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manure ; but nothing should be given to sour the soil : much manure 

 in pot-soil always does mischief. Plants done flowering, and to be 

 used next year, should not be treated carelessly, as sometimes is the 

 case when good servants have finished their work for the season ; but 

 they should be placed in pits or other structures, and the necessary re- 

 quirements allowed them. This applies to Veronicas of sorts, Kalosan- 

 thes, Hydrangeas, Fuchsias, Statices, and suchlike : a little trimming of 

 huge growths may be necessary. All potting should be done early 

 enough, so that the roots may be established in the fresh soil before 

 •winter sets in. The whole stock of forcing-plants should now have 

 their flower - buds well ripened, and be ready, after a fair season 

 of rest, to start gently into flower at the proper time. Early pre- 

 pared Camellias will now be well forward, and some showing their 

 colours : water them and all such with much care. When drain- 

 age is good, they should have good soakings when they need it. 

 It may now be better to water all plants in the mornings, so that 

 they and the structures in which they are placed may be dry and 

 clean at night. The airing of cool houses must now be done judi- 

 ciously, and if a damp time should set in, gentle fires may be re- 

 quired. Potting of bulbs will now have attention : good turfy loam, 

 with a little well-rotted manure and sand mixed, suits most kinds. 

 Hyacinths may be potted, one to three in each pot ; each potful should 

 be one kind. The same applies to Talips, Narcissus, and Jonquils — 

 using pots suitable for the positions in which they are to be placed. 

 Tulips may be well covered with the soil ; Hyacinths and Narcissus, 

 only a third of them should be under the soil. All, when potted, may 

 be placed under 3 or 4 inches of old tan or leaf-mould, till their pots 

 are full of roots and they have begun to grow ; then they may be brought 

 forward in greenhouse temperature slowly, forcing a few as they are 

 required. Potting may be done from September to the middle of Octo- 

 ber or later, putting in a proportionate quantity of bulbs each time : 

 successions will come into, use accordingly. In the show-house, such 

 piants as were referred to last month will still be in good bloom. Less 

 shading will be needed as the season advances. Plants introduced now 

 should be of neat and distinct habit. Creepers — such as Plumbago 

 capensis, Habrothamnus, Lapagerias, Kennedyias, &c. — may require 

 cutting-in a little to prevent matting ; but wholesale clearing is dam- 

 aging for next year's supply of flowers. Chrysanthemums, Salvias, 

 Eupatoriums, &c., should now be well forward and ready to do their 

 part. The two first may be aided with clear manure-water as soon as 

 their buds are set ; a good rich surfacing will do much to keep them 

 in vigour. In the stove, a bed of tan with warmth to start Gardenias, 

 Ixorias, Jasmine sambac, Eucharis, and other flowers for early winter, 

 may be of great service ; but if the plants are to be taken to cooler 

 structures or rooms, they must be removed gradually from bottom-heat 

 as the buds begin to open, otherwise dropping of blooms would take 



