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Pot off Carnations, Picotees, and the finest Pinks, and 

 place them where the frost, snow, or rain will not injure 

 them during the winter. Roses, Arbor Vitaes, and most 

 deciduous trees and shrubs can be removed without dan- 

 ger after the 25th of this month. 



Labels should now be prepared for Dahlias, and secure- 

 ly fixed to every one as you take them up, to prevent any 

 mistake. Take up tender bulbs on the first appearance of 

 frost, and place them in an airy room to dry. Remove all 

 decayed flower stems, and keep your beds as neat as pos- 

 sible ; dead leaves should be kept by themselves, to be 

 converted into manure for pot plants. Whatever was re- 

 commended last month is also applicable to this ; for some- 

 times the season is much later one year than another, and 

 the whole management must be regulated accordingly. 



It would not be amiss to get a load of maiden soil, and 

 mix a small portion of old manure with it, to stand all the 

 winter exposed to the weather, turning it over occasionally 

 to mellow. It is excellent for potting off plants in the 

 spring, and much advantage would be gained in making 

 your plants grow more freely and luxuriantly. 



THE PARLOR. 



In housing Camellias, great care should be taken tc 

 regulate the heat of the room ; for too much dry heat will 

 cause the flower buds to blast. Where the atmosphere is 

 arid it will be found impossible for those plants to succeed. 

 As the Camellia is rather hardy, and will bear considerable 

 frost, a room that is kept a little above the freezing point 

 will be found most congenial. Much uniformity is re- 



