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October or early in November. Chrysanthemums re- 

 quire plenty of water, and twice a week manure water, 

 but not a drop of the latter should touch the leaves ; 

 if fine flowers are required, thin out the buds. See 

 to tying. Auriculas. Look over the whole stock, 

 stir the surface of the soil in the pots, and remove 

 dead leaves. If any leaves are damaged, turn the 

 plants upside down, and search for insects. If any 

 green fly are visible, shake some dry silver sand 

 amongst them, blow it out with force, and the vermin 

 will be carried away. Pansies may now be planted 

 for early flowering ; seedlings, if from a good strain, 

 make a very effective bed ; water occasionally should 

 the weather prove dry. Hollyhocks should be cut 

 down as soon as they cease to^be ornamental. If 

 there are any good shoots at the base, they may be 

 taken off and potted and put into frames ; they will 

 root in time. Any pods of seeds that can be gathered 

 should be put into dry earthen pans and placed in a 

 dry, sunny place to perfect their ripening. The seeds 

 are usually damp and soft for some time after they 

 appear ripe. Roses may be propagated now by in*- 

 serting cuttings in a bed of light soil in a frame or pit, 

 but a more certain wav will be to prepare the cut- 

 tings and insert them in damp sand in a shady place, 

 and keep them frequently sprinkled with water until 

 they harden, then pot and plunge them into a gentle 

 bottom heat ; see that the Autumn flowering varieties 

 do not suffer for the want of water. 



Propagate all sorts of bedding stuff that will be 

 wanted for next season as fast as possible. As soon 

 as cuttings are rooted pot them oif, keep them in a 

 close frame for a week or ten days, and then expose 

 them to the weather for a short time before housing 

 them for the Winter. Hardy annuals may still be 

 sown to keep over the Winter. We named the best 

 sorts last month, and may now repeat that all the 



