sow any 

 more winter greens or onions, and if the 

 stock is short, it will be better to get a supply 

 of plants, than waste time and patience in 

 sowing. Thin winter spinach to six inches 

 from plant to plant ; thin the rows of lettuce 

 that are to stand the winter: but not se- 

 verely, because, in the event of severe frosts, 

 the plants protect each other, if somewhat 

 close together; on the same principle, broc- 

 coli and cauliflowers left to risk it in the 

 open ground, should be not more than fif- j 

 teen inches apart each, and the ground for 

 them should not, at this season, be very , 

 rich, or they may suffer in severe weather. 

 We generally plant the spring broccoli with- ■ 

 out manure, and in the spring, as soon as i 

 they commence their new growth, give them 

 regular waterings with house sewage, and 

 so secure fine heads ; cabbages we treat the 

 same, so as to avoid the necessity of ma- 

 nure in the autumn, which renders them ten- 



der in exposed situations. Earth up celery 

 as the rows require it, in dry weather, but 

 if not well grown, give plenty of liquid 

 manure, and postpone the earthing-up till 

 the plants have made good substance. This 

 is the best time to form new beds of horse- 

 radish, the crowns to be planted lifteen in- 

 ches deep, and six inches apart, in very rich 

 and well trenched soil. Continue to bow 

 saladings, and gather seeds as fast as they 

 ripen. Potatoes to be taken up as the tops 

 wither; carrots and beet-root may remain 

 till the frost cuts off the foliage, and no 

 longer, but parsnips may bo left in the 

 ground, and trenched out as wanted for use, 

 unless the ground is required, in which case, 

 store them in sand. 



Flowek Gahden. — Remove decayed 

 flower-stems, and keep the borders clear of 

 weeds, so as to prolong the season as much 

 as possible. Plant out pinks and carnations, 

 and rooted cuttings of herbaceous plants. 

 The beds of seedlings must be looked over 

 and thinned, and the thinnings planted in 

 fresh plots of newly-dug, and firmly trodden 

 ground. This month commences the season 

 for planting bulbs. The first lot of hya- 

 cinths and tulips should at once be got into 

 pots and plunged in coal-ashes, or coarse 

 sand, so as to quite bury them, and keep 

 them only moderately moist, and as much 

 as possible free from the action of the atmos- 

 phere, so as to induce a root action before 

 the foliage is produced. Hyacinths may also 

 lie planted in beds and borders, but tulips 

 should not be put into the open ground till 

 next month. A very effective way of using 

 hyacinths, is to put them in patches of seven, 

 one in the middle and six round it, every 

 separate patch to be of a different colour. 

 Cuttings of bedding- plants may still be 

 taken freely, but there should be no delay, 

 or they may not be well rooted before cold 

 weather sets in. This and next month, are 

 the best times for striking calceolarias. 

 Take off the young shoots from near the 

 bottom of the stool, and pot them pretty 

 close together in five-inch pots, well drained, 

 and filled up to near the rim with a mixture 

 of peat, loam, and sand, equal parts, and 

 half an inch of pure sand on the surface. 

 China roses may also be struck now in pots 

 in the greenhouse, and they do safest under 

 hand-glasses. A second bloom to last till 

 Christmas, may be obtained from fuchsias, 

 by cutting in the young wood, and giving 

 the plants a little heat to start them afresh. 

 Geraniums struck earl}' in the summer, will 

 now be coming into bloom, to keep the 

 greenhouse gay all the winter. Chrysanthe- 

 mums now require very regular attention, 

 to see that they have proper supports and 

 are tied out regularly. As they bloom in 



