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layers cut from old root and plant; 

 water frequently ; layering may still be 

 done, b. ; card the flowers and shade 

 from sun. — Dahlias, stake; thin the 

 flowers. — Daisies, propagate. — Douhle- 

 blossomed perennials with fibrous roots, 

 propagate by division, e. — Drws borders 

 as required. — Edgings of box, &c., clip 

 in wet weather. — Evergreens may be 

 moved, e., if wet weather; plant cut- 

 tings. — Grass, mow and roll weekly. — 

 Grass seeds may be sown, e. — Gravel, 

 weed and roll weekly. — Hedges, clip in 

 moist weather. — Mignonette, sow. — Pe- 

 largoniums, propagate by cuttings, b. — 

 Perennials, in pots and elsewhere, 

 will require water almost daily; break 

 down flower stalks as they finish bloom- 

 ing; seedlings, transplant. — Pipings of 

 Pinks may be planted out. — Polyan- 

 thuses, sow. — Potted Annuals will re- 

 quire water daily in dry weather. — Ra- 

 nunculuses, sow ; plant in pots to bloom 

 in November. — Seeds, gather as they 

 ripen. — Sotvings, to obtain varieties, 

 had better be done in boxes. — Ten-week 

 Stock, sow, b. — Tulips, and other bulb- 

 ous-rooted flower-seed, sow. — Turf, 

 may be laid, e. — Watering will be re- 

 quired generally in dry weather. — 

 Weeding, generally attend to. 



HOT-HOUSE. 



Air, admit freely every day. — Bark- 

 6effs, stir and add fresh. — Bulbous-rooted 

 Plants, force plants in pots; they will be 

 much stronger than if done in the next 

 month. — Check plants growing too free- 

 ly, by removing them to cooler situa- 

 tions. — Cuttings of succulents, and 

 some others, may be planted, b. — 

 Dress the plants, by removing all de- 

 cayed parts, weeds, &c., and stirring the 

 soil as appears necessary. — Grafting of 

 Ipomsas, and some other sorts, may be 

 practised. — Pines, finish shifting, b. ; 

 water frequently ; and shade until well 

 established, then give liquid manure 

 weekly; plant crowns and suckers as 

 required ; day temp. 85^ ; night 60^. — 

 Shifting, wherever necessary, complete 

 b.; especially the orchideous plants. — 

 Sucfcers, offsets, &c., may yet be planted. 

 — Vines; remove damaged grapes from 

 bunches as they appear; give liquid 

 manure to those beginning to ripen. — 

 Water, give freely every second day. 



GREEN-HOUSE. j 



Aloes, propagate by slips, suckers, ) 



&c., b. — Budding, finish, b. — Dress 

 every plant as occasion offers. — Earth, 

 give to Oranges, &c. ; stir the surface 

 frequently. — Oranges, Lemons , inc., h\H\ , 

 b. — Peal-mould plants, especially heaths, 

 keep assiduously supplied with water. — 

 Potted Plants, continue outside tlie 

 house until the end of the month. — 

 Seedlings, transplant singly. — Shifting 

 into larger pots, finish. — Succulent 

 Plants, as Aloes, &c., propagate by 

 slips, &c., b. — Water freely and daily 

 in dry weather. 



AULAX. Two species. Green-house 

 evergreen shrubs. Cuttings. Sand and 

 a little loam. 



AURICULA. (Primula Auricula.) 

 This is a popular Florist's flower, and 

 animated contests take place for the 

 premiums annually offered by the Eng- 

 lish provincial Horticultural Societies. 



Varieties. — Mr. Slater, Florist, of 

 Cheethain Hill, Manchester, says, " For 

 an amateur's first collection, procure of 

 Green-edged: Rider's Waterloo; Pol- 

 litt's Standard of England and Highland 

 Laddie; Ollier's Lady Anne Wilbraham; 

 Oliver's Lovely Anne; shown also in 

 grey-edged c]nss. Grey-edged: Grimes 

 Privateer; Kenyon's Ringleader ; War- 

 ris Union; Sykes Complete; Thomp- 

 son's Revenge. White-edged : Taylor's 

 Glory ; Leigh's Bright Venus; Taylor's 

 Favourite ; Kenyon's Lord Chancellor ; 

 Leigh's Pillar of Beauty. Selfs: Grimes, 

 Hovas, Flag; Berry's Lord Primate; 

 Whittaker's True Blue. Alpines : Em- 

 merson's Favourite ; Fieldhouse's Fair 

 Rosamond. 



2d. " As an addition to his collec- 

 tion, obtain of Green-edged: Booth's 

 Freedom; Leigh's Colonel Taylor; 

 Yates's Morris; Green Hero; Page's 

 Champion ; Ashton's Prince of Wales ; 

 Clough's Dolittle ; Barlow's King ; Lit- 

 ton's Imperator ; Howard's Nelson ; 

 Pearson's Badajos ; Pollit's Ruler of 

 England; Buckley's Jolly Tar; Faulk- 

 ner's Ne Plus Ultra. Grey- edged : 

 Fletcher's, Mary Anne, and Ne Plus 

 Ultra ; Waterhouse's Conqueror of Eu- 

 rope ; Thompson's Bang-up; Taylor's 

 Ploughhoy; Pearson's Liberty; Howard's 

 Sweepstake; shown also in green-edged 

 class. White-edged: Ash worth's Rule 

 All and Regular ; Taylor's Incompara- 

 ble ; Wood's Delight; Popplewell's 

 Conqueror ; Potts' Regulator ; Ashton's 

 Bonny Lass; Cheetham's Countess oi 

 Wilton. A/pines: King of the Alps; 



