96 THE FLOWER GARDEN COMPANION. 



ART. 9. August 



Little is required to be done in this month, besides keeping 

 the flower beds and garden clean, tying up plants, cleaning 

 walks, &c., of which I have already spoken. If any bulbous 

 rooted plants, that are to be taken up, still remain in the 

 ground, their removal should no longer be deferred. The 

 inoculation to be done on Hoses, or any choice plants, should 

 be attended to near the end of the month, or as soon as the 

 plants are in a proper condition to be operated upon ; which 

 see, under the head of Inoculation, page 35. Any kinds of 

 annual or perennial plants that have done flowering, and are 

 encumbering their neighbors, may also be taken away or cut 

 down, and the garden should at this time go through a regular 

 hoeing, raking, and cleaning, which is very important at this 

 season, and when neglected is many times the cause of much 

 labor, by weeds over-growing and spoiling the autumnal flow- 

 ering plants. 



AHT. 10. September. 



In the beginning of this month, all kinds of green-house 

 plants intended to be taken up and potted, either for the 

 green-house or rooms, should be attended to. For the man- 

 ner of performing the potting of plants, I refer the reader to 

 that chapter, "on the Management of Green-house Plants." 

 All kinds of annual and biennial flowers may now also be 

 potted, and placed in a situation where they can be partially 

 shaded, in order to encourage their rooting freely in the pots. 

 For a Descriptive List of the best kinds for this purpose, 1 

 refer the reader to articles 1 and 2 in the Appendix. Indeed, 

 any kind of plants intended to be taken into winter quarters, 

 should not be delayed after this time; they are rarely well 

 rooted and prepared for the sudden change. 



There are but few things to be done in the flower garden, 

 that require more practical knowledge, and are less under- 

 stood, than the taking from the ground and preparing plants 

 for winter quarters. In this, I would wish to be understood 



