216 MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



FLORICULTURAL CALENDAR FOR SEPTEMBER. 



Annual flower seeds, as Clarkia, Collinsia, Scbizanthuses, Ten-week Stocks, 

 &c, now sown in pots and kept in a cool frame or greenhouse during winter, 

 will be suitable for planting out in open borders next April. Such plants 

 bloom early and fine, and their flowering season is generally closing when 

 Spring sown plants are coming into bloom. 



Carnation layers, if struck root, should immediately be potted off. 



China Rose cuttings now strike very freely : buds may still be put in suc- 

 cessfully. 



Dahlias Where the lateral shoots are numerous they should be thinned, 



so as to induce vigorous shoots and flowers. Seed from early blown flowers 

 will be ready to gather by the end of the month. 



Mignionette may now be sown in pots, to bloom in winter. 



Pelargoniums, cuttings of, may now be put off; plants from such, will bloom 

 in May. 



Pinks, pipings of, if struck, should now be taken up and planted in the 

 situation intended for blooming in next season. 



Plants of Herbaceous Calceolarias should now be divided, taking off offsets 

 and planting them in small pots. 



Verbena Melindres (chamoedrifolia) &c. Runners of these plants should 

 now be taken off, planting them in small pots, and placing them in a shady 

 situation. It should be attended to as early in the month as convenient. 



Plants of Chinese Chrysanthemums should be repotted if necessary ; for if 

 done later, the blossoms will be small. Use the richest soil. Pinch off the 

 heads of the plants having only single stems to induce lateral shoots, and 

 obtain heads of flowers. 



When Petunias, Heliotropiums, Salvias, Pelargoniums, (Geraniums,) &c, 

 have been grown in open borders, and it is desirable to have bushy plants for 

 the same purpose the next year, it is now the proper time to take off slips, 

 and insert a number in a pot ; afterwards place them in a hot-bed frame, or 

 other situation having the command of heat. When struck root they may 

 be placed in a greenhouse or cool frame to preserve them from frost during 

 winter. When divided, and planted out the ensuing May in open borders 

 of rich soil, the plants will be stocky and bloom profusely. 



Lobelias, offsets of, should be potted so as to get well rooted before 

 winter. 



Tigridia, pavonia roots may generally be taken up about the end of the 

 month, aud a quantity of soil should be retained and be allowed to remain 

 around it to dry, it contributes much towards preserving them through winter 

 in a sound condition. 



Greenhouse plants will generally require to be taken in by the end of the 

 month, if allowed to remain out much longer, the foliage will often turn brown 

 from the effects of cold air. The earlier succulents are the better. 



Plants of Pentstemons should be divided by taking off offsets, or increased 

 by striking slips. They shonld be struck in heat. 



Panzies.— The tops and slips of Panzies should now be cut off, and be in- 

 serted under a hand-glass, or where they can be shaded a little. They will 

 root very freely, and be good plants for next season. 



Evergreen hardy shrubs may be planted towards the end of the month, 

 puddle and water freely till the autumn rains set in. 



Flower Garden. — Towards the end of the month strong winds generally 

 prevail, so that all plants should be securely tied up to prevent their being 

 broken. 



Seeds of many kinds of flowers will be ripe for gathering this month. 



When Lillies, Crown Imperials, Narcissuses, &c. require dividing, take 

 them up now, and replant them immediately. 



