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planted close will now be getting crowded, so draw for use as soon as possible every 

 other one, and ply the hoe between them. 



CAPSicu5fs AUT) Tomatoes may be gathered before they are ripe if needful, and 

 ripened by laying them on a shelf in a warm greenhouse. 



Carnations. — Layers to be potted or transplanted, as soon as rooted, in sandy 

 soil ; avoid rich soil or stimulating manures, as they must not be encouraged to 

 make much growth, or they will get a gross habit, which will be very detrimental 

 during winter, for then it is necessary that they should rest. 



CAULEFLOWEn to be pricked out into frames for the winter, and to be kept as 

 hardy as possible. 



CHRYSANTHEMnMS require plenty of water, and twice a week manure-water, but 

 not a di-op of the latter to touch the leaves. See to any tying that has been neg- 

 lected. 



Cinerarias, Primclas, Calceolarias of the herbaceous class, and other soft- 

 wooded plants now growing freely, should be carefully looked over to see that they 

 are in a fit state for housing as required. Some will want a shift; some will be 

 found invested with fly, etc. None of these things should suflFer for want of water. 



Ceops of apples and pears to be gathered now as they ripen, always selecting a 

 dry sunny day for the purpose, if possible ; be careful to preserve them from 

 bruises. 



Endive to be planted out on warm well-manured borders, to stand the winter. 



Flowering Shrubs to be forced for the conservatory should now be thought of, 

 to have them potted up and plunged ready to be taken in to force. Plants that 

 have made good growth in the open ground are best for this work, such as Lilacs, 

 Kalmias, Daphnes, Andromedas, Polygalacliam.'ebuxus, Ledum latifolium, Rhodora 

 canadense, double-flowering plums and cherries, Azaleas of the nudiflora section, 

 Weigelas, etc. Put them into as small pots as possible without doing any serious 

 harm to their roots, and plunge in a bed of cocoa-nut waste, in a sheltered position, 

 till required to go to the forcing-house. 



Gladioli to have very little water now the bloom is declining ; when the soil 

 in the pots is nearly dry, lay the pots on their sides in the full sun, to promote 

 their ripening. Those in beds will take care of themselves till time to take them 

 up. 



Hard-Wooded Plants must be kept well aired and in full sunshine, to ripen 

 the wood and give them strength to pass the winter in an ordinary greenhouse 

 temperature. Heaths, Epacrises, and Pimelias, to have free ventilation, and the 

 rank shoots pinched in, to preserve uniformity of growth. 



Lettuces required for use in winter to bo planted out, a portion in frames, and 

 auotber portion on a warm sloping border. The cabbage kinds will bear frost with 

 the least injury. Some forward plants of cos put out now on a rich warm border 

 will come into use late in the autumn. 



LiLiuMS to be treated the same as recommended for Gladioli. Give water till 

 the leaves begin to fade, then lay them on their sides. 



Mint to be potted for spring forcing. There is in almost every family a 

 demand for mint before it can be supplied, and the only way to make sure of it is 

 to pot it. 



Mushrooms. — Prepare the bed for winter supply. The first thing to be done is 

 to collect plenty of short unfermented dung, or if only long dung can be had, pick 

 out the long straw and lay it in small heaps to ferment gently, and turn it every 

 three or four days till it produces only a gentle heat ; then make up the bed. 



Parsley sown in July to be thinned, and the thinnings planted if needful. 

 Remove all the plants that show single leaves. 



Peaches and Nectarine Trees must be looked to as soon as the last fruit is 

 gathered ; if any are infested with red spider, dust them liberally with sulphur early 

 In the morning before the dew is off the leaves, or else syringe them well before the 

 operation, so that the powder may adhere. 



Pinks. — Plant out the old stock plants that have been grown in pots into 

 borders, and keep the beds of young ones perfectly clean and free from weeds. 



Potatoes left in the ground after this time wiU spoil, therefore lift and store 

 the crop ; and should you intend to follow the practice of autumn planting, throw 

 out all the middle-sized greenish tubers, and plant them at once, seven inches deep, 

 and the rows not less than thirty inches apart. 



