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middle of last month ; the remainder may be taken off at 

 the end of the month, and planted in old tan in a frame or 

 pit prepared for that purpose : in this way they will be 

 found to keep much better over the winter, and to be better 

 supplied with roots than if they had been potted, which 

 ought never to be done after this season. Expel damp, 

 and assist the ripening of late crops of grapes and peaches 

 with fires during the day. Prune early grape-vines and 

 peaches. 



Green-house, Conservatory, fyc, All repairs of paint- 

 ing or glazing ought to be finished by the first week, as 

 many plants will require to be taken into the houses by the 

 20th of the month ; in ordinary seasons comparatively few 

 green-house plants can be trusted in the open air after this 

 period. Pelargoniums and half-hardy green-house plants 

 may be kept in frames or in sheltered situations until the 

 end of October. Pot hyacinths, polyanthus narcissus, and 

 tulips for forcing. The same attention must be given to 

 the propagation of half-hardy green-house plants (see Feb- 

 ruary), as directed for last month. Remove stage auriculas 

 to the winter frames about the middle of the month ; also 

 tender alpine plants, keeping the glass-frame shut in wet 

 weather. Early in this month replace in the stove all 

 succulents that may have been kept in the green-house or 

 in the open air during the summer months. 



Flower Garden, Sfc. Sow in the beginning of this 

 month all half-hardy annuals stated for last month, if not 

 done at that time. Sow also the different species of 

 primula, and the seeds of all such plants, for, if sown in 

 spring, they seldom come up the same season, but if sown 

 in September or October, they vegetate readily in the suc- 

 ceeding spring. Continue the propagation of herbaceous 

 plants, taking off the layers of carnations, pinks, and pan- 



