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swell the buds during this period. Give the 

 plants plenty of water, as the foliage of 

 chrysanths, especially at this stage, should 

 never be allowed to wither and droop. A 

 light shading for these, and all lifted or re- 

 potted plants, will still be found beneficial. 

 Syringing early in the morning will also help 

 to keep the foliage bright and fresh looking. 



Carnations planted out in the borders, 

 should be either potted or planted on the 

 benches early in the month ; syringe daily to 

 keep down red spider. Bench roses will re- 

 quire plenty of water and regular daily 

 syringing with tepid water, early morning 

 will probably be the best time for this oper- 

 ation. Tea roses in pots that have been 

 resting, should be pruned back as required, 

 and repotted firmly into good, rich, clay 

 loam soil. Hybrid perpetual roses grown in 

 pots for winter flowering can be left a month 

 later before being repotted, as a slight frost 

 or two is beneficial to harden the wood of 

 these before being taken indoors. 



Young bushy plants of antirrhinums, [snap 

 dragons) and ageratums, etc., if lifted and 

 potted carefully, will often give a supply of 

 bloom during a great part of the winter. 

 Double white allysum plants cut back, and 

 potted three or four in four inch pots, are 

 also uselul for this purpose, and will furnish 

 an abundant supply of cuttings as well, early 

 in the spring. 



If petunias, heliotropes and similar quick 

 growing plants are wanted from the beds or 

 borders, cut them back a week or two before 

 taking them up, and give very little root 

 room for a time. ^ 



Geraniums grown in pots (as recommended 

 in May number of Horticulturist, page 201) 

 for winter flowering, should be taken indoors 

 toward the end of the month and allowed to 

 flower. 



Close ventilators early in the afternoon, 

 and keep the floors well dampened. A little 

 fire heat may be necessary toward the end 

 of the month, especially for bench roses and 



tender plants. Paint the hot water or steam 

 pipes in the greenhouse with flour of sulphur 

 well mixed in water, it will prevent and keep 

 down mildew. 



Window Plants. — The beautiful annual 

 climbers that are used with such pleasing 

 eff"ect around and about windows and ver- 

 andahs in summer, will soon lose their bright- 

 ness and show signs of approaching cold 

 weather. These can, however, by a little 

 care and attention, often be made to look 

 quite fresh and attractive long after the 

 flower beds have been dimmed or blackened 

 by the first frosts of autumn. The accom- 

 panying photo. Fig. 1908, taken in Nov., 

 1899, showing the beautiful Mexican climber, 

 cobea scandens, with its profuse, delicate 

 foliage and tendrils, and its large purple 

 campanula shaped flowers still tresh and vig- 

 orous, proves that even the slight protection 

 of an open verandah will prolong the beauty 

 of the most tender plants almost into the 

 winter months. Many methods of tempor- 

 ary protection to plants of similar character, 

 will suggest themselves to those who wish 

 to prolong the summer beauty of their pet 

 window plants and climbers. Cobea scan- 

 dens is especially useful as a summer climber. 



A few plants of lobelia, white alyssum, 

 etc., may be potted up from the borders to 

 brighten up the windows until the early win- 

 ter flowering bulbs commence to bloom. 

 Later on, before the boxes are emptied, some 

 plants of the variegated vincas [periwinkle) 

 tradescantias, isolepsis, Festuca glauca, 

 CEthonna orassifolia, etc. , may be potted ; 

 these will help to fill up the window and fur- 

 nish a supply for next season's use. A few 

 cuttings of German ivy or the perennial 

 tropoelums can be struck in pots in sand, 

 and when rooted, grown on in hanging pots 

 or baskets for the window in winter. The 

 old fashioned, but pretty and graceful looking 

 trailing plant, saxifraga sarmentosa, known 

 perhaps better by its numerous local names, 

 such as " mother of thousands," "creeping 



