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Greenhouse. — The young wood of many kinds of greenhouse plants being 

 sufficiently hardened, if cuttings be immediately put in they will root well before 

 autumn. 



Dahlias. — Thin out the branches of those kinds which are introduced for 

 shows, and if it ii desired to increas-e the stock of any new one, cuttings may be 

 selected which will readily strike and form good sized pot-roots : water should 

 be given copiously every evening, during dry weather; a stratum of manure 

 should be laid for three feet around the stem of each plant, which will greatly 

 assist in promoting a vigorous growth, and in the production of fine blooms 

 during the ensuing month. 



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 uion the edge of the pot and holding 

 the knife upwards between your two fore fingers and thumb, then with a 

 steady hand and correct e\e, cut upwards quite through the middle of the second 

 or third joiut from the top ; the cut may be extended a full quarter of an inch 

 beyond the joints; if the joints are wide apart, always take the second; remove 

 the leaves that ensheath the joints, and shorten the nib just below 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. 



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



Flower Garden. — Heartsease, towards the end of the month, should be pro- 

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

 taken root ; these will form fine strong plants for blooming the spring following. 

 Chrysanthemums should have their shoots stopped to make them branch, and 

 keep them bushy, not later than the middle of this mouth, 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 them large and showy. 



REFERENCE TO PLATE. 



Ipomea Leari. — On visiting the Nursery of Mr. Knight of Chelsea, in July, 

 we saw this splendid plant in most profuse bloom ; it then had about 500 ex- 

 panded blossoms, and as it is closely trained over the two sides of a double roofed 

 house to a wire tiellis, it gave one brilliant hue of dazzling blue, and exceeded 

 in splendour any other plant we ever remember seeing. We were informed that 

 though the blossoms soon perish, every day an equal profusion (or generally so) 

 is produced. The house it was growing in, in a bed at the corner, is kept some 

 little warmer than a greenhouse, but we were informed that it grows rapidly and 

 blooms profusely in the latter, and it is thought would bloom in the open air; a 

 trial of it is making. The plant is shrubby, evergreen, and a most rapid grower, 

 extending many yards in a season. It ought to be in every greenhouse, con- 

 servatory, or plant stove. 



Verbena Hendersoni.— This beautiful flowering variety was received by Mr. 

 Henderson from Mr. Buist of Philadelphia. It is a most profuse bloomer, of a 

 shrubby habit, and ought to adorn every flower garden and greenhouse. 



