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aie loosely but safely tied to] their stakes, as a smart gale will sometimes snap off 

 the best spikes. 



Hyacinths and other Spring Bulbs for an early bloom will have to be potted 

 shortly, and preparations must at once be made to secure plenty of good turfy 

 compost in a sweet and friable condition. 



LiLiUMS in the borders, that have done blooming, should be taken up, the 

 offsets removed, and the Lirge roots for flowering next year be planted again 

 directly where they are to bloom, and with a shovelfnl of rotten manure and grit or 

 some sound fresh compost added for every clump. Plant the offsets also at once in 

 the reserve ground. Choice Liliums in pota t > have abundance of water until done 

 blooming; itfter that the supply of water to be diminished, but not hastily; and as 

 soon as the f diage shows signs of decay lay the pots on their sides on a sunny shelf 

 in a greenhouse, to make sure of ripening the bulbs ; let them remain in tlie pots a 

 month, and tlien shake them out and repot them, 



MuSHuojMS may be raised in plenty in old frames or at the back of a shed. 

 Get together a good heap of short manure that has not been fermented ; spread it 

 out, and turn twice at intervals of a week ; tlien add turfy loam in the proportion of 

 one-sixth, and make up the bed ei;;hteen inches deep, beating it down well as the 

 work proceeds. Let it remain there till there is a brisk heat, then insert the spawn 

 in pieces of the size of an egg about four inches apart, and cover the bed with two 

 inches of line loam or rotted turf. 



Orcuid HorsE requires now some revision, so as to separate plants that arc 

 going to rest from thuse that are still actively growing. Encourage growth in 

 young specimens recently potteii, but as t!ie growth of any orchil appears to be 

 completed, gradually withhold water, and remove them to a cooler part of the 

 house. 



Pansies to be propagated now in quantify for planting out in October, and to 

 pot for early blooming in pits in spring. Tljose lately struck to be planted out in 

 beds of turfy loam, with a liberal admixture of sand and charred rubbish, but very 

 little animal manure. 



PEiiAKGoNiuMS of all kinds that have been cut ddvwn and have made new shoots 

 an inch long must be reputteJ. Remove tlie outside of the ball and trim in the 

 roots slightly, so as to get tliem into small pots. Those potted a month ago now 

 want a shift. Take care to have a sound compost ; the use of light sanfy composts 

 has much to do with the long joints and weak fli)wer-f terns we notice at the shows. 



Pines swelling; their fruit to have frequent supplies of liquid manure, and abun- 

 dance of atmospheric moisture. Young plants to stand the winter, for fruiting 

 early next year, had best be removed from those swelling fruits so as to keep them 

 drier and more freely ventilated. 



Roses lately budded to have the ties loosened. Where buds have failed, others 

 may be inserted either on the stems of young stocks or on suitable shoots lower 

 down than those previously worked. Prune pillar Roses, so as to remove a moderate 

 amount of both old and younj; wood ; that lelt to be its full length, and at such 

 regular distances that tliere will be good symmetrical heads next seasun. Short 

 cuttings of Chinas and Perpetuals will root now in the open ground under glasses. 



Spinach. — Round-seeded sown bt once will yield .1 nice supply to vary the 

 produce of the season. Sow also Flanders, to stand the winter. 



Stove Pr,\NTs must be prepared betimes for the winter by gradually withholding 

 water from such as have completed their growth, and exposing as much as possible 

 to air and sunshine all hard-wooded pUnts, that the growth of the season may be 

 completely ripened. 



Str.iwbekries. — Now is the best time in the whole year to make new beds, to 

 ensure good bearing next year. If rooted runners are plentiful, take the best only, 

 and destroy all the weak ones ; but any varieties it is thought; desirable to propa- 

 gate to the utmost, sort the runners as to sizes, planting the forwardestand strongest 

 in beds to bear, and the late weaker ones in separate beds for stock ; these latter 

 will probably not bear till the year after next, and then will be strong plants. 

 Strawberries to frnit in pots next year ought by this time to be strong, and in need 

 of a shift. The soil should be strong loam, well chopped over, with rotten manure, 

 and the plants 10 be potted very firm. 



Sow collards, prickly spinach, turnips, and radishes. 



Winter Greens to be planted out as fast as ground becomes vacant. 



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