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mums and Phloxes. Eoses and Azaleas imported from 

 England and Germany, were received in fine order. 28 

 25. 



19th. Put in cuttings of Pelargoniums, Geraniums, 

 Carnations, etc. 18 25. 



20th. Lifted Eoses from the open ground and heeled 

 them in under cover, as we were apprehensive they may 

 yet freeze in the ground, and our potting of Eoses is two 

 weeks later than usual. An experience of over thirty 

 years in the vicinity of New York shows us that we are 

 never absolutely safe from having the ground frozen after 

 November 20th. Hence all lifting of plants from the 

 open ground, digging, or plowing should be finished by 

 this date. 37 39. 



21^. The same. 33 40. 



22d. Eeceived six cases of new plants from London, 

 in fair order; we find this time of the year and March 

 the safest months in which to import. Earlier in the 

 season, the temperature is too high, and in the time in- 

 tervening between November and March there is danger 

 from frost. 32 43. 



23 d. Put in cuttings of Eoses made from ripened 

 wood, and placed them in a cold frame, so sheltered as 

 not to be frozen in winter. But the result from thia 

 method is far less satisfactory than in propagating Eoses 

 from cuttings of the young wood; here we lose an aver- 

 age of fifty per cent., while from the young shoots, if 

 done at the time and in the manner described in the 

 Chapter on Propagation, not even one per cent, need be 

 lost. 39 45. 



25^. The same. 44 49. 



26th. The same. 50 47. 



27th. Cleared the ground of the remaining Eoses and 

 Shrubs, preparatory to plowing up for winter, though 

 rather late. See remarks under 20th inst. 34 43. 



2W. The same as yesterday. 43 48. 



