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SEPTEMBER. 



OF DAHLIAS. 



SEE that all these plants are supported with proper 

 stakes, rods, &c., that the wind may have no effect in 

 breaking down or otherwise destroying the flower stems. 

 Strictly observe their respective heights and colours, that 

 they may be duly disposed and interspersed next year, if 

 not done so this. Attend particularly to the merits of those 

 grown from seed. 



GENERAL CARE OF PLANTS IN POTS. 



All the flowers that are in pots, and intended to be kept 

 in frames during winter should have a top-dressing and a 

 general preparation for their winter quarters, by tying up, 

 &c. The carnation and pink layers that were lifted and 

 potted last month, must be brought from the shade as soon 

 as they begin to grow, and those that are not lifted, have 

 them done forthwith, that they may be rooted afresh before 

 the frost sets in. All Wall-flowers and Stocks should be 

 lifted about the end of this month, and planted in five to 

 seven inch pots, and treated as directed for carnation layers 

 last month, until they begin to grow, when they must be 

 fully exposed. 



PREPARE BEDS AND BORDERS FOR BULBOUS ROOTS. 



Bulbous roots of every character delight in deep free 

 soil; consequently, wherever they are desired to be planted, 

 due attention must be paid to put the soil in proper order, 

 to have them in perfection. Where there is a quantity 

 intended to be planted, to have them in beds is the general 

 and preferable method. These ought to be dug from 

 eighteen inches to two feet deep, at the bottom of which 

 place three or four inches of decayed manure. Where 



