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shrubbery or hedgerows, and forget them ; they will in time remind 

 you of their existence, and supply you with welcome garlan3s of 

 bright jmd fragrant flowers. 



REMINDERS EOR GARDEN WORK IN SEPTEMBER. 



URICULAS must be picked over and relieved of their decayed stalks 

 and yellow leaves, and at the end of the month be placed in their 

 regular winter pit or frame, have but little wet, and all the air they 

 can. 



Plants in the borders that are to be saved in pots should now 

 be removed, and for want of better accommodation, dig a pit deep enough to 

 hold them, and cover it over with boards ; remove all you can to the dwelling- 

 house. 



Carnations and Picottees. — Where the layers are struck, they should be 

 cut off and potted in 48-sized pots, one pair in each, in fresh sandy rich loam, 

 but no dung; nothing equals the top spit of a meadow or pasture with the turf 

 rotted in it, but every bit should go through the hand, to make sure there is 

 neither wireworm nor grub ; in cutting off the layer, the portion attached to the 

 plant should be cut off at a joint ; the pots must be one-third full of crocks, to 

 make the drainage clear. 



Bulbs. — This month may be said to be the beginning of bulb planting for 

 early bloom ; and all the soft kinds, such as lilies, crown imperials, etc., must be 

 but a short time out of the ground. 



Calceolarias are propagated by offsets and cuttings. Offsets should now be 

 taken from the plants and potted ; cuttings which have been struck should also 

 be potted into single pots. 



China, and Tea-scented, and most of the smooth-barked kinds of Roses may 

 be cut in, and the cuttings will strike by odIv keeping them in the greenhouse, or 

 under a hand-glass, or in a pit free from frost through the winter. 



Dahlias, as before, only towards the end of the month earth them up well to 

 keep the frost from the roots. 



Tender Greenhouse Plants must be housed in many situations before the 

 month is out, therefore see that all broken glass of pits, lights, hand-glasses, and 

 greenhouses is mended, and all repositories of plants are cleared previous to 

 removing the plants into them. 



Hardy Annuals which shed their seed in profusion, and produce plants 

 which stand the winter well, have induced many to make this month a season 

 for sowing all kinds ; and if they are well up and established before the winter 

 sets in, many will stand well and form a double season with those sown in spring. 

 Fruit must be gathered in dry weather, and if pcssible, when the sun is 

 powerful ; it makes a remarkable difference in the period of their keeping. 



Potatoes that are ripe may be taken up and stored ; they are always ripe 

 when the haulm is decayed. They may be stored in a dry cellar covered over 

 with straw, or in pits covered over with straw and mould. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



Double Petunias. — -Kilgobbin, Limerick. — It is probable that you treat your 

 Petunias too well ; rich soils do not agree with them ; and it is also probable 

 that you give them too much water afier the flowering season. The plants should 

 be wintered in a dry, airy house, always safe from frost, and with no more water 

 than just sufficient to keep them green until spring returns. 



Pelargonium: Leaves.— A. E. M., West Cowes. — Your plants are evidently 

 suffering from the ravages of some insect. Have you tried fumigation or forcible 

 syringing ? 



