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gun. As they require it re-pot W. F. plants 

 named and alluded to under May 21 ... .Sow 

 Seeds of Pansy, 71 Hollyhock, 61 Delphinum, 50 

 Dianthus, 60 Aquilegia, 38 Canterbury Bells, 44 

 Digitalis, 52 Lychnis, 67 Myosotis, 68 Perennial 

 Poppy, 75 Lobelia Cardinalis, 67 Antirrhinum, 38 

 see June 18, also July n. 



August 20 Thirty-fourth Week. 

 Sow, 13 for winter and spring decoration, 

 Calceolaria, 42 Cineraria, 47 Cobcea Scandens, 47 

 Cyclamen, 49 Primula, 75 Smilax, 69 Ten- Week 

 Stock 78 . . . .For drying everlastings, gather be- 

 fore fully expanded, tie in small bunches, and 

 hang in the shade. . . .In gathering seed, save 

 that only from the best /lowers. 



August 27 Thirty-fifth Week. 



Provide pots, potting soil, fuel, etc Lili- 



um Candidum 65 may now be reset .... Layer- 

 ing may still be kept up. 



September j Thirty-sixth Week. 

 Give Fuchsias 53 rest as they cease to flower. 

 .... Remove runners, and cut back W. F. 

 Violets 81 see July 2. 



September 10 Thirty -seventh Week. 



Carnations 44 for W. F. , also Tuberoses 80 not 

 yet done flowering, may be taken up and pot- 

 ted .... Propagation of a general stock of tender 

 plants should be engaged in, which are to be in- 

 creased during the fall and winter for spring 

 and later use. Those named under Oct. I 

 may be deferred until then .... Repot such 

 W. F. plants named and alluded to under May 

 21 as require it. 



September 17 Thirty-eighth Week. 



Hardy Bulbs named under October 8 may be 

 planted in the O. A. 14 or started for forcing 21 

 . . . .Be on your guard against frosts, and pro- 

 tect for a week or tiuo longer or take in, all W. F, 

 plants, for the window or conservatory. Vases, 

 hanging baskets, and the showy pot plants 

 named under May 21, may be left out longer 

 by carefully protecting in cool and frosty nights. 



September 24 Thirty -ninth Week. 



See "Treatment of Plants designed for W. 

 F.," 14 also Roses 32 . . .Pelargoniums 71 may be 

 cut back and started into growth. Give cut- 

 tings close attention daily, and see ''''Keep 

 watch of seed-beds," etc., April 16. . . . A little 

 fire heat may be needed on cool, frosty nights 

 see Oct. 15. 



October i Fortietn Week. 

 Ferneries 21 for winter adornment may be 

 planted. .. .Petunias, 72 Centaureas, 45 Carna- 

 tions, 44 Pinks, 74 can be propagated better now 

 than earlier ; Verbenas 81 strike well yet .... 

 Chrysanthemum^ may be stimulated with li- 

 quid manure^ . . . .Pot cuttings, soon as they 

 are rooted; thin out, transplant or pot any seed- 

 lings which may require it . . . .Sow, for early 

 plants next year, Clarkia, 47 Calliopsis, 43 Can- 

 dytuft, 44 Erysimum, 52 Mignonette, 68 Nemo- 

 phila, 7( \Perennial and Sweet Pea, 79 Larkspur. 50 



October 8 Forty-first Week. 

 Seasonable time for planting in the O. A., 14 

 or starting in pots, 21 etc., for forcing, the hardy 



bulbs of Hyacinth, 61 Tulip, 79 Crocus, 49 Nar- 

 cissus, 69 Jonquil, 69 Lilium Longiflorum, 65 Iris, 62 



Crown Imperial, 48 Snowdrop, 55 etc After 



sharp frosts, take up, dry and store away for 

 winter, Canna, 44 Caladium, 42 Dahlia, 49 Ama- 

 ryllis, 37 Gladiolus, 59 Tigridia, 7 * and Tuberose, 80 

 bulbs, etc Commence drying off Vallota. 81 



October 15 Forty-second Week. 

 Give plants in the Con., W., and the C. P., 

 an abundance of atr 31 24 daily as long as the 

 weather will admit, and also during winter . . . . 

 By no chance allow a higher temperature 24 to 

 exist at night than would be suitable in the day- 

 time, neither strive to keep as high a degree in 

 cloudy weather as in clear; never stibject plants 

 of any kind, and especially Roses, to strong 

 drafts of air ; open ventilators in the Con. on 

 the side away from the wind, in cold weather. 

 .... Secure Lemon Verbena 36 plants .... Haul 

 manure, sand, etc., under shelter for winter 

 use. . . See " Taking up Plants in the Fall" 15 

 . . . .On Insects, Watering, etc. see Dec. 17. 



October 22 Forty-third Week. 

 Take up Feverfews, 53 Penstemons, 72 Veroni- 

 cas, 81 for stock plants. . . .Oleanders and other 

 hard wooded plants named under March 26, 

 may be placed in winter quarters .... Water 

 Callas 43 abundantly. 



October 29 Forty-fourth Week. 

 Sweet Alyssum, 36 Mignonette, 68 Ten- week 

 Stock, 78 Maurandia, 18 Browalia, 41 etc., may 

 be sown for winter and spring decoration .... 

 Young plants of Carnation, Chrysanthemum, 

 Sterna, Eupatorium, Pink, Violet, that are 

 too small for flowering, may be kept safely 

 during winter at a night temperature of 40 

 to 45 . . . . Roses, 25 Deutzias, 60 Dicentras, 51 Lily 

 of the. Valley, 66 Pinks, 74 Daisies, 49 Violets, 81 

 Astilbe Japonica, 39 for winter and spring 

 forcing, may be taken up, potted, and stored 

 in the C. P. or cellar . . . .In taking them in 

 from the C. P., etc., during winter, never 

 commence forcing too rapidly ; the same with 

 hardy bulbs. 



November 5 Forty-fifth Week. 

 Hardy bulbs named under Oct. 8, may be 

 planted in the O. A. as long as the ground 

 remains open, and be started for forcing two 

 months yet . . . .Fall struck cuttings and seedling 

 plants in small pots should be shifted as re- 

 quired*. ... Be very particular not to allow the 

 seedlings named under Aug. 20 to become 

 root-bound. 



November 12 Forty-sixth Week. 

 At this season the grounds should be cleaned 

 up generally; vases, etc., secured; rubbish and 

 dead plants removed; manure applied; beds 



worked over, 12 etc Earliest started bulbs, for 



forcing, named under Oct. 8, may be brought in. 

 .... Care of Ferneries, see page, ^ and Dec. 24. 



November 19 Forty-seventh Week. 



Protect, by laying down or otherwise, 

 Roses, 31 shrubs, etc., before winter sets in 

 severely; mulch the roots for a good distance 

 around. . . .For airing, temperature, etc., of the 



