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only during frost and damp, train and 

 stop, water sparingly; do not wet the 

 foliage. 



Tulips to be planted at once. Lord 

 Mayor's Day is the commencement of the 

 session among the fanciers ; if planted 

 earlier they break ground too soon in the 

 frost; if later they flower weakly. But 

 bedding tulips may be planted any time 

 from the 1st of October to the middle of 

 November. 



Rose stocks to be planted at once. Ee- 

 ject all the gray bard-barked briars; the 

 best are those with formidable spines and 

 a greenish bark. Plant roses for blooming 

 next season; a stiff, well-manured soil suits 

 them best, and, except in very cold districts, 

 the more open the position the better. 



Scarlet salvias may be kept in bloom a 

 considerable length of time, in a warm 

 light place in the conservatory, especially 

 if rather pot-bound, and kept in vigour 

 with manure water. 



Vines breaking to have air cautiously, 

 as a chill may result in disease of some 

 kind hereafter. If red spider appears on 

 vines planted inside, give the roots a liberal 

 watering, in addition to the other means of 

 eradication ; a vigorous growth will prove 

 as powerful a preventive as any special ap- 

 plications of Gisliurst, etc. Where grapes 

 are still hanging keep the atmosphere dry. 



Violets potted now, by taking up strong 

 runners, will bloom early and be of service. 

 Us.e plenty of charred rubbish to lighten 

 the compost, which should be rich. 



Wall trees to be pruned, and as much 

 good wood as possible laid in. 



Hollyhocks of choice kinds should be 

 taken up and potted, and a few of the 

 shortest shoots taken from each and put 

 round the sides of pots as cuttings: they 

 will root without the aid of heat in a frame 

 or pit. 



Carnations and Picotees to be kept com- 

 paratively dry, and very freely aired. 

 Prepare the compost for next season's 

 potting by chopping over two parts yellow 

 loam witli plenty of fibre in it, one part 

 rotten cow-dung, and a half part of fine 

 siftings from old plaster or road sand. 

 Lay this up in a ridge, and let it be 

 several times turned during the winter, 

 especially with a view to get the whole 

 mass two or three times frozen through. 



Lobelia cardinalis and its kindred should 

 be taken up and planted in boxes to keep 

 OTer winter in frames, or separate tlie 



shoots and pot the offsets separately, or 

 four or five together, in 48-sized pots. 



Grass turf.- — This is the best time ia 

 the whole year to lay down turf. Secure 

 for garden lawns turf of fine quality and 

 close growth, containing a good proportion, 

 of clover. Generally speaking, the best 

 turf is obtained from commons where it 

 has been continually eaten close. The 

 ground must be firm on which the turf 13 

 laid, or it will sink in places during thft 

 winter. When laid let it be well beaten 

 and the joints closed. 



Orchid-house. — All orchids requiring 

 rest now should have less water and a 

 cooler and drier atmosphere, and a more 

 liberal ventilation, than in the growing 

 season. Evergreen kinds will require a 

 moderately warm position. It is at this 

 time of year that rot and spot begin their 

 havoc in the orchid-house. Both these 

 maladies are the result of improper treat- 

 ment by the cultivator, one cause of both 

 diseases being the continuance of too high 

 a temperature with much moisture, during 

 the period when the plants ought to be at 

 rest, and another frequent cause is too 

 much damp when the temperature is low. 

 The drip from the glass falling on the 

 pseudo-bulbs frequently causes rot, and 

 whenever rot appears the parts afi'ected 

 should be cut clean away, and the parts 

 filled up with sulphur. Discolouration of 

 the pseudo-bulbs is one of the indications 

 of approaching rottenness. Spot appears 

 to result frequently from cold draughts 

 passing through the house when there is 

 much vapour and the plants are damp. 

 Eemoval to a drier and warmer air will 

 generally stop its ravages; but as soon as 

 the growing season returns the plants that 

 were affected should be started in a brisk 

 heat and have every possible encourage- 

 ment to grow, and they will generally 

 grow out of it. In preparing for the 

 winter wash all the glass and woodwork 

 of the house. 



Orchids that may ie in bloom in No- 

 vember. — Angrsecumbilobum, sesquipedale; 

 Barkeria Skinneri ; Burlingtonia amoena^ 

 Knowlesii; Calanthe vestita; Cattleya in- 

 termedia superba, labiata, maxima; Cypri- 

 pedium Farrieanum; Dendrobium album, 

 Gibsonii,Lowii, Huntleya, Walesiaj; Lycaste 

 Skinneri ; Ltelia elegans v. Dayii, furfu- 

 racea,Perrinii; Miltonia Candida: Oncidium 

 Forbesii, Pleoine maculata, Wallichiana ; 

 Sophronites grandiflora; Stanhopea oculata. 



