400 Monthly Calendar. 



MONTHLY CALENDAR 



OF 



HORTICULTURE AND FLORICULTURE, 



FOR OCTOBER. 



FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 



Grape Vines in the green-house, or grapery, after the fruit is cut, 

 should be truiimed of all laterals, particularly those near the base of the 

 shoots. If in green-houses, the shoots should be tied up neatly, and all 

 yellow leaves removed as fast as they fall from the vines. A few clus- 

 ters may be kept ou until November; and if the house is kept well aired, 

 and free from dampness, they will remain in good perfection until that 

 time. 



Vines in the open air will need pruning, in order that the fruit may 

 be better ripened. 



Fruit Trees of all kinds may be transplanted towards the latter part 

 of the month. 



Strawberry beds must be kept clear of weeds by frequent hoeings; 

 and where new ones have been made, they must be duly watered in dry 

 weather. 



FLOWER DEPARTMENT. 



Chrysanthemums will now be showing their flower buds, which will 

 come forward rapidly : remove them to the green-house or parlor, where 

 they will be out of danger of the frost. Water them freely as their 

 blossoms expand. 



Camellias will now require to be removed to the green-house; they 

 must not be there crowded together, but have sufficient room for their 

 branches; top dress them with some suitable fresh soil, and wash the 

 pots perfectly clean. 



Geraniums that were struck from cuttings in July, and not yet potted, 

 should have the same done immediately, that they may get better rooted. 



Verbena chamcedrifolia : if plants of this beautiful verbena are 

 wanted for early spring flowering, a few of the lateral runners 

 should be potted in a light and rather sandy compost. They will not 

 flower well during the winter, in an ordinary green-house, but the plants 

 may be preserved until spring. They require the heat of the stove to 

 produce their blossoms. 



Dahlias, after the frost has killed the tops, should have the soil drawn 

 up over the roots, that later and more severe frosts may not injure them. 



Annuals: continue to sow these in the border, as we have before 

 recommended. 



Tulips, Hyacinths, Narcissuses, ^'C. may be planted towards the lat- 

 ter part of the month. 



Tigrtdia pavbnia and conchijlbra, and Amaryllis formosissinia bulbs 

 should be taken up before frost. 



Mignonette plants, from seeds sown last month, should be potted off 

 into small pots, and kept free from dampness. 



Auriculas should be sheltered in a frame or pit : a green-house is too 

 warm for them. 



Carnations, layers of fine sorts, should be potted off into No. 2 pots, 

 three plants in each. 



