DIARY OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAE. 311 



. Cut back and top dressed Verbenas, to induce 

 healthy growth of cuttings. See chapter on Verbena. 

 70 74. 



31st. Cut down stock Heliotropes and put in the cut- 

 tings. 70 74. 



SEPTEMBER 



1st. Potted off cuttings of new Bouvardias that were 

 put in on the 13th instant, only about one-half of which 

 have rooted, owing to too high a temperature. 72 80. 



2d. Shifted Roses thus early, so that they may become 

 Bufficiently rooted iu the pots to force for winter flowers. 

 65 70. 



3d. Cut back Petunias, shrubby Calceolarias, etc., to 

 produce young shoots for cuttings, which they will do by 

 the end of the month. The hard growth of the flowering 

 ehoots, or even the ordinary growth of the blind shoots 

 made in summer, is too hard for the purpose. See the 

 necessary condition of the cutting in chapter on Propaga- 

 tion. 56 60. 



4ih. Continued to stir up the surface of the Rose 

 benches, 50 61. 



5tk. Lifted and potted Bouvardias from the open 

 ground and placed them against a north wall outdoors. 

 Careful attention is necessary in shading and watering 

 until they begin to root. 55 58. 



7th. The same. 64 62. 



8th. Put in cuttings of Mrs. Pollock and other Golden 

 tricolored Geraniums in propagating house. The propa- 

 gation of all classes of Geraniums will be continued 

 from the plants growing outdoors, from now to the end 

 of the month. The plants of such as are wanted for stock 

 are lifted and potted, as soon as cut down for cuttings, 

 60 61. 



