230 THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. [October. 



of the routine of management, and smoke gently but often. If the cultivator 

 leaves his plants to get well covered with aphides, and thinks to cure them by 

 excessive fumigation, he will be mistaken, and had better throw them to the 

 rubbish-heap at once. 



Bedleaf. John Cox. 



GLOU MORCEAU PEARS : A PECULIARITY. 



Qp HE Glou Morceau Pear, which I had hitherto considered to be one of our 

 jjJsJ) hardiest varieties, has been singularly affected by the past inclement 

 spring. The trees generally bore flowers in abundance, and a fine crop of 

 fruit appeared to have " set," and commenced swelling. This they con- 

 tinued to do until they had attained the size of pigeon's-eggs, and were some 

 two months' old, when suddenly they fell off, leaving not more than a tenth part 

 of the entire crop. Those which remained afterwards commenced swelling-off 

 more freely. 



This is not the peculiarity of an individual tree, for I have been shown the 

 same results in Essex, some twenty-five miles from here as the crow flies, which 

 is a proof, I think, that this variety is not so hardy as many other sorts. 

 Digsivell. William Earley. 



SEASONABLE HINTS FOR AMATEURS.— OCTOBER. 



HE long continuance of fine weather during the latter part of the summer 

 has compensated in a great measure for the unfavourable weather we 

 experienced in the early part of the season. The Hay crops were every- 

 where heavy, and the weather all that could be desired during the making 

 of it. The Corn crops have all been harvested in splendid condition. Beans 

 have been good ; Turnips are abundant and fine everywhere ; Potatos are a good 

 crop, and are reported sound. With the exception of Apples and Plums, which 

 have been thin in places, all kinds of fruits have been abundant. The season, on 

 the whole, has been a bounteous one, a blessing for which we should feel grateful 

 to an All- Wise Providence. 



The Flower Garden now begins to show indications of the approach of winter. 

 Those masses of colour which a few weeks ago appeared so gay and brilliant are 

 now beginning to fade. The amateur should, therefore, give great attention to 

 neatness and order, by removing all decayed leaves and flowers, and keeping the 

 walks, lawns, beds, and borders in the best possible condition. All tender choice 

 plants that it may be intended to save should be lifted out of the flower-beds, 

 potted, and placed under protection not later than the end of the second week of 

 the month. Though the weather may continue mild to the end of the month, 

 it is not safe to leave them out so long. I would strongly advise amateurs who 

 live in the neighbourhood of large towns to plant as many trees and shrubs as 

 they can, without crowding, in their borders — evergreens, where they will thrive. 



