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THE FLOEAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 



mercies showered upon ns by the God who 

 has promised that " seed-time and harvest 

 shall not fail," and that "he who goeth 

 forth weepin<!:, hearing precious seed, shall 

 doubtless return in joy, bringing his sheaves 

 ■with iiiin." 



Fioin this time till frosts come, it is 

 the gardener's duty to take advantage of 

 every ray of sunshine, so as to promote the 

 ripening of all kinds of stock, and to keep 

 greenliouse plants exposed to the air as 

 long as it is safe to do so. It is not the 

 cold, but the heavy lains which do most 

 injury to tender plants at this season ; 

 hence, many things, besides true green- 

 house plants, are all the better for the pro- 

 tection of a frame or cold pit, where they 

 can have shelter, but plenty of air and 

 light. This is a busy month ; nearly every 

 kind of winter work maybe commenced, 

 and, indeed, completed, if weather permits. 

 Roses may be moved at once, in full leaf, 

 and, if left unpruned, will soon get root, 

 and be well established before spring. De- 

 ciduous trees and hardy fruits may be 

 planted towards the end of the month, for 

 there is no need to wait till every leaf lias 

 fallen. Get them into their places wliile 

 the ground is warm, and a season is saved, 

 and the tree will always be the stronger for 

 it, for the fate of many a tree is sealed in 

 its original planting. Earthwork, too, 

 may now be commenced, and drains laid, 

 turf stacked for forming composts, and 

 deep soiling j)ractised on ground suited to 

 such treatment, so as to have it in ridges 

 in good time to be acted on by frost. The 

 whole of t\ie arrangements for next season 

 should be determined from this time, and, 

 in taking up bedders and decorative plants 

 from the borders, their good and bad qua- 

 lities shonld all be noted down, so that 

 things that have proved inferior, or that evi- 

 dently do not suit the soil or situation, may 

 he substituted next season for subjects of 

 higher merit. Every soil has its peculiari- 

 ties, and one great secret of success, espe- 

 cially in ornamental gardening, is to select 

 varieties that have been proved to succeed 

 in the place ; for even geraniums or cal- 

 ceolarias do well or ill, according to the 

 effects of soil or climate upon them. Pits, 

 frames, and houses, ought now to be clean 

 and free from the smell of paint and putty. 

 If any repairs have been neglected, see to 

 them at once, and get all sweet and dry 

 without a day's delay ; for when we gee to 

 October, we are never sure, for a week to- 

 gether, but tliatour appliances and manual 

 skill may have a sudden trial. Usually 

 we have mild weather till Chriatmas, and 

 there seems every probability that this sea- 

 son will be no exception ; but the prudent 



gardener works by anticipation, and is al- 

 ways ready for emergencies 



Kitchen Garden. — This is a time for 

 earnest work in every department. Make 

 a general clearance of the ground where- 

 ever there are vacant spaces, and ridge up 

 all plots not to be planted on during winter. 

 Get a waste corner clear for heaping up 

 manures and composts, where they can be 

 turned over during (i-osts, and, if con- 

 venient, empty the muck pit, and cover 

 the rotted stuff with a layer of soil to throw 

 off rain ; the whole to be turned two or 

 three times before using it in spring. In 

 preparing for next year's crops, trench over 

 first the ground intended for I'oot crops 

 next season, and choose for potatoes, car- 

 rots, parsnips, and beet, plots that have 

 been well manured this year. If the soil 

 allows of deep diL'ging, fork over the 

 second spit, and if it is of a friable and 

 fertile nature, bring it to the top, so as to 

 turn the whole soil over eighteen inches or 

 two feet deep. Plant out the Augrxst-sown 

 cabbage; leave the weakest in the seed- 

 bed for future planting. Plant out lettuce 

 in a warm situation, take up potatoes, car- 

 rots, beets, and parsnips, earth up celery. 

 Use the fork, spade, and hoe as much as 

 possible to keep all plots clean, and destroy 

 the large crops of weeds that the autumn 

 rains will bring up. Lay cabbages and 

 broccolis that are forward with their heads 

 to the north. Cauliflower plants to be 

 transplanted into fi-an;es, or under hand- 

 glasses. In cold and wet districts, it is 

 best to pot them to winter them in frames, 

 to be turned out into beds of rich soil in 

 spring. In undiained soils, it is a good 

 plan to cut a few channels among stand- 

 ing crops, to enable the heavy rains to run 

 off more quickly to an outlet, as dryness 

 of the ground very much lessens the effects 

 of frost. Fork over asparagus beds, and 

 clear away all litter ; remove the stems 

 with a knife, and dress the crowns with 

 manure, and a little fresh mould over all. 

 This is the best time to make plantations 

 of rhubarb for producing next season. 

 Let the ground be deeply dug and well 

 manured. Tomatoes not ripe should be 

 cut with a length of stem, and put in a 

 warm greenhouse where they will soon 

 ripen. 



Flower Gakden. — Let chrysanthe- 

 mums be securely staked; train out plants 

 in pots, and make tiiem neat and tidy for 

 blooming, give plenty of water. When re- 

 quired to take tlie place of bedding plants, 

 get them into their places without delay, 

 and lift carefully with good balls. Chry- 

 santhemums in the borders should be looked 

 over without delay, to see that they are 



