AugUSt.] MONTHLY CALENDAR. 383 



Those who may have a number of plants in various sized 

 pots, should provide a few new pots a size larger than the 

 largest in use ; the largest plants being shifted into the nevr 

 pots, leaves the next sized pots for the second-sized plants, 

 and by pursuing this plan of shifting until the whole are 

 done, the smallest pots will be left for such plants as have 

 been propagated in the course of the Summer. 



The shifting of plants requires considerable attention and 1 

 judgment, as some plants, if kept in too large pots, will sus- 

 tain considerable injury : therefore, in such cases, where the 

 fibrous roots have not spread around the pot, nothing more 

 is necessary than to rub off a little of the outside mould, and 

 then to substitute fresh compost for the roots to run in. 



Such plants as may have become pot-bound, and whose 

 roots are matted around the pot, will, in many cases bear 

 reducing. If the matted roots are carefully pared off, and the 

 plants shifted into good fresh compost, they will soon take 

 root, and grow freely : but it will be necessary to prune off 

 all surplus branches of the plants, previous to repotting them, 

 and to shade them for a week or ten days. 



Pieces of tile, or broken pots,' should be laid over the 

 aperture at the bottom of the pots, to enable the surplus 

 moisture to drain off, or the roots will sustain injury. 



The flower beds will need attention this month. Water 

 Dahlias and other choice plants in dry weather ; cut down 

 all decayed flower stalks, as soon as the seed is gathered, 

 and pull up annuals as they cease to flower. 



Plant Oxalises in small pots, 205, and prepare compost 

 for other tender bulbs to be planted in pots next month. 



Rose shrubs, Orange, Lemon trees, &c. &c., should be 

 budded early in this month if not done before. 



FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 



Pursue nil that remains to be done of Summer pruning 

 all trained fruit trees and vines, as in the last two months ; 

 destroy all irregular and unnecessary after-shoots, and 

 train-in a requisite supply of well-situated shoots, for bearers 

 next year. 274 to 304. 



