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ripened by laying them on a shelf in a 

 ■warm greenhouse. 



Cauliflower of the last sowing to be 

 pricked out under hand glasses, and a few 

 to be potted in 60-sized pots to push on 

 for extra early supply, as they can be 

 planted out early in spring on a warm 

 well-manured border, and have the shelter 

 of old lights, on inverted pots or thatched 

 hurdles, in case of late morning frosts. 



Endive to be planted out on warm 

 well-manured borders, to stand the winter. 



Lettuces required for use in winter to 

 be planted out, a portion in frames, and 

 another portion on a warm sloping border. 

 The cabbage kinds will bear frost with the 

 least injury. Some forward plants of cos 

 put out now on a rich warm border will 

 come into use late in the autumn. 



Mint to be potted for spring forcing. 

 There is in almost every family a demand 

 for mint before it can be supplied, and the 

 only way to make sure of it is to pot it ; 

 then it will be an easy matter to push it on 

 as wanted. 



Onions to be taken up while the weather 

 is dry, and well ripened for storing. Those 

 from autumn sowing will now want thin- 

 ning, and the thinnings may be planted on 

 a warm rich border to made large bulbs 

 next season, or for use during winter. 



Parsley sown in July to be thinned, 

 and i the thinnings planted if needful. 

 Remove all the plants that show single 

 leaves, and in transplanting save only those 

 that show handsomely-curled leaves. 



Potatoes left in the ground after this 

 time will spoil faster than they grow ; get 

 them up and stored, and should you intend 

 to follow the practice of autumn planting, 

 throw out all the middling-sized greenish 

 tubers, and plant them at once, seven 

 inches deep. 



Orchard House. — Orchard Souse 

 Trees to have small supplies of water, and 

 full exposure to the sun, near a wall or 

 fence facing south, where the heat will be 

 reflected on them, and they will ripen their 

 wood well. Any trees that are in a green 

 and sappy state may be laid on their sides 

 and be sprinkled over their tops every 

 morning. This will check growth, with- 

 out distressing them, and help to coax 

 them into rest. Get ready for repotting, 

 planting out any that are to be turned out 

 of the house, etc., as when November comes 

 there will be extra pressure of work, and 

 many important jobs of planting and 

 potting may be delayed to the injury of 

 next season's produce, unless pots, com- 

 post, etc., etc., are got ready in good. time. 

 All fruit trees that were forced, especially 

 cherries, peaches, and nectarines, should 



now be quite at rest, and leafless. To 

 make an end of their season, shake the 

 remaining leaves off, and give them their 

 winter pruning, and repot any that require 

 it. Those not repotted to have the top soil 

 of the pots removed, and its place supplied 

 with fresh turfy soil and rotten dung 

 heaped up round the stem of the tree. 



Peaches to have as much air as possi- 

 ble, therefore remove any subjects that re- 

 quire to be kept closer, in order to admit a 

 thorough draught among the trees, and if 

 the lights can be taken off all the better. 

 If the wood is not well ripened now, it 

 never will be, and advantage must be 

 taken of fine weather to make sure of it. 



Vinery. — Vines must be got ripe in the 

 wood now, if they are not so already, or all 

 sorts of evils will befall them. Cutoff the 

 ends of any shoots that are green ; and 

 any that continue to grow too luxuriantly 

 may be checked by removing all or part 

 of their leaves, at the same time keeping 

 their roots as dry as possible. All super- 

 fluous shoots to be removed as soon as pos- 

 sible, and the vines in the early house to 

 be pruned at once, and the border covered 

 to keep it dry and warm ; wooden shut- 

 ters are sometimes used, but we prefer 

 straw hurdles. 



Flower Garden. — Annualsto stand the 

 winter to be sown nowon poor hard ground, 

 or in pans filled with poor soil. The sorts to 

 sow now are Candytufts, Nemophilas, Col- 

 linsias, Escholtzias, Erysimum, Clarkias, 

 Convolvulus minor, Godetia, Larkspur, Lu- 

 pinus, Poppy, and Schizanthus. 



Bedders to have every necessary atten- 

 tion to keep them in proper order. If seeds 

 are allowed to ripen, the plants will begin 

 to decline in bloom, so remove them 

 promptly, and serve a twofold purpose 

 thereby. Take cuttings of geraniums in 

 plenty, and, to save further trouble, put 

 them in pots or boxes as they are to remain 

 for the winter. Use plenty of drainage, 

 and a poor sandy compost now, in order to 

 check growth and harden the wood. 

 Bedding plants struck in the open ground 

 must be potted forthwith ; in all cases a 

 poor sandy soil and plenty of drainage 

 must be used, especially if the plants are to 

 be kept in pits or other places where they 

 will be exposed to a low temperature dur- 

 ing hard weather. Take up all choice 

 plants now that it is intended to keep 

 through the winter, and pot them ; if left 

 in the ground any longer, they will be 

 likely to die after potting. 



Bulbs to be procured at once, and potted 

 or planted as required. Bulbs to be planted 

 in borders now occupied with flowers may 

 be started in reserve beds, on moss or leaf- 



