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THE GARDEN GUIDE FOR AUGUST. 



Far from mankind, my weary soul, retire, 

 Still follow truth, conteatment Btill desire. 

 Who climbs on high, at be<t his weakness shows, 

 Who rolls in riches, all to fortune owei. 

 Head well thyself, and mark thy early ways, 

 Tain is the muse, and envy waits on praise. 



Wav'ring as winds the breath of fortune blows, 

 JJo powr can turn it and no pray'rs compose. 

 Deep in pome hermit's solitary cell, 

 Kepusc, and ease, and contemplation dwell. 

 Let conscience guide tbee in the flays of need ; 

 Judge well thy own, and theu thy neighbour's deed. 



What heav'n bestows, with thankful eyes receive; 



First ask thy heart, and then through faith believe. 



Sio"ly we winder o'er a toilsome way. 



Shadows of life, and pilgrims of a day. 



" Who restless in this world, receives a fall; 



" Look up on high, and thank thy God for all ! " 



Chaccsb. 



flNNUALS to stand the winter to be sown now on poor hard ground, or ia 

 pans tilled with poor soil. Tbe sorts to sow now are Cardj-tufta, Nemo- 

 phiias, C jllinsias, Escholtzias, Erysimum, Clarkias, Convolvulus minor, 

 Godetia, Larkspur, Lupiiius, Poppy, and Schizanthus. 



Bedding Plants should during the month be propagated for next 

 year's supply, and the cultivator should determine from present effects and the 

 aspects of new plants not yet used in quantities, what will be required next year, 

 so as to avoid crowding frames and pits with useless subjects, and to secure 

 suflBcient of those that will be required. As almost everything- will strike now from 

 young shoots, a good stock may be got up in time to harden off for the winter. 



Camellias mist have constant attention. Many old plants will be found 

 wanting water, and the best way to deal with them will be to plunge the pots to 

 their rims in a tub of water for half an hour, to thoroughly soak the ball through. 

 If allowed to continue very dry now that their buds are set, the buds will fall off. 

 Young plants that have not quite filled their pots with roots must be only moderately 

 watered. 



Celery to be earthed up with care after a heavy rain or good watering ; take 

 care the mould does not find its way into the hearts. 



Chktsanthemums require special attention now; pompones to be topped for 

 the last time ; large flowering kinds not to be stopped any more ; all to have sticks 

 and ties if needful ; and plants intended for exhibitioa to have the surface mould 

 removed from the pots, and a mulch of sheep or deer's dung, or fat half-rotten dung 

 from a cucumber bed. 



CucuMBF.Rs that have been in bearing throughout the summer will shortly 

 begin to fail, so those who want a succession of fruit must be on the alert. Sow or 

 strike cuttings, the latter to be preferred, and get ready to make up new beds. Old 

 plants still in vigour must have the help of linings, and be covered with mats at 

 night. Beware of mildew ; if it once appears, remove the aS'ected leaves, and give 

 the plants a sprinkling of sulphur. 



EvEROREEN Shrubs may towards the end of the month be moved with the 

 lest chance of success, whether they be large or small. As to evergreens, such as 

 hollies, aucubas, laurels, Portugal laurels, iauristinus, arbor vitses, etc., they have 

 all done growing, their wood is hard, and if lifted about the end cf the moiitli will 

 make fresh root while the surface soil is in the best condition of warmth and 

 moisture of any period of the year. Wliere new gardens are being laid out, the 

 gain of three m^mths upon the ordinary planting season is no small mutter, as it 

 enables the planter to have the chief operations finished at a time when the men 

 enjoy the work, and the proprietor is enabled also to enjoy the result, and all to the 

 advantage of the plants. 



GuEENiiousES to be cleared out and cleansed, and if needful repaired and 

 painted, and made ready for re-stoeking. All woodworK and britkv.'ork should be 

 scrubbed, iind the latter lime-whited, and all holes stopped with cement. 



HoLLVHocKS, wliere they are uninjured by the disc ise, are now coming into full 

 beauty, and must have every attention necessary to keep them so. See that they 



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