360 Horticultural Memoranda. 



aired, and every precaution taken to ripen the wood well ; for on 

 this, in a great measure, the excellence of next year's crop depends. 

 Guard against mildew. Pick up and sweep off all dead and decay- 

 ing leaves, and if the vines are in a house where plants are kept, see 

 that no water is spilt in watering the pots. 



Strawberry beds may now be made. The late rains have so thor- 

 oughly moistened the ground, that plants will do better if set out 

 now than if planted two weeks ago: keep the young plants free 

 from weeds, and water if dry weather should take place. 



Raspberry beds may be also made the latter part of the month. 



Peach trees may now be budded with success. 



Trees of all kinds should have attention. Make preparations to 

 guard against the canker worm ; to do this effectually, let the trees 

 be scraped smooth, that there may be no lodging places for the ver- 

 min. 



FLOWER DEPARTMENT, 



Dahlias will now be flowering finely. Keep the branches well 

 tied up to stakes and prune freely, cutting away all large and useless 

 shoots and disbudding the plant of weak and half-formed flower buds. 

 Some of the finest flowers will open this month. September is the 

 season to display the splendor of this flower. 



Geraniums should now be repotted preparatory to their removal 

 to the green-house or parlor. 



Verbenas for keeping through the winter should now be potted. 



Ixias, Sparaxis, and other Cape bulbs, may now be planted. 



Oxalises may be planted this month. 



White lilies may be planted out now. 



Roses, planted out in the border during summer, should now be 

 taken up and potted. 



Camellias should now be looked over; if any need repotting they 

 should be attended to this month. The seeds may be sown as soon 

 as gathered. 



Pansy seed may still be sown, in order to produce fine plants for 

 spring flowering. 



Heliotropes, Alloysias, and other tender plants, placed out in the 

 border, should be taken up and repotted. 



Ericas that need repotting before spring, should be attended to now. 



Mignonette and sweet Jllyssum, planted last month, should now 

 be carefully watered. 



Chrysanthemums should be well watered, giving them occasion- 

 ally liquid manure. 



Pcronies may be removed the latter part of the month. 



Perennial flowering plants may now be removed with safety. 



Chinese primroses should be repotted this month. 



Green-house plants, of all kinds, should be repotted, pruned, and 

 such as need it, tied up to green sticks; the pots should be washed, 

 and prepared for removing to their winter quarters. 



