352 THE MAGAZINE OF HORTICULTURE. 



Geraniums should be headed down the last of the month : water spar- 

 ingly just before this is done. 



Chktsakthemums should have their first shift now, giving them a good 

 rich soil. 



Mo^THLy Carnations, layered last month, should now have the young 

 plants taken up and set in a well prepared bed. 



Mignonette, for winter blooming, should he sown this month, as also 

 Sweet Alyssum, &c. 



Roses may now be propagated from cuttings. 



Chinese Primroses, either seedlings or young plants, should be shifted 

 into larger pots. 



Azaleas should be looked over and potted if they require it. Now is a 

 good time to put in cuttings for a young stock. 



Tree Peonies may be grafted the last of the month. 



Acacias should be repotted this month. 



Fuchsias, propagated late in the season, should now be removed to large 

 pots. Tie up carefully and train into good shape the older specimens. 



Lauristinus, and similar winter blooming plants, should be plunged out 

 in a sunny border to ripen their wood and set their flower buds. 



Verbenas, for winter flowering, should now have a shift into the next 

 size pots, afterwards plunging them in an old frame where they can be pro- 

 tected from heavy rains. 



Running Plants in the houses should now be regulated, pruned in, and 

 cleaned from insects. 



EupHOUBiAS, growing vigorously, should have a shift into larger pots. 



Gardenias, now done blooming, may be plunged out in a warm sunny 

 border, or planned out in the ground. 



OxALis Hirta should be repotted this month. 



Amaryllises should be repotted, and started into growth the last of the 

 month. 



FLOWER garden AND SHRUBBERY. 



Give every attention now to this department and see that it is kept in fine 

 order, on which its great beauty depends. Roll and mow the lawn twice a 

 month. Keep the walks free from weeds and well rolled. Look after in- 

 sects, particularly the rose slug, and destroy with whale oil soap. 

 . Tulips and other early bulbs should now be taken up and their places 

 filled with Asters, Balsams, &.c. 



Dahlias should be carefully staked, pruned and tied up ; mulch with 

 good manure if dry weather. 



Hollyhocks should be tied up to neat stakes ; shade the flowers and they 

 will remain a long time in bloom. Sow seeds now for next year's stock. 



Japan Lilies should be staked up to prevent their being injured by high 

 winds. 



Pansy Seed may be planted now for late autumn or early spring bloom- 

 ing. 



Carnations should be tied up. 



Pinks should be propagated this montli by pipings. 



