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arrive. Plants still in bearing should be watered occasionally 

 witb liquid manure. Keep tbe temperature from 70° to 75° 

 at night. If a low temperature is allowed at this season, 

 mildew is sure to attack and destroy them. All symptoms 

 of it should be checked by dusting the affected parts with 

 flower of sulphur. 



Strawberries in Pots. — If former directions have been 

 carried out, these wiU now have well filled their pots with 

 roots ; and should the weather be hot and dry, give them 

 frequent supplies of dung or guano water. It is best to water 

 them in the morning after this season, as the drier they are at 

 night, the less likely are they to be affected with spot in 

 their leaves. Keep them free from runners and weeds, and 

 give them plenty of room. 



OCTOBER. 



Pines. — Suckers potted in August and early part of Sep- 

 tember will now grow freely, and will require to be well 

 aired to prevent their drawing. After the middle of this 

 month range the night temperature from 60° to 65°, according 

 as the nights are cold or mUd. Lower the bottom-heat to from 

 75° to 80°. Should there be any fear of the largest and 

 earliest of them becoming pot-bound before spring, it is 

 better to give them a small shift, and give them a little more 

 room between plants, than to allow them to be cramped in 

 smaU pots. With the decline of sunshine and heat, the 

 amount of moisture, both in the soil and air, requires to be 

 gradually reduced. Succession plants, intended to fruit 

 early next season, vsdll now have well filled their pots with 

 roots, and in other respects be in a well-matured condition, 

 and must be kept in a state of comparative rest for the next 

 three months. Drop the temperature to 60° at night by the 

 end of the month, and the bottom-heat should be propor- 

 tionately low — 75° to 80° is quite sufficient to keep the roots 

 in good condition. When with sun-heat the day temperature 

 exceeds 70°, give air to prevent it rising to an exciting degree. 



