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SENECILLIS. Two species. Hardy 

 herbaceous perennials. Division. Light 

 rich soil. [ 



SENECIO. Fifty-eight species. Har- 

 dy lierbaceous perennials and annuals, 



ander, sow. — Corn Salad, sow. — 

 Cress (American), sow, b. ; (Water), 

 plant. — Dill, sow. — Earihing-tip, at- 

 tend to. — Endive, plant; attend to; 

 blanch, &c. — Fennel, plant. — Finochio, 



and green-hoiiseeverg-reen shrubs. The earth up. — Herbary requires dressing 



latter increase by cuttings, and require 

 a light rich soil. The hardy kinds in- 

 crease by division, the annuals and 

 biennials by seed. Common soil suits 

 both the last-named species. 



SENSITIVE FERN. Onoclea Sensi- 

 hilis. 



SENSITIVE PLANT. Mimosa. 



b. — Hoeing, attend to. — Hyssop, plant. 

 — Jerusalem Artichokes, take up as 

 wanted, e. — Kidney Beans, earth up 

 advancing, b. — Leeks, plant, b; attend 

 to advancing. — Lettuces, sow for autumn 

 and spring planting. — Mint, plant. — 

 Mushroom- Beds, make; Spawn, collect. 

 Nasturtium-berries, gather as they 



There are several plants, however, be- ' become fit. (Potato), take up for stor- 

 sides the mimosa which give evidence ing. — Orach, sow. — Parsley, cut down, 

 of beins sensitive. The Venus Fly Trap — Peas, hoe, &c. — Pennyroyal, plant. 

 {Dioncea mvscipula) has jointed leaves, ' — Pot Marjoram, plant. — Radishes, 

 which are furnished on their edges with sow, b. — Rhubarb, sow. — Sage, plant. 

 a row of strong prickles. Flies, attract- j — Savory, plant. — Seeds, gather as they 

 cd by honey which is secreted in glands ' ripen. — Small Salading, sow. — Sorrel, 

 on their surface, venture to alight upon plant. — Spinach, sow, h. — Tansy, plant, 

 them. No sooner do their legs touch, — Tarragon, plant. — Thyme, plant. — 

 these parts, than the sides of the leaves Turnips, sow, b. ; hoe advancing, 

 spring up, and locking their rows of 



prickles together, squeeze the insects orchard. 



to death. The well-known sensitive '■ Composts, prepare. — Dress borders 

 plant {Mimosa sensitiva), shrinks from ■ by forking, so soon as fruit is gather- 

 the slightest touch. Oxalis sensitiva ed. — Gathering of Apples and Pears to 

 and Smithia sensitiva are similarly ; store commence, e. — Grapes, bag, to 

 irritable, as are the filaments of the protect from wasps, &c. — Layers and 

 stamens of the berberry. One of this cuttings may still be inserted. — Leaves, 

 sensitive tribe, Hedysarum gyrans, has be careful not to injure or remove from 



a spontaneous motion ; its leaves are 

 frequently moving in various directions, 

 without order or co-operation. When 

 an insect inserts its proboscis between 

 the converging anthers of a dog's bane 

 (Apocynum androssamifolium), they 

 close with a power usually sufficient to 

 detain the intruder until death. 



SEPT AS. Two species. Green^ 

 house herbaceous perennials. Division. 

 Peat, loam and sand. 



SEPTEMBER is a month of decay, 

 yet much has to be done to the living. 



KITCHEN GARDEN. 



Angelica, sow 

 finish gathering. — Artichokes, break 

 down. — Balm, plant. — Beans, earth up, 

 &c., e. — Borage, sow ; thin advancing 

 crops. — Burnet, plant. — Cabbages, sow, 

 for autumn and spring plants; earth 

 up advancing; (Red), are ready for 

 pickling. — Cardoons, earth up. — Car- 

 rots, advancing, thin. — Flowers, sow 

 for plants to preserve under glass dur- 

 ing winter. — Celery, earth up. — Chervil, 

 eow. — Coleworts, plant out. — Cori- 



Wall Trees. — Nets, spread over fruit 

 trees, to protect from birds. — Planta- 

 tions, intended, prepare ground for, by 

 trenching, &c. — Planting may be com- 

 menced, e., in some kinds of Apricots, 

 Peaches, &c. — Strawberries, plant in 

 moist weather ; clean old beds ; pot for 

 forcing. — Stones of fruit save, to sow 

 for stocks. — Vines, remove straggling 

 useless shoots. — Wall-trees, generally, 

 look over and train as required. — 

 Wasps, entrap in bottles, &c. 



FLOWER GARDEN. 



Aconite (Winter), 



plant, e. — Ane- 

 Aromatic pot-herhs,' mones, plant best, e.; sow, b. — An- 

 nuals (Hardy), sow, b. — Auriculas not 

 shifted in August, now remove ; water 

 and shade ; prepare awning to protect, 

 in autumn and winter; sow, b. — Bulb- 

 ous roots, plant for early blooming, e.; 

 sow, b. — Carnation layers remove, b. — 

 Chrysanthemums, plant cuttings, &c., 

 b. — Dress borders assiduously. — Edg- 

 ings, trim; plant. — Evergreens, plant, 

 make layers. — Fibrous-rooted peren- 

 nials, propagate by slips, parting roots. 



