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BOW Mazagan beans, Dillistone's Early, 

 Sangster's Number One, and Early Em- 

 peror peas. If they get through the 

 winter they will produce a few early dishes, 

 tut there is the risk, not only of severe 

 weather, but of the attacks of slugs and 

 snails, and where these vermin ai-e allowed 

 to riot on the ground winter sowings have 

 little chance. Broad, well-drained slopes 

 are of great value for winter sowings and 

 for bedding out lettuce, broccoli, and cauli- 

 flower for the winter; and with the help 

 of reed or thatched hurdles for shelter, late 

 and early supplies of vegetables and salad- 

 ings may be secured, and will alwaj's pay 

 well. Turn gravel walks, clean and turn 

 plunging beds, make a clearance of corners 

 devoted to rubbish, especially where there 

 is an accumulation of old pea-sticks and 

 timber, as it is among such stuff the vermin 

 take shelter, to issue forth in spring and 

 destroy the seed crops, and bring disgrace 

 upon the small birds. 



Orchid House. — As the season de- 

 clines, the temperature of the house must 

 be reduced, but this must be done with 

 great care, because many fine species will 

 soon be showing bloom. In the first place, 

 look to the Cattleyas, and remove them to 

 the coolest end, and let them have a tem- 

 perature averaging 70' by day and 60'' by 

 night, in order to induce a perfect state of 

 rest. If in a higher temperature than this 

 there will be a further growth of the plants 

 at the expense of the next bloom. With 

 these group Cycnoches, Lycastes, and Cata- 

 setums, which are all likely to suffer if 

 kept gi'owing now in too high a tempera- 

 ture. Orchids now pushing for bloom will 

 require liberal heat and moisture, and 

 these may be grouped with Dendrobiums 

 and Aerides in a temperature of 80' by 

 day and 70' by night. As soon as any of 

 the Barkerias, Cycnoches, Cyrtopodiums, 

 Phajus albus, Pleione maculata, Wallich- 

 iana, and other deciduous orchids begin to 

 shed their leaves, they should be placed in 

 the cool end of the house in the most 

 sunny position that can be found for them, 

 and there have but little water. This 

 treatment will cause them to ripen their 

 pseudo-bulbs, and their aftergrowth and 

 flowering will be more vigorous. On the 

 other liand, Vandas, Angrfficums, Aerides, 

 Saccolabiums, and Phalainopsis must never 

 be allowed to get very dry at the roots, 

 even when at rest, as they shrivel and lose 

 their lower leaves. These species, more- 

 over, require but a short period of rest. 

 Variegated orchids require great care from 

 this time till March, only give enough 

 water to keep from shrivelling. [Unavoid- 

 ably omitted last month.] 



Orchids that may he in hlonm in Ocioler 

 Angraicum bilobum ; Barkeria Lindley- 

 ana; Bletia campauulata; Burlingtouia 

 Kuowlesii ; Calanthe vestita rubra oculata; 

 Cattleya Candida, guttata, Harrisoniai, in- 

 termedia superba, marginata ; Cypripe- 

 dium Farrieanum ; Dendrobium Gibsoni, 

 Heyneanum sanguinoleutum ; Iluntleya 

 Wailesice ; Lajlia elegans var. Dayii, fur- 

 furacea, Perrini ; Miltouia Candida, 

 Clowesii major, Morelii, llegnelli ; Pha- 

 lajnopsis amabilis, grandiflora ; Pleoine 

 maculata, Wallichiana ; Stanhopea ocu- 

 lata ; Vanda Lowii. 



Flower Garden. — Whatever is of too 

 tender a nature to bear exposure to frost 

 should be got under cover without delay. 

 Glioice pansies, carnations, auriculas, and 

 phloxes require the shelter of a frame or 

 coal pit. Dahlias should be taken up, 

 tallied, and stowed away out of the reach 

 of frost, moisture, and heat. Get a supply 

 of rose-stocks at once, if you intend to 

 graft or bud for yourself next season. 

 Plant in good loam, and stake them se- 

 curely, or run light hazel rods along the 

 rows and secure their ends to stout up- 

 rights, and tie in the stocks to them. Bulbs 

 should be planted as soon as possible, both 

 in beds and borders. Cheap mixtures of 

 hyacinths and tulips serve every purpose 

 for general decoration of the borders, and 

 the dealers will make good selections for 

 those who are not familiar witli the pro- 

 perties of the several sorts. A bed of 

 standard roses is an excellent place for a 

 display of hyacintlis regularly planted in 

 clumps between the trees. Take up dahlia 

 and marvel of Peru roots, and store away 

 when quite dry. Gather any seeds that 

 remain out, and dry in-doors. Set about 

 any intended alterations at once, that the 

 consequent planting may be done before 

 we get frost and snow. Well-rolled turf 

 and gravel and trimly-kept borders are 

 very necessary now that the colours are 

 declining, and the garden is resuming a 

 skeleton condition in which outlines and 

 surfaces are nearly all that remain to give 

 pleasure to the eye. In selecting ever- 

 greens and deciduous shrubs for decorative 

 purposes the colours of their foliage at this 

 season should be taken into consideration. 

 Fruit Garden. — Prune and plant as 

 weather permits. Give special attention 

 to wall fruit, and where standards have 

 got crowded thin out tlie heads, but be 

 very cautious about cutting large boughs 

 off healthy bearing trees. Bush fruits 

 should be pruned, and the ground forked 

 over between the rows. Burn the prunings 

 and strew the ashes over the newly-forked 

 surface. Red and white currants must be 



