192 MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



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, uet 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 the 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 ensheath the joints, and 

 shorten the nib just be2ow them ; be careful not to break off the layers in 

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

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

 it afterwards as often 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. — any 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 annual, biennial, or perennial plants that may be in pots. Propa- 

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

 other desirable tibrou3-rooted perennial plants done flowering. Likewise 

 increase by onsets the different kinds of Saxrifrage. Ariculas should be 

 cleared of all dead leaves, and shifted into fresh pots; prick out of 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 were layered four or five weeks ago, 

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

 Also plant out pink pipings, which were put in in June. Sow seeds of all 

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

 Anemonies, Ranunculuses, &c, &c. Those kind of bulbs wanted to increase 

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

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

 every other 3ear. In dry weather gather those flower seeds that are ripe 

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

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

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

 have taken root; these will form fine 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 of this month, as, if 

 done later, the lateral produce would 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. 



