CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS in 



old plants should have some of the soil removed from 

 the roots, and be repotted. 



Perpetual -Flowering Varieties. The work is very 

 much the same as last month. Green-fly and thrips are 

 easily killed by fumigating. Red spider will surely appear 

 in hot weather, and it is doubtful if any fumigating will 

 kill them ; the pest must be dislodged by the syringe or 

 garden engine. Prepare for housing the pot plants and 

 planting up the benches. The sooner the bench plants 

 are placed in their positions the better. See that the 

 houses and benches are made thoroughly sweet and 

 clean before the plants are removed indoors. Give pot 

 plants frequent applications of liquid manure, and top- 

 dressings of an approved chemical fertiliser. 



Pinks. These are easily propagated by layers and slips. 

 The young plants ought to be rooted by the beginning of 

 this month, and the seed-pods, if seed is to be saved, will be 

 ripening. As soon as the points of the seed-pods become 

 brown, they may be gathered ; the husk should be removed, 

 and the pods laid out to dry. In ten days or more the seed 

 may be removed, and put into packets until it is wanted in 

 spring. 



SEPTEMBER 



Border Carnations and Picotees. Remove the layers 

 from the plants this month ; as they were not layered all at 

 the same time, those which were layered first should be the 

 first to be repotted. The collections should be kept in alpha- 

 betical order, the Bizarres and Flakes to be arranged as pre- 

 viously advised. The number of layers potted or planted 

 out of each variety should be kept entered in a book. New 

 varieties intended to be added to the collection should be 



