440 Tlorticullural Memoranda. 



Slraivherry beds should be attended to, and kept clear of weeds. 

 New beds, ])laiited late, may have a very light protection of leaves 

 on the approach of cold weather. 



Raspberry plants should be prepared for laying down the latter 

 part of the month. 



Currant and Gooseberry bushes may be transplanted now with 

 safety. 



Fruit trees of all kinds may be removed with good success this 

 month. 



Peach trees or grape vines in pots should be removed to the cellar 

 the latter part of the month. 



FLOWER DEPARTMENT. 



Dahlia roots not yet taken up should be attended to immediately. 



Tulips and hyacinths, if not already planted, may be set out any 

 time this month with good success. Hyacinth bulbs may be put into 

 pots, and placed in frames, where they may remain till January, 

 when they may be removed to the parlor. 



Pctonies may yet be removed with safety. 



Carnations and picotees should be placed in frames, for protection 

 from severe frosts. 



Azaleas should be sparingly watered now. 



Chinese primroses may be repotted now. 



Stock gillijiowers should be protected in frames, or removed to the 

 green-house. 



Camellias will now be swelling their buds, and should be liberally 

 watered. Sow the seeds, if not done before. 



Roses wanted for forcing, should be taken up and potted. Many 

 of the half hardy kinds growing in the open border, should be cov- 

 ered u[) the latter part of the month. 



Dwarf rocket larkspur, candytuft, clarkia, and other hardy annual 

 seeds, should be planted this month. 



Ericas should be carefully watered, and stand in an airy situation 

 near the glass, if possible. 



Oxalises may yet be potted for a successional crop of flowers. 



Crocuses, narcissuses, lilies, and all kinds of hardy bulbs, may be 

 planted out during November. 



Verbenas, and all similar half hardy plants, may be kept in fine 

 condition in dry frames, protected from the frost by a banking of 

 earth, and a covering of straw or leaves over the top. Dahlia roots 

 keep well in this way. 



Geraniums, which have grown strong, may now be shifted into 

 the next sized pots. 



Chrysanthemums, after they have done flowering, should be re- 

 moved to a frame or the cellar. 



Mignonette, in pots, should now be placed on a shelf in the green- 

 house, near the glass, or removed to the parlor; being careful not to 

 give water too freely. 



Cactuses, to flower well in the spring, should now have a situation 

 in the green-house in a cool j)lace, as near the glass as possible, and 

 receive only small supplies of water, once or twice a week. 



