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planted it would be advisable to do a part of it now ; 

 but we give the preference to April, which see for di- 

 rections. 



GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. 



When the plantings of bulbs, &c. are finished, every 

 part of the garden should have a thorough cleaning. 

 All annual flowers will have passed the season of their 

 beauty ; therefore, remove the decayed flower stems or 

 haulm, and trim off the borders. Dig all vacant ground, 

 especially that intended to be planted with shrubs in 

 the ensuing spring, which ought to be dug from one to 

 two feet deep. Roses delight in a deep light soil. 



OCTOBER. 



Have a stage or stages, as described last month, in 

 the situations where they are intended to remain all win- 

 ter ; place the plants on them from the first to the eighth 

 of this month, beginning with the tallest on the top, gra- 

 duating to the bottom. It is desirable to place flats or 

 saucers under each, to prevent the water from falling 

 to the floor, and the water should be emptied from the 



