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purposely raised in pots, should be planted 

 amongst the carnations, to prevent the beds 

 from looking bare of flowers. 



The seeds of most of the annual flowers are 

 now ripe, and should be gathered. The ever- 

 greens and other plants in the shrubberies 

 should be pruned, and their summer shoots cut 

 in, if they have been too luxuriant. The bulbs 

 of crown imperials, lilies, and all the scaly kinds, 

 which generally remain several years in the 

 ground without being taken up, should be 

 planted in this month. They will grow under 

 the shade of trees, and in any situation not too 

 dry. If too much exposed to the sun, the 

 flowers will fade almost as soon as they expand. 

 Scaly bulbs that have been long planted may 

 also be taken up, their offsets taken off, and the 

 bulb removed to a new situation ; but no scaly 

 bulb should be kept long out of the ground. 



In the kitchen-garden, this is the gathering 

 month, as most of the fruits and vegetables are 

 now ripe. 



September. — The dahlias are now the prin- 

 cipal ornaments of the flower-garden ; and they 

 should be kept neatly tied up, and all the dead 

 flowers removed as soon as they fade. The 

 autumn-flowering bulbs are now in full bloom ; 

 and all the greenhouse and frame plants that 

 were turned out are also in flower. The beds 

 for hyacinths and other spring bulbs should be 

 dug over and manured. 



In the kitchen-garden, spinach may be sown 

 for use in spring; and the potatoes and other 

 roots should be taken up. This is considered 

 the best month for planting strawberries. The 



