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peas for an hour or more in paraffin, and while they 

 are moist roll them generously in red lead and plant 

 at once. I have never lost seed so treated, and the 

 trouble is hardly worth taking into account. 



Roses must be planted now, and so must briers, 

 if budding is to be done next July. I find the very 

 best autumn rose is Ulrich Brunner. About the 

 end of September the bed planted with these began 

 to show flower as plentifully as if the month had 

 been June, and it has been bristling with bloom 

 ever since. We cut the buds in a half-expanded 

 state, as rough winds would spoil the full-blown 

 blossoms. There are many roses which flower 

 in the autumn, but there are few that produce 

 decent specimens at this time. La France, for 

 instance, still goes freely on, but the delicate petals 

 are ruined by the wind and by morning frosts, so 

 that very few are fit to gather. 



Spiraeas for forcing are being potted and placed 

 in a cold frame, with a covering of fibre over the 

 crowns. Backward primulas are being shifted into 

 their flowering pots. Begonias are laid on their 

 sides in the pots in which they bloomed, under 

 the greenhouse stage. Dahlias and tender gladioli, 

 which have been left out so long in consequence 

 of the autumn's mildness, are being stored in a 

 cellar for the winter. The last of the wallflowers 

 are to be planted to-day, and I am also making 

 large patches of crocuses under two big elm trees 

 at the edge of the wild garden. Anemone fulgens 

 is also to be put out in borders. This is an annual 

 operation with us, and the disappointment is as 

 regular, for I cannot get them to do well. 



