CALENDAR Or Oi'KJtATIOXS FOR AmiL. 



by exposure, and to keep tliem out 

 of ground as sliort a lime as pns- 

 sible. The bed should be formed 

 of rich compost; that is to say, 

 lich in vegetable mould, or leaf 

 mould asitis called, and thoroughly 

 decomposed cowdung, which is 

 formed into mould also by decay. 

 The Pink always requires plenty 

 of vegetable matter in the compost, 

 and the more necessary does it be- 

 come if removed so late. Plant six 

 inches apart in rows across a four- 

 feet bed. 



Polyanthuses. — Treat these the 

 same as Auriculas if they are in 

 pots ; but if in the open border, 

 which is by far the best way of 

 groAving them, stir the mould up 

 between them, and give a good 

 dressing of leaf-mould and cow- 

 dung mould ; take off dead leaves ; 

 guard all round the bed from slugs 

 with some fresh lime, w^hich will 

 keep them away altogether; but 

 the lime must reach all round, or 

 they will be able to get to the 

 pknts, and they soon destroy them 

 when there is a beginning made. 



Ranvnrvhiscs — Continue the 

 protection of loose litter, not only 

 at night, but in cold, raw, wintry 

 davs, of which there may be many 

 yet. 



Shrnhs. — It is a late period to 

 plant out shrubs ; but if you have 

 not already done all you want in 

 that way, you must exercise your 

 ingenuity to remove them as whole 

 as you can. Many deciduous plants 

 cannot be removed, for tljey are 

 growing rapidly, and would flag 

 past recovery for the season, if not 

 actually die, with all the care that 

 could be used. The exceptions are 

 such subjects as are growing in 

 pots, which can be removed at any 

 time, and in any weather, by taking 

 the precaution of soaking the whole 

 ground around them viith water; 



I but if they are turned out of the 

 I pot in dry weather wiien the earth 

 I is parched, and merely watered in, 

 I as too many do such things, the 

 j parched earth around soon absorbs 

 I it nil, and the plant staffers accord- 

 I ingly. It is well to do all these 

 i unseasonable movings after wet 

 I weather has prevailed ; but when 

 I you have not this opportunity, and 

 ; do not like to wait for it, soak the 

 \ ground completely all round for 

 some distance, and follow it up by 

 daily supply until the rain relieves 

 you of the labour. 



Stoch-s. — Many may be planted 

 out, and others brought on to fol- 

 low them. German Stocks sown 

 now will bloom finely in autumn : 

 the soil must be rich and well 

 worked. 



Sweet Scabious. — Seeds of this 

 plant may be sown now : the plants 

 will come in serviceable next Sep- 

 tember, when flowers are getting 

 scarce. 



Sweetxvillinnu. — Sow a good 

 lied of these from the best selected 

 i seed that can be obtained. 

 ' Tender Aunuah iv Pots. — Bal- 

 sams, Cockscombs, Egg plants, 

 Ice plants. Tricolors, Amaranlhus, 

 and other plants usually grown 

 into specimens, must be shifted 

 from the pots thoy were first 

 pricked into to those of a size 

 larger as soon as the roots reach 

 the edges, and must be continued 

 in heat. If the first sowing has 

 not yet been potted into single 

 pots let it be done at once, or as 

 soon as they are hirge enough. 



Tulips. — Continue the greatest 

 care of these delicate subjects, not 

 allowing the frost on any consider- 

 ation to touch the best bed, on ac- 

 count of the damage it does to the 

 bloom, for the plant hardly feels 

 the hardest frost even when it 

 reaches the roots. Allow no weeds 



