168 MISCELLANEOUS IXTELLIGEMCE. 



MONTHLY FLORICLLTURAI. CALENDAR FOR SEPTEMBER. 



Annual flower seeds, as Clarkia, Colliiisia, Schizanthnses, Ten-Week Stocks, 

 &o., now sown in pots and kept in a cool frame or greenhouse dnrin^ Winter, 

 will be suitable for plantinjr out in open borders next April. Sucli plants 

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

 .Spring-sown plants are coming into bloom. 



Caruatiou layers, if struck root, should immediately be potted oft". 



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

 cessfully. 



Mignonette may now be sown in pots, to bloom in Winter. 



Pelargoniums, cuttings of, may now be put off"; plants from snch will 

 bloom in May. 



Pinks, pipings of, If struck, may be taken off and planted in the situations 

 intended for blooming in next season. Sec page 101, and present Nnmbor, 

 for the culture of Pinks. 



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

 and planting them in small pots. For suitable soil, see the May number of 

 the " Cabinet." 



Verbena Melindris (chamaedrifolia). Runners of this plant should now be 

 taken off, planting them in small pots, and placing them in a -ihady situation. 

 It should be attended to as early in the mouth as convenient. 



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

 done later, the blossoms will be small. L'se the richest soil. 



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. 



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

 mouth. 



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 eft'ects of cold air, &c. 



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

 by striking slips. They should be struck in heat. 



nlDGK, PRINTER, SIIEFrlELV. 



