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and Tea Roses should have the soil around them 

 loosened from time to time with the hoe during drought. 

 Water, where it may be had, should be given in abund- 

 ance, but there is nothing like a mulching of farm-yard 

 manure. 



Chrysanthemums, whether in pot or border, may now 

 have their tops removed at various heights, so that the 

 flowers may range above each other, and have many 

 flowering branches instead of one. Some of the most 

 vigorous of the top shoots, if they be planted in thumb-pots 

 as cuttings and plunged, will make capital dwarf specimens. 



Choice Zonal Pelargoniums and Fuchsias, intended 

 for the window or for winter bloom in the greenhouse, 

 should be repotted, their growth pushed on, their 

 flowers nipped off.* 



Bulb catalogues ought to be studied and orders given 

 for Hyacinths, Tulips, Daffodils, and so forth. The early 

 orders probably secure the best bulbs. Our own bulbs, 

 too, should be looked over to make sure they are not 

 suffering from mould or damp. 



Dahlias must be tied not too tightly to their stakes, 

 and superfluous buds and stems removed, earwigs 

 trapped in moss loosely placed in a small pot inverted 

 on the stake. A good alternative is to insert a short 

 length of hollow bean-stalk amongst the branches, 

 examining it every morning, and blowing the creatures 

 into a basin of boiling water. 



The Carnations layered f last month will take six 

 * See page 23. t See pages 44, 159. 



