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be safe ; bouse tender subjects that are likely to suffer from 

 wind and raiu. Pot a few bulbs for early bloom. Ornitbo- 

 galum, lacbenalia, ixia, and sparaxis force well, and narcissus 

 bulbocodium will be useful if kept in ordinary greenhouse tem- 

 perature for early bloom. 



October. — House at once whatever is to be wintered under 

 glass. K.emove the shading, give plenty of air, and whenever 

 green fly or thrips appear, resort to eflectual methods at once, 

 and much future annoyance will be saved. Plants that are to 

 bloom during the winter should have the best place as to 

 warmth. Grive plenty of air, day and night, and remove the 

 shading, so as to let in all the sunshine that can be bad. Avoid 

 making up fires ; but when it becomes necessary to do so, 

 make a brisk fire, so as to dry the house and promote a current 

 of air ; otherwise, push nothing into growth more than may 

 be needful to ensure vigorous health and plenty of stamina. 

 Chrysanthemums will now keep the bouse gay for a while, 

 and, as they go off, fuchsias and geraniums, from summer 

 cuttings, may be got into bloom by giving the plants good 

 places and shelter from draughts. If mildew appears, use 

 flower of sulphur ; for green fly, tobacco smoke. If aphides 

 get possession of the tender crowns of cinerarias and fairy 

 roses, and smoke fails to dislodge them, turn the plants upside- 

 down into weak tobacco-water, and then lay them on their 

 sides, and syringe them well with soft tepid water. 



NoYEMBER. — There is great danger of overcrowding the 

 plants newly housed, owing to the numbers that are propa- 

 gated during summer. It would be better even to destroy 

 surplus stock than to spoil a whole collection by cramming too 

 many plants into a limited space. Grive plenty of air, but 

 guard against sudden night frosts. Withhold water as much 

 as possible, to induce a state of rest in the plants, but allow 

 nothing to get dust-dry, for that is an injury to the tender 

 roots, on which the plant has to depend in a great measure to 

 sustain itself. The first frost is generally severe ; if by acci- 

 dent any plants get caught by it, keep them shaded, and occa- 

 sionally sprinkled with cold water, but remove the shade as 

 soon as they show signs of recovery. Fuchsias, late-struck 

 geraniums, salvias, camellias, begonias, and chrysanthemums 

 will now contribute greatly to the gaiety of the conservatory. 



