394 CALENDAR—SEPTEMBER. 
an east aspect, for planting out in spring, Clarkia pulchella, 
pulchella alba, Gillia capitata, Collomia coccinea, Coreopsis 
tinctoria, Cinothera Jindleyana, roseo-alba, Romanzovii, 
Collinsia verna, grandiflora, bicolor, Eutoca viscida, Lepto- 
siphon densiflorus, Nemophila insignis, Escholtzia califor- 
nica, &c. Sow auricula and primula seeds in pots and 
boxes. Propagate all sorts of herbaceous plants by rooted 
slip; lay chrysanthemums; in the first week take off 
layers of carnations, pink, and pansies. Transplant ever- 
greens in moist weather, about the end of the month; and 
propagate them by layers and cutting. 
SEPTEMBER. 
Kitchen Garden.—Sow a few small salads for late crops; 
lettuce, parsley, and spinach, if not done last month, for 
spring crops. Plant endive and lettuce. If broccoli be 
too strong or tall to withstand the winter, lift them and 
lay them nearly up to the neck in the earth. Lift onions, 
and lay them out to win on a dry border or gravel-walk. 
Lift potatoes and store them. 
Fruit Trees, §c.—Finish the summer pruning and 
training. Assist the maturing of the fruit, and, what is 
equally important, the ripening of the young wood for next 
year, of peaches and nectarines on hot walls, with fires dur- 
ing the day. Gather and lay up in the fruit-room with 
care the autumnal sorts of apples and pears. In the first 
week, plant strawberries for a main crop next season. 
Forcing.—Take care that late crops of melons and 
cucumbers be not injured by damping, from getting too 
much water and too little air’ In the pinery, the usual 
routine of cultivation may be carried on; in the first weck 
take off and pot all strong suckers, if not done in the 
