360 Horticultural Memoranda for September. 



Strawberry beds may yet be made, and the plants Avill do well next 

 season. Plants for forcing should be potted immediately. 



Raspberry vines may be transplanted toward the latter part of the 

 month. 



Currant and gooseberry bushes may be also set out with good suc- 

 cess. 



FLOWER DEPARTMENT. 



Dahlias will reqnire watering if the weather continues dry; mulch- 

 ing at the roots, with old coarse manure, as recommended in our last, 

 will have a good eifect upon the blooms. 



Roses may yet be budded: repot plants for the green-house or parlor. 



Pinks may still be increased by pipings. 



Chinese primroses should be repotted this nionth. 



Cactuses of all kinds may be propagated successfully this month: 

 repot old ])]ants needing it at this time. 



Hydrangeas may still be propagated. 



Annuals, such as schizanthuses, &c., sown last month, should be re- 

 potted off" into small pots, one in each. Now is a good time to sow 

 hardy annuals, to be kept in frames during winter, to flower early in the 

 spring. 



Lilies, of various kinds, should be immediately taken up and reset. 



Verbena chamcedrifolia : plants intended for keeping through the win- 

 ter should now be potted, in very light soil. 



Oxalises: the winter flowering species should now be potted. 



Guernsetj lilies should now be repotted. 



Fuchsia cuttings may now be put in with success. 



Camellias should be syringed frequently : those plants with great quan- 

 tities of buds will produce finer flowers if part of them are taken off". 



Perennial flowering plants may be separated and transplanted with 

 success. 



Bulbs of many kinds may be set out the latter part of the month. 



Pmonies may now be removed with safety. 



Green-house and parlor plants o? all kinds should be repotted early 

 this month, in order that they may get well rooted before cold weather. 

 Roses, &c. which are now in the ground, if wanted for the green-house, 

 should be immediately repotted. Plants for forcing should be potted. 



VEGETABLE DEPARTMENT. 



Winter spinach should be immediately sown. 

 Lettuces should be planted immediately. 

 Cauliflowers, for spring use, should be set out in frames. 

 Celery plants should be well earthed up. 



Cucumber seeds, to produce fruit at Christmas, should now be planted 

 on a light hot-bed. 



