NOVEMBER. 



NOVEMBER. 



potted off and placed in their winter 

 quarters, protection from dampness being 

 the chief consideration ; in fine weather let 

 them be fully exposed. Pinks planted 

 latf month only require to see that the 

 winds do not loosen them. 



Cuttings. The stock of cuttings should 

 be looked over, and additional heat applied, 

 when the roots are not fully formed. In 

 storing the stock away for the winter, 

 endeavour to keep all those plants together 

 which require similar treatment. Some 

 kinds will stand more damp than others, 

 and may be wintered in common frames ; 

 but the better kinds of bedding-out 

 geraniums, and some other tender things, 

 will require a moderately dry house or 

 pit. 



Cut f ings, Disposal of. Late geranium 

 cuttings may be removed to the kerbs of 

 the pine pits, which will assist them to 

 make roots. To preserve verbenas, 

 petunias, &c. , properly through the winter, 

 they must be kept dry to prevent mildew, 

 to which they are very liable in frames 

 during wet weather. As it is desirable to 

 protect the recently struck plants from 

 rains, and yet to give them a large portion 

 of air, the sashes must be daily tilted up 

 back and front, to cause a complete circu- 

 lation. Where room can be found for the 

 bedding stuff in empty vineries, they should 

 be allowed to remain there as long as 

 possible, as in dull weather they become 

 better established than when kept in 

 frames, more especially those only recently 

 rooted. 



Dahlias. These are still fresh and gay, 

 if the weather has been tolerably mild : 

 but should frost appear, no time should be 

 lost in taking them up, storing them away 

 carefully labelled, stalks downwards, in 

 some place where they can be secured from 

 damp. Seedlings that have bloomed late 

 and weak plants are benefited by being 

 potted and kept dry through the winter. 



Florists' Flowers, Soils for. At this 

 season of the year the amateur cannot do 

 better than get together those soils, &c., 

 which are indispensable for the proper 

 growth of his favourite flowers. Where 

 there is an opportunity of so doing, turf, 

 pared two inches thick from a loamy pas- 

 ture or a green lane side, stacked together 

 to decompose, will be the foundation of 

 his composts. A large heap of melon bed 

 manure should also be secured, not for- 

 getting as large a quantity of fallen leaves 

 as possible. A cart-load of sharp river 

 sand is an indispensable adjunct, and the 

 florist should look out for willow-dust and 

 decayed and rotten sticks. A quantity of 

 excellent food for plants may be scraped 

 out from hedge bottoms. 



Garden, Alterations in. Where altera- 

 tions are contemplated, they should be 

 determined on without delay, and pro- 

 ceeded with when the plans are thoroughly 

 matured not before. To render the 

 grouping system permanently interesting, 

 occasional changes, both in form and 

 arrangement of beds, are necessary ; and 

 a retrospective glance, with a view to 

 future arrangements, will be useful now, 

 while the whole effect is fresh in the 

 memory, and when next year's bloom is 

 about to be provided for. 



Garden, Routine Work in. The glory 

 of the flower garden is waning, and it will 

 soon be desolate, in spite of the gardener's 

 care. Meanwhile, keep the beds neat by 

 the timely removal of decaying foliage, and 

 keep the grass and gravel walks clean and 

 smooth by frequent rolling. Plants to be 

 taken up and potted should be attended to 

 immediately, or at least protected during 

 the night, for fear of sudden frosts. 



Herbaceous Plants. The herbaceous 

 ground will now require a thorough clean- 

 ing. Cut down t'le stalks of plants done 

 blooming, and see to the support of the 

 few things still in flower, as the Michael- 



