Calendar of Operations 



late in the Autumn is now in order. This might include Sweet- 

 peas, Poppies, Cornflowers, etc. 



Border Carnations should have their flower-stems tied loosely 

 to neat stakes painted brown or green, and the soil of the beds 

 should be hoed after each watering, never being allowed to crack 

 or become baked. 



Bedding-out of all the tenderer species such as Alternan- 

 thera, Coleus, Cockscomb, Irisine, etc., should be finished this 

 month, cloudy days or the later hours of the afternoon or eve- 

 ning being selected for the work. 



Should the planting of the hardier subjects, such as Pentste- 

 mons, Antirrhinums, Gailardias, Dahlias, Lobelia cardinalis, 

 etc., have been delayed, they must be planted out as early this 

 month as possible; select favorable weather, avoiding cold days 

 or days on which the wind is strong or the sun very hot. Plant 

 them in the evening and give them a thorough watering imme- 

 diately. It is necessary to give the soil a good watering a few 

 hours before starting to plant, and on no account plant out young 

 bedding stock when the soil is at all dry even if it be so only on 

 the surface. 



GREENHOUSE. 



Begonias, started some weeks ago, will now require 

 larger pots; allow two sizes larger where the plants are 

 in vigorous growth ; pot in soil composed of loam, leaf -mold and 

 sharp sand, with a sprinkling of bone-meal or old cow-manure 

 mixed through it for the tuberous section; for the fibrous 

 division of the family, add a little peat to the mixture. 



Give additional pot-room, as required, to all soft-wooded or 

 fine-foliaged plants; also tie, prune or stake as required to keep 

 the plants in good shape. 



Prick off seedlings of Primula sinensis, Cinerarias and Cal- 

 ceolarias in pans or small boxes, planting them in soil composed 

 of leaf-mold and silver-sand with a little fibrous-loam added. 



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