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should be given copiously every evening, during dry weather ; a strata of 

 manure should be laid For three feet around the stem ol each plant, which 

 will greatly assist in promoting a vigorous growth, and in the production of 

 fine blooms during the ensuing month. 



Earwigs and other insects begin now to infest the plants, and especial 

 care should be taken to destroy them as much as possible before the plants 

 get into bloom, which may be done by placing an inverted small garden pot, 

 in which is placed a little moss ; upon each stake, to which the earwigs will 

 resort, and may be taken every morning. 



Auriculas. — Seedlings raised during spring should now be transplanted 

 into pots for blooming. 



Carnations. — The blooms are now beginning to fade, and the operation of 

 laying should be performed without delay: in doing this, take your seat 

 astride a common form, get the pot before you, and steady the layers with 

 your left hand, resting the back of your right hand upon the edge of the pot 

 and holding the knife upwards between your two fore fingers and thumb, 

 then with a steady hand and correct eye, cut upwards quite through the 

 middle of the second or third joint from tiie top ; the cut may be extended a 

 full quarter of an inch beyond the joints ; if the joints are wide apart al- 

 ways take the second ; remove the leaves that eusheath the joints, and 

 'shorten the nib just below them ; be careful not to break oil' the layers in 

 pegging them down, and cover the joints three quarters ol an inch deep ; 

 remove them into the shade, water them with a fine rosed pot, and repeat 

 it afterwards as oheu as necessary. 



Ranunculuses — roots should now be taken up and gradually and well 

 dried in an airy room. 



Roses. — Budding should be finished as soon as possible. 



Camellias — auy kinds required to bloom early, should now be removed 

 into the greenhouse. 



Mignionette to bloom during winter, should now be sown in pots. 



Flower Garden. — Due care must be taken respecting watering any 

 kinds of aunual, biennial, or perennial plants that may be in pois. Propa- 

 gate by means of slips, and parting the roots of any double-flowered and 

 other desirable fibrous-rooted perennial plants done flowering. Likewise 

 increase by offsets the ditferent kinds of Saxrifrage. Auriculas should be 

 cleared of all dead leaves, and shifted into fresh pots; prick out ot the seed 

 bed, where it was omitted last month. Seedling Auriculas and Polyanthuses, 

 in a shady situation : seeds may also be sown of both kinds in boxes or pans. 

 Carnations may still be layered, also Sweet-williams if desired, the earlier 

 in the month the better. Those which are layered four or five weeks ago, 

 will now be sufficiently rooted to be taken away, or planted in beds or pots. 

 Also plant out piuk pipings, which wereputout in June. Sow seeds ol all 

 kinds of bulbous rooted plants in pans or boxes, such as Spring Cyclamen, 

 Anemonies, Ranunculuses, &c, &c. Those kinds ol bulbs wanted to increase 

 should be taken up if the leaves be decayed, and the onsets taken off. 

 Crocus's, Narcissus's, Crown Imperial, and Lillies should only be taken up 

 every other year. In dry weather gather those flower seeds that are ripe 

 of any desired kinds. Plant out such kinds ot autumn flowering bulbs as 

 yet remain unplauted. Heartsease towards the end of the month, should be 

 propagated by slips, put into a shady border, and kept quite moist till they 

 have taken root; these will form tine strong plants for blooming the spring 

 following. Chrysanthemums should not have their shoots stopped to make 

 them branch, and keep them bushy, later than the middle ot this month, as, if 

 done later, the lateral produce wouid be weak and the blossoms small. 



Where the plant has numerous shoots, they should be thinned out to a few, 

 to have the plants large and showy. 



