480 Horticultural Operations for October. 



Heaths will require to be protected from severe frosts : a frame is the 

 best place to keep all the small sorts, as they do far better than when re- 

 moved to the house, unless they can go on to a shelf near the glass. Such 

 as are coming into bloora should be neatly staked up. 



Cinerarias, potted in August, may now have another shift into larger- 

 sized pots : keep in a frame till cool weather. 



Cuttings of Verbenas, Petunias, Salvias, &c., should now be put 

 in for a spring stock for bedding out. 



Chinese Primroses may have a shift now into large pots, if not done 

 last month. 



Amaryllis Belladonna, and other sorts, should now be encouraged to 

 make a fine growth, in order to have them form good flower buds. 



Nemophila, Schizanthus, and any other annuals for winter flowering, 

 should now be planted. 



Mignonette in pots should be removed to the greenhouse. 



Neapolitan Violets should be potted now, and protected from frost. 



Cyclamens should be repotted soon. 



Gladioluses of the spring flowering kinds should be potted this month. 



Gloxinias, done flowering, should be placed away on a dry shelf. 



Gesnera zebrina, and other late flowering sorts, should now be repot- 

 ted and placed in the warmest part of the house. 



Heliotropes, for winter blooming, should now be repotted, using good 

 rich soil. 



Monthly Carnations should be repotted. 



Pansies and Daisies, for flowering in the greenhouse, should now be 

 taken up and potted. 



Greenhouse Plants of all kinds should be put in good order before re- 

 moving to the house, repotting all that need it and top-dressing others. 



FLOWER GARDEN AND SHRUBBERY. 



Carnations and Picotees should now be put into frames for the winter, 

 or be reset in their flowering beds and carefully protected. 



White Lilies should now be planted. 



Dahlias should be taken up before severe frosts. 



Gladiolus, Amaryllis, &c., should be taken up. 



Pansy Seeds may yet be sown for new beds. New plantations may also 

 be made by dividing the roots. 



Hollyhocks, Sweet Williams, Bluebells, Foxglove, and similar plants, 

 raised from seed, should now be set out in their flowering beds. 



Peonies, of the herbaceous sorts, may now be safely transplanted. 



Hyacinths and Tulips may be planted this month. 



Herbaceous Plants of all kinds may be taken up, divided, and reset 

 this month. 



Attend to the lawn and shrubbery : keep all tlie fivlling leaves raked up, 

 and the walks neat and clean : take advantage of any leisure time to prune 

 any shrubs which require it, and prepare any ground intended for planting 

 this fall. 



