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SEPTEMBER. 



All the seed that can be saved up to the middle of this 

 month, from the first of August, should be sown as often as 

 a sufficient quantity can be got together; but we recommend 

 all that can be procured after that time (and there may be a 

 considerable quantity) should stand over till April, and sown 

 in pans, as before directed. 



If pansies are grown successively on the same spot, a part 

 of the soil should be removed, so as to introduce a good quan- 

 tity of fresh earth. The best for this purpose will be the top 

 spit of a meadow that has been laid up some time. Take 

 care that it is free from wireworms, and commence at once, 

 that the beds may be well prepared to receive the plants next 

 month. (See instructions for March.) 



Put in a liberal quantity of cuttings of good kinds at this 

 time ; place them in pots, and continue so to do for six weeks 

 to come if a large increase is desired. Choose the young side 

 shoots from healthy plants. 



OCTOBER 



Is the principal month for planting, and the sooner in the 

 month it is done the better. Many defer it until November, 

 but we should prefer the last week of September to the first 

 week of November, because, if well established now, many 

 advantages will follow. Full directions for preparing the 

 beds, planting, &c., have been given in our previous papers. 

 Choose healthy, vigorous plants, and not too large. Place a 

 number in small pots for wintering, in cold frames; of the 

 less valuable kinds, six or eight, in pots of a large size, will 

 winter well, and take less room. 



NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 



Is a quiet time with pansies. Those in pots should not be 

 exposed to heavy rain ; and those who have a number of 

 small glasses will do well to place them over their best plants 

 during a very wet time. Tilt the glasses on one side with a 

 small flower-pot to prevent the plants from drawing. (See 

 practice for January, to prepare for winter.) 



CONCLUDING REMARKS. 



We have been requested to state the best plans for keeping 

 down insects. The greatest enemies to the pansy are the 



