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pots by the end of this month, and those pro- 

 pagated early will form their flower-buds. As 

 soon as these are Avell developed they may be 

 put in the glass-house to open. At this season 

 it is necessary to fumigate to destroy thrip that 

 may be about the flower-buds. I have known 

 Carnation flowers quite destroyed by thrip in the 

 bud-state even before any colour could be seen. 

 When out-of-doors the thrip are kept under by 

 swinging. Under glass, fumigating with tobacco- 

 smoke is best. This quite destroys some flowers — 

 such as Pelargoniums — but Carnation and Picotee 

 blooms are not injured by it in any stage of their 

 growth. 



SEPTEMBER. 



The work of this month is much the same as 

 that of August. The plants continue to form 

 flower-buds, and by the end of the month should 

 be under glass ; and it will now be found that, 

 owing to the propagation being spread over three 

 months, there will be a good succession of bloom. 

 Some of the later plants will not yet have formed 

 flower-buds, while others mil be in full flower. 



OCTOBER. 



During this month there will be plenty of 

 flowers, and some varieties open kindly with but 

 little assistance from artificial heat ; others do not. 

 Their best position is a light, airy structure near 



