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CORRESl'ONDING EDITORS : 



JOSIAH HOOPES, JAMES TAPLIN. 



VOL. 29. 



OOTOBEE, 18T4. 



1^0. 340. 



G-reenhoiise for October. 



IF any pot plants remain outside, have them 

 housed at once. We may expect sharp 

 night frosts and heavy rains at any time after 

 this, which would damage even the most 

 hardy plants in pots. The house may be 

 now arranged for the winjter, so far as regards 

 the larger plants. See that all pots are clean 

 and the surftice soil renewed. It gives the 

 plants a neat appearance and is also of benefit. 

 Do not crowd the plants ; it is better to weed 

 out some of the most useless and throw them 

 away, than to spoil the eflFeet by throwing all 

 away for the sake of keeping a few which are 

 of little or no use. If plants are in health 

 they become larger each year, and necessarily 

 occupy more space, so that where houses are 

 limited, some plants must be sacrificed each 

 year, and in most instances with advantage. 

 Shading should be generally dispensed wi^h 

 by this time, except over such plants as 

 delicate Ferns and Marantas or tender flower- 

 ing plants which are wished to last as long as 

 possible. 



Chrysanthemums of the late flowering 

 varieties, svich as Laciniatum, are useful for 

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cut flowers if protected from frost, and look 

 well mixed with other greenhouse plants, 

 but if short of room, can be protected in a 

 cold frame. The plants are hardy, but a 

 moderate frost spoils the flowers. 



Pot Hoses must be protected from sharp 

 frosts and heavy rains. A few of the Tea 

 and China varieties, which are well established, 

 should be placed in a warm j^art of the house 

 for early flowering, the remainder can be 

 protected in a cold frame, and if the pots are 

 plunged, will not require water for months, 



Ciimbers on roof must be cut in cour 

 siderably if they have been allowed tp grow 

 freely during the summer. At this season 

 the shade would not be desirable, 



Bulbs for flowering in pots during the 

 winter and spring shpuld be obtained at once 

 and potted, for unless the pots are well filled 

 with roots before the tops commence to grow, 

 the flowers will be poor. Single varieties of 

 both Tulips and Hyacinths are best for very 

 early flowering, but the small Roman Hya- 

 cinth is the best for flowering from November 

 to January. If Hyacinths are required in 

 large quantities for cut flowers, the raost 



