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Hollyhocks may now be propagated from cuttings. Now is a good time 

 to put in cuttings of Ivy, Euonymus, Laurels, Aucuba, and other hardy 

 evergreens. Plant Anemones, Ranunculuses, and Dutch bulbs, such as 

 Narcissus, Hyacinths, Crocus, Snowdrops, &c. Dahlias should now be 

 relifted and stored, as also should Cannas, Gladioli, &c. Sow seeds of 

 hardy annuals intended for early spring blooming. Carefully gather the 

 seeds of all choice flowers and shrubs. Besides evergreens, mostly all the 

 Pine tribe are fit for planting out this month, and planting of two-year 

 seedling or bedded Scotch Firs into nursery rows may be done advanta- 

 geously. Prepare ground for young plantations, draining, fencing, and 

 making pits for the plants. Gather tree-seeds ; the following, amongst 

 others, should be ripe this month, and are best sown as soon as possible 

 after being gathered viz., Horse and Spanish Chestnuts, Walnuts, and 

 Oaks. Kinds that would suffer by spring frosts, such as Beech, Maples, 

 &c., should be kept till sowing-time in February or March. 



Plant and Fruit Houses. If not already done, this is a good time to 

 see after stocks for all kinds of shrubs, both hardy and tender, which are 

 to be grafted under glass during the ensuing winter and spring. Azaleas, 

 Tea- Roses, Camellias, Epiphyllums, &c., may be grafted in heat, as also 

 may choice or variegated forms of Ivy, Aralias, &c. Look after old, rare, 

 and distinct species or varieties of florists' flowers, and stove or greenhouse 

 plants for propagating or hybridising purposes in the spring. Propagating 

 operations in the open air will now be nearly suspended ; but in the genial 

 heat of the stove or propagating-house cuttings may be rooted, seeds sown, 

 or grafting operations performed almost as successfully as at any other 



NOVEMBER. 



Kitchen and Hardy-Fruit Garden. Beans and Peas may be sown on a 

 warm sheltered border. Mustard and Cress, Radishes and Lettuce, may 

 also be sown in a heated frame. Look after stocks for all kinds of hardy 

 fruits to be grafted in the spring. Sow French Beans and Peas in heat. 

 Plant early Potatoes in pots or frames. Insert cuttings of bush fruits, if 

 not done last month. In pruning fruit-trees, save the best of the amputated 

 shoots for scions. Cuttings of Quince, Paradise, and Doucin Apples may 

 now be put in for stocks where this mode of multiplication is preferred to 

 layers. 



Flower- Garden and Shrubbery. Little is to be done in the way of pro- 

 pagating outside, except it be by lifting and dividing hardy perennials and 

 bulbs during fine mild weather. Brier-roots may still be dug up from woods 

 and hedges for stocks. Shrubberies, game coverts, and young plantations 

 generally, should now be planted, and all such work pushed forward 

 vigorously. All kinds of forest and ornamental trees and shrubs will 

 now be fit for transplanting ; the most successful results have usually re- 

 warded early planting. A good time to begin to remove Lime-tree and 

 other layers from the stools, also to lay the young shoots. If not already 

 done, finish sowing of Haws, and if possible sow all Chestnuts, Oaks, 

 Hazels, and suchlike. Put in Holly, Privet, and other cuttings. 



Plant and Fruit Houses. During the dull weather but little can be 

 done in seed-sowing, but grafting may now be proceeded with in the case 

 of Camellias, Aucubas, Conifers, and Roses. Azaleas may also now 

 be worked on stocks of A. Phcenicea or other robust variety. Choice 

 Ixoras may now be grafted on stocks of commoner kinds. 



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