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little subjects for mixed groups, say in company with small Maiden- 

 hair Ferns and Caladium argyrites brought forward for winter decora- 

 tion. Harrison's Musk, propagated late in the summer, and pegged over 

 the surface of 6-inch pots, are handsome objects for covering the sur- 

 face of large pot-plants when the growth hangs over the sides of the pots, 

 and for front lines in small conservatories they are not surpassed. A 

 batch of Tuberoses, when they are in stock, will help to make handsome 

 button-holes, and are in great request for balls and parties in the absence 

 of Gardenias. They require an intermediate temperature on the dry 

 side, and in foggy weather make sure of a dry atmosphere by keeping 

 the ventilators closed. Late Celosias will require to be kept near the 

 glass in a light situation; their feathery sprays will be found invaluable 

 six weeks hence for arranging with other plants and flowers. Helio- 

 tropes propagated in the beginning of the summer should now be fine 

 bushes. The last pinching will have been performed about the end of 

 August, and the plants being grown in the shade, will need to be grad- 

 ually exposed and be brought into flower in a moderate warmth about 

 November. These, with a bunch of Violets, a spray of Mignonette, and 

 a single Eucharis, will make nice little bouquets for small glasses in bed- 

 rooms. Dendrobium nobile that have changed to the colour of a sove- 

 reign will stand in a cool greenhouse full in the sun, and finish the 

 ripening process better than if kept in heat. Keep the plants dry at 

 the root when they are in a low temperature, but see that the growths 

 do not shrivel. 



Linum irigynum is better than ever we have had it, from cuttings 

 sent us last June. The plants have been shaded from what little strong 

 blinks of sun we have had, and have been kept growing up to the 

 present date — September 9. The plants are free from spider, and are 

 quite green. This is one plant that the dull weather has accommo- 

 dated ; but it too will require to be hardened and solidified before the 

 winter. 



Flowering Begonias, Justicias, Eranthemums, and all such plants 

 with soft leaf-growth, will have to be well hardened by " making a 

 long autumn " with artificial heat and warm air, and what little sun- 

 shine we can reasonably hope for before winter. W. Hinds. 



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PEAS AND BEANS. 



Peas for coming in the earliest out of doors are generally sown as soon 

 in the year as the state of the soil will admit ; but in late districts, or 

 when the soil is heavy or wet, or both, it is of little use putting the 

 seeds in the soil too early in the season, as they are liable to rot. In 

 favoured localities, especially on light dry soil, Peas are often enough 



