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THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 



■would not be so suitable. The large 

 flowered kinds do not bear to be stopped 

 so late as the poinpones. 



Greisniioi'se. — Pelargoniums that 

 have been trained out and pruned shoiild 

 be repotted as soon as they have broken 

 rcguhirly. Put them into the smallest 

 pots into which their roots can be got, so 

 as to allow of u series of shifts till they 

 are once more in their blooming-pots. 

 Young plants and greenhouse shrubs 

 should be well hardened now, before going 

 to their quarters for the winter. Let ca- 

 mellias and a/.:ileas have plenty of sun and 

 little water. Summer-struck geraniums, 

 achimenes, and fuchsias, may be got into 

 bloom now, to keep up a display till 

 Christmas. Shift all forward stock re- 

 quired to bloom early. Cineraiias should 

 now be strong, and must have no check ; 

 see that they are kept clear of Ay, for they 

 are very subject to it. A cold pit is the 

 best place for them. Sow now for de- 

 corating the house in early spring, Clarkia 

 pulchella, Nemophila insignis, Erysimum 

 Perofiskianum, OCnothera rosea, CoUinsia 

 bicolor, Veronica syriaca, and Chinese 

 primroses. Whatever needs potting pot at 

 once. Late shifts result in deaths during 

 winter. All plants winter best v/hen their 

 pots are full of roots. 



Stove. — All specimen plants in free 

 growth must have attention now to secure 

 a perfect ripening of the wood before the 

 season closes. Let everything have now 

 as much sun as can be borne without in- 

 jury, which is best done by removing the 

 shading from part of the house, and there 

 placing whatever is likely to bear the ex- 

 posure. Use water freely on the paths 

 and beds, to keep up a moist atmosphere, 

 and give air at seasonable times liberally. 

 Plants to be used for autumn and winter 

 decoration ought now to be in a thriving 

 condition ; if any want a shift, attend to 

 it at once. Stop young plants of Euphor- 

 bia, Aphelandra, Justicia, Poinsettia, 

 Ixora, ^schynanthus, etc. As the month 

 progresses, shut up earlier, and give less 

 and less water to the roots of plants, and 

 especially those which should be going to 

 rest. If we have a period of dull, chilly 

 ■weather, use fire-heat, for a chill will do 

 more harm now than in a month or two 

 Lence, when vegetation will be in a state 

 of repose. 



Orchid Housk.— Orchids in full growth 

 must have moisture and heat sufficient to 

 maintain them in health, but the judicious 

 cultivator will not often liave to light a 

 fire this month. Those going to rest to be 

 encouraged by removal to a cooler part of 

 the hou»e, where they must hare less ' 



water, but be kept plump by frequently 

 sprinkling the paths and stages. This is 

 a good time to separate pscudo bulbs for 

 increase of stock, and to pot on small 

 plants to get them established before win- 

 ter. Mr. Keane has described in a few 

 words the best method of potting, lie 

 says : — " Fill pots with pieces of turfy 

 peat the size of walnuts, and peg them all 

 together until they form a cone above the 

 pot. On the summit phice your plant, 

 which if, in fact, a piece cut off another 

 plant, and with four pegs or wires make it 

 fast. liCt the roots go where they please 

 in the pot, or outside it. Orchids depend 

 more (or sustenance upon tlie atmospliere 

 and moisture than upon the soil." Or- 

 cliids that have been a long time in the 

 same pots need top-dressing witli fresh ma- 

 terial. Shut up at four till the third week 

 of the month, and then shut up at three. 

 After shutting up, syringe gently with 

 water of the same temperature as tlie 

 house. Temperature of Indian House, 70' 

 to 75' by niglit, 75" to 85' by day ; Mexican 

 House, (55' to70' by night, 70Mo85' by day. 



Orchids that may be in Bloom iii. 

 August. — Aerides nobile, Quinquevulne- 

 rum, quinqucvulueium album, suavissi- 

 mum ; Angrecum caudatum ; Arphophyl- 

 lum cardinale; Bulbophyllum Henshalli ; 

 Barkeria melanocaulon ; Brassia Lan- 

 ceana, Wrayii ; Bronghtonia sanguinea ; 

 Burlingtonia Knowlesii ; Calanthe Do- 

 minii, furcata, masuca; Cattleya amabilis, 

 Candida, citrina, crisjDK, crispa superba, 

 granulosa, Havrisonite, Harrisonias vio- 

 lacea, labiata pallida, Lemoniana, Loddi- 

 gesii, Mossia^, Schilleriana, violacea ; 

 Coryanthes maculata, Cycnochcs Loddi- 

 gesii, ventricosum; Cymbidium pendulum j 

 Cypripedium barbatum grandiflorum, 

 Lowii ; Dendrobium calceolaria, sangui- 

 nolentum ; Dendrochilum filiforme ; Epi- 

 dendrum Ph.'cniceum, vitellinum raajus j 

 Galeandra Bauerii, cristata ; Miltonia 

 bicolor, spectabilis ; Mormodes citrinum ; 

 Oncidium divaricatum, pulchellura, pulvi- 

 natum; Peristeria elata ; Phajus albus j 

 Phalffiuopsis amabilis, grandiflora; Pro- 

 menffia stapeloides ; Saccolabium Blumei, 

 furcatum, guttatum ; Sobralia liliastrum, 

 macrantha, macrantha splendens ; Stan- 

 hopea aurea, Devoniensis, insignis, Mar- 

 tians, oculata, tigrina, tigrina lutescens ; 

 Trichopilia picta; VandaBatemanui, Rox- 

 burgh!, teres. 



Fruit Garden. — Throw nets over fruit 

 bushes to keep off the birds, and give a 

 little shade to keep a few bunches hanging 

 for a late supply. Put wasp-traps about 

 vines and peaches, or stick a few lumps 

 of loaf sugar among the branches, and as 



