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THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 



Azaleas and Camellias standing out I 

 should be got under glass at once, but 

 still to liave plenty of air. Those coming ' 

 on for bloom will require frequent syriug- 

 ing. 



Carnations potted last month will re- 

 quire to be looked over to remove dead 

 leaves, and to see that mildew is not at- 

 tacking them. Keep them well aired. 



Broccolis in exposed places may be 

 heeled over to be safe against the first 

 frost ; stir the ground between them, but 

 do not earth up the stems. 



Cahharje sown in August to be planted 

 out as fast as ground can be got ready. 

 In sheltered places manure may be used 

 liberally, but in exposed districts it may 

 cause too free a growth before winter if 

 the plants are to stand. 



Dahlias require a good deal of care 

 now to keep them trim, and as flowers are 

 getting scarce, let the dahlias have neces- 

 sary attention to keep them gay to the last. 

 Make up your list of varieties for next 

 year, while the flowers are in bloom, and 

 throw out every one that has not realized 

 your expectations. When there are so 

 many good ones, it is a folly to tolerate 

 any that are of questionable merit. 



Evergreens planted now will make bet- 

 ter growth next spring than those planted 

 in February and March. Give orders at 

 once for all trees and shrubs required, that 

 there may be no delay in obtaining them 

 as soon as the nurserymen begin to take 

 them up. All small subjects may be taken 

 up at once in full leaf. 



Geraniums newly struck will require to 

 be kept rather warm to encourage the for- 

 mation of roots; those that arestrong in pots 

 may have plenty of air, and be kept rather 

 dry to checK growth. If more geraniums 

 are wanted, put in the ripest shoots you 

 can gat, five or six round the sides of five- 

 inch pots, and place them on a top shelf. 

 They will root in time, though slowly. 



Of course they must be kept moderately 

 dry. 



Hollyhocks of the best sorts to be pro- 

 pagated to keep up a good stock. They 

 should be renewed by cutrings every year. 



Vines brenking to bu enc mraged with a 

 temperature of 60'. Pines will require 85' 

 at least. 



Vines. — Beware of too much heat in 

 the vinery this month, for any excess will 

 cause vines to pusli too fast for the amount 

 of light tliey get. Give air freely on fine 

 days, and keep a sharp look out for ver- 

 min of all kinds, which, at this time of 

 year, frequently do much damage before 

 they are suspected. Wiiere grapes are de- 

 sired to be kfpr hanuing, a very dry air 

 must be maintained; hence, plants in pots 

 that require frequent watering should not 

 be kept in the same structure till the 

 grapes are off. Prune the vines that are 

 to be started first, and clean the stems. 

 Keep the sashes off till a''Out the 20th of 

 the month, and then put them on, and 

 cover the border with leaves and sloping 

 boards. 



Cinerarias should be kept growing 

 freely, and be regularly stopped to pro- 

 duce good specimens. At this time of year 

 they are very subject to mildew and green- 

 fly. Use the proper remedies as soon as 

 there are the least signs of ^uch plagues, 

 and keep the plants wall aired to induce 

 robustness. Keeping the outsides of the 

 pots clean will do much towards iusuiing 

 their health. 



Pelargoniums, for spring exhibition, 

 will now want another shift. Get them, 

 into their blooming pots at once, use good 

 turfy loam and old manure, plenty of 

 drainage, and, for a fortnight after shifting, 

 give very little water. 



Bedding! Plants may still be propagated, 

 but the stock ought to be complete by this 

 time. Calceolarias put in now will make 

 good plants for bedding next summer. 



GAEDEITING m DTJMBAETON'SHIRE. 



My garden, shrubberies, orchard, paddock, 

 etc., here, cover six acres of land, and 

 stand on the side of the Gare-loch, 

 having a north-westerly aspect, on sloping 

 and undulating ground, and well sheltered 

 from the east and south-west (our two 

 worst quarters for gales of wind). 

 Although we suffered severely this last 

 winter from those from the north, which 

 stripped several of the t:nder shrubs, and 

 caused, what I never observed before, all 



the hollies, variegated and others, of which 

 in all I have seventif, to drop their leaves ; 

 they are beginning now, however, to put 

 out again. 



From the top of ray garden there Is a 

 view of the whole range of the Argyllshire 

 hills, from the Cohler down to the Clyde, 

 and on these we see plenty of snow during 

 the winter months. We have the clear 

 mountain air of tlie Highlands constantly 

 blowing around us ; but this is tempered 



