THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 



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long as there is any sugar left tbey will 

 not touch a single fruit. Nail in all good 

 shoots on wall trees, that they may have 

 the heat of the wall to ripen them. En- 

 courage in every possible way the ripening 

 of the wood of the season. If any trees 

 have been allowed to get crowded, thin 

 them a little now to admit the sunshine 

 amongst the well-placed shoots and spurs. 

 Windfalls to be sent into the house every 

 morning for immediate use. Gather fruit 

 in dry weather, and, as a rule, not till 

 quite ripe. Plant strawberries. 



Auriculas should he turned out of their 

 pots and repotted in rich turfy loam in a 

 very sweet state. If over potted they 

 never do well. Keep rather close for a 

 week after potting. 



Azaleas must be trained into whatever 

 shapes they are to have when in bloom, 

 and the plants should be set out in a shady 

 place to ripen their wood. Specimens to be 

 exhibited next j'^ear must be trained out 

 now. 



Bedding Plants to be struck in quan- 

 tities for next year. The great secret of 

 keeping verbenas and petunias through 

 the winter is to have them struck early, 

 and either planted into boxes or pans by 

 the middle of September, so as to be estab- 

 lished before winter. Strike bedding ge- 

 raniums in the full sun in open borders. 

 Short cuttings make tlie best plants. One 

 eye, with its accompanying leaf is suffi- 

 cient of any scarce varieties, but mere 

 eyes should not be put in the open border, 

 but in pans under glass. 



Conservatory to be kept gay by intro- 

 ducing a few specimen plants in good 

 positions. Keep climbers regularly trim- 

 med, and encourage the ripening of the 

 wood of all hard-wooded plants, to insure 

 plenty of bloom next season. 



Cinerarias to be potted off from stock 

 suckers and offsets ; prick off seedlings ; 

 suckers not rooted to be put in as cuttings 

 round the sides of pots, where they will 

 make roots in a week. Beware of slugs 

 and woodlice, which are tremendously fond 

 of the young plants. 



Chrysanthemums to be kept in order by 

 tying out. It is too late to stop plants for 

 out-door blooming. 



Dahlias are in fine condition this season, 

 and much benefited by the recent rains. 

 Thin the blooms, and tie out the growth 

 regularly, or they will spread about and 

 get snapped with the wind. Set traps for 

 earwigs, and use the sulphur-duster if 

 there is any appearance of mildew. 



Fuchsias struck now will make nice 

 plants to bloom early next season. To 

 keep beds in bloom remove the berries, 

 and shorten in any too vigorous growtli ; 

 the side-buds will push and flower soon 

 after. 



Hollyhocks to be looked over, to see if 

 tlie ties are too tight ; sometimes they get 

 crippled by the swelling of the stem, caus- 

 ing the tits to pinch them, where care-> 

 lessly tied in the first instance. See that 

 they are safely staked, so as to withstand 

 storms. 



Hardy shrubs and herbaceous plants 

 may be propagated now in quantities from 

 cuttings and divisions. Use a liberal ad- 

 mixture of sand, and choose a shady plot 

 of ground for the purpose. 



Ro.ies of almost every kind will strike 

 now from cuttings. Continue budding, 

 and, if possible, choose dull, moist weather. 

 If the v/eather is dry and hot, bud in the 

 evening, and tie a laurel leaf over the in- 

 sertion to give shade. 



Pelayyoniums should be turned out of 

 their pots, and the old compost shaken off 

 for repotting, but never until they have 

 broken well after having been cut down. 

 Give plenty of drainage, and use as small 

 pots as possible. Sow seeds gathered this- 

 season of all kinds of geraniums. 



Pansies. — Plant out from the cutting 

 pans during showery weather, and shade 

 till they make fresh roots. Make the last 

 sowing of seeds the first or second week 

 this month. 



Vines that have ripened their fruit to 

 be cleaned. Where grapes are hanging 

 give plenty of air, and keep the liouses 

 rather dry. 



Melons to be kept safe as to bottom- 

 heat, or they will do no good. Shut up 

 early, syringe on fine mornings, and give 

 plenty of water, except when the fruit 

 is ripening, and then keep them rather 

 dry. 



