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plants are well established before winter. Far north this can scarcely 

 be done yet. Stake all plants, such as Carnations, Pinks, &c, requiring 

 it before they fall over. Sow seed of Pansies, and increase the stock 

 by cuttings. Allow nothing to seed except to be saved for sowing. 



Chrysanthemums place in their flowering quarters j give plenty of 

 water, and keep drainage clear where they are in pots. Geraniums, 

 where in flower, shade from bright sun, and water with manure-water. 

 " Stage " sorts done flowering should be placed in the sun to ripen their 

 wood. Growing plants of all kinds will be benefited by syringing 

 after warm days. They may be watered now in the after-part of the 

 day, allowing enough to moisten all the soil. Dahlias fasten to their 

 stakes, and when in active growth give plenty of manure-water. Roses 

 which have flowered in pots may be examined ; fresh turfy loam, if at 

 command, may be used for potting them. Plunge the pots in a half- 

 shady position for a time ; water freely as roots increase, and keep off 

 all insects by syringing ; allow no flowers to come on them or any 

 other plants which are to flower in winter. Scale on such plants as 

 Camelias, Oranges, and Myrtles must be cleanly washed off if healthy 

 foliage is wanted, and all plants without it are not worth their room. 



M. T. 



NEW PLANTS OF THE PAST MONTH. 



Singular to state, no Orchid has received the distinction of a certifi- 

 cate since the last record of new plants. In the way of Palms, Messrs 

 Veitch & Sons received first-class certificates for the following, all of 

 graceful and elegant growth : — Euterpe Sylvestris, Areca monostachya, 

 Deckenia nobilis, and Geonoma pumila. A similar award was made 

 to Macrozamia magnifica, a species from North Australia, the roots 

 of which are used as food by the natives, from Mr Kennedy, Covent 

 Garden : it has very handsome fronds, with long lance-shaped leaflets. 

 In the way of Ferns, Messrs Eollisson & Sons have received a first-class 

 certificate for Pteris straminea attenuata, an elegant greenhouse Fern ; 

 the same award was made to Messrs Veitch & Sons for a charming 

 species of Adiantum, named Veitchii, received from Muna. Of 

 handsome foliaged and flowering plants of rare merit the following 

 have received first-class certificates: — Carludovica rotundifolia, a 

 handsome -looking plant, allied to Pandanus, from Messrs Veitch & 

 Sons; to Tillandsia Lindeniana, a beautiful stove herb, having a 

 naked flowering -stem like the Hyacinth, and a double row of large, 

 rich, blue flowers with a pale throat, situate about 6 inches above the 

 leaves. This plant was obtained by Mr Linden from Brazil, and this 



