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SEPTEMBER. 



houses that have no climbers on the roof 

 should all be fumigated with burnt sulphur 

 several days before any plants are brought 

 into them. This is certain deatn to all 

 animal life, if all contact with the outer 

 air is cut off, and insures, if the plants 

 are clean when brought from their summer 

 quarters, perfect freedom from insects 

 throughout the winter. 



Plants for Winter Flowering. Provide 

 plenty of linums, Salvia splendent^ oxalises, 

 &c. , for winter or spring ; likewise hya- 

 cinths, narcissuses, tulips, &c., &c. ; pot 

 the first batch, as early rooting is the only 

 certain foundation for good flowering. 



Pansies and Primroses. Primroses, 

 pansies, &c., must be shifted into larger 

 pots, and maintained in health. 



Repotting and Shifting. All camellias, 

 azaleas, epacrises, heaths, &c., should be 

 repotted either directly they have done 

 flowering, or as soon as they have finished 

 their growth. Some of the latest might 

 still be shifted ; but this work should have 

 been completed a month ago. Plants 

 potted so late in the season require special 

 care during the winter. All plants seem 

 to have a firmer hold of health and life 

 when the pots in which they grow are 

 thoroughly filled with roots ; hence the 

 desirability and safety of early, and the 

 risk of late potting. 



Temperature. For the plants that will 

 form the chief tenants of the greenhouse 

 during the autumn and early winter, a 

 temperature ranging from 55 to 60 will 

 be found to be in every way suitable. 



September. Hotbeds, Frames, 

 &c., Work in. 



i. FLOWERS. Anmials. Some pots of 

 mignonette and annuals for winter flower- 

 ing may be placed in frames in slight heat, 

 for ultimate removal to the conservatory 

 or window. 



Balsams and Cockscombs. Plants just 



coming into flower should be removed into 

 the conservatory or the dwelling-house, 

 where their blooms may be better seen and 

 more highly appreciated. 



Biennials .and Perennials. Violets, 

 pinks, carnations, dianthuses, and similar 

 flowers, for winter blooming, should now 

 be potted up and placed in slight heat. 



Bulbs. Cold frames will be put in requi- 

 sition during this month, for passing the 

 first batch of hyacinths, tulips, narcissuses, 

 jonquils, crocuses, snowdrops, and other 

 bulbs, through the preliminary stage of 

 growth that follows immediately on potting, 

 and which consists of the proper develop- 

 ment of the roots. A number of 4, 5, and 

 6-inch pots having been obtained and well 

 washed, first fill up each pot to about one- 

 fourth of its depth with broken pieces of 

 pots or potsherds. On these place about 

 the same depth of well-rotted dung, and 

 then fill up with light rich mould. Pot 

 the bulbs firmly, and then place the pots in 

 a frame under glass, standing them on a 

 thick layer of coal ashes, or plunging them 

 in earth or spent tan. Admit plenty of 

 air, but exclude the light as much as 

 possible. 



Cinerarias, Calceolarias, Chinese Prim- 

 roses, &C. Seedling plants of these flowers 

 should now be shifted into larger pots in 

 order to encourage and develop their 

 growth. 



Cuttings. Cuttings of various bedding 

 plants may be put in under glass, and all 

 rooted cuttings of geraniums, fuchsias, 

 petunias, &c., should be potted, or, if 

 originally struck in pots, should be shifted 

 into larger pots. 



Pelargoniums. Those potted in August 

 and placed in frames may now have plenty 

 of air and water, before being removed to 

 the window or the conservatory. 



2. VEGETABLES. Cucumbert. The 

 directions already given for preceding 

 months must be acted on, according to 



