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The present antumn has been tlie most favorable for out-tloor work tliat we remember to 

 liavo had lierc hi many years. From the first of October until this time (middle of Novem- 

 ber) there has not, we believe, been one day's interruption — no heavy rains or hard frosts; 

 the gi-ouud has been in the best possible condition. Kurserymen have been enabled to 

 finish up their sales in a manner that nmst be quite satisfactory to themselves and customers, 

 and also to complete their autumn planting, ploAving, sowing of seeds, housing of plants, 

 &c., in the best manner. This is a matter of importance, now that nursery operations 

 have become so extensive. Gardeners, too, have liad a fine time to store their crops and 

 perform their fall operations on the ground, and of which, we have no doubt, they have 

 availed themselves. We have never known so much autumn planting to be done as there 

 has been this season. We trust that no one who has planted trees will fail to take such 

 precautions in the way of staMng^ mulching^ and protection, where necessary, as will 

 ensure the safety of their trees during winter. It is much better to take what may seem 

 unnecessary pains than run the risks of losing valuable trees. There is no necessity for 

 loss either in fall or spring planting, if people Avill but exercise ordinary care and judgment. 

 Mice are very frequently destructive to trees during winter ; and to avoid this Ave urge 

 the clearing away of all long grass, weeds, heaps of rubbish, and every thing affording 

 harbor for vermin in the neighborhood of plantations. This wc find a sure remedy. 



Plant-Stages in Green-ITouses. — Mr. Meston's communication, which will be found 

 on another page, directs our attention to some points of importance on this subject. It is 

 very well known that plants on ordinary stages, whether the house be a lean-to, span- 

 roofed, or curvilinear, do not enjoy equally the advantages of light and air ; and this, beside 

 being a great inconvenience to the gardener, prevents that symmetry of growth so desira- 

 ble. Every person, who has grown only a few window plants, has observed the influence 

 of the light, and felt the' necessity of turning the plants from day to day to keep them from 

 becoming one-sided and irregular. There is also another point from which the matter 

 should be viewed ; and that is its appearance. The ordinary stages are certainly the most 

 formal arrangements possible, and admit the exercise of taste in the grouping of plants to 

 a very limited extent ; and thus very much of the gratification which a collection of i)lants 

 might afford is necessarily lost. It is impossible to inspect them all satisfactorily ; and the 

 labor of watering, cleaning, &c., is greatly augmented on these accounts alone. Some 

 system of fitting up the interior of green-houses with groups of stages seems to us exceed- 

 ingly desirable. These would admit of the tasteful grouping of plants, as in a flower 

 garden, and all would be accessible by foot-paths, which also, under such an arrangement, 

 add greatly to the convenience and elegance of the house. Cast-iron appears tn us to be the 

 most suitable material for such stages, being, at the same time, durable and cai)able of being 



light and elegant in appearance. It can not be supposed tliat such groups of stages V 



