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Camellias should now be again housed; clean, 
surface stir, and top dress. 
Carnations.—Get all the stock potted by the end 
of the month, place in frames close to the glass, 
shade from strong sun. 
Chrysanthemums. — As. the flower-buds appear, 
take off all except the centre bud, leaving not 
more than two bloom-buds on the plants where 
specimen blooms are required ; train the shoots 
on the specimen plants, when the bloom-buds 
are set, water with liquid manure, increasing 
the strength of the liquid from time to time. 
Cinerarias. — Continue as recommended last 
month, and do not let the plants at any time 
become pot-bound, fumigate periodically to pre- 
vent green-fly, and dust the under part of the 
foliage on any appearance of mildew. 
Clumps, need attention, decaying stemscut down, 
tall plants make secure. 
Composts, collect and have in readiness for 
mixing. 
Crocks will be needed in large quantities as pot- 
ting proceeds. 
Cuttings in store pots see to: take, and put in. 
Dahlias are in their glory this month : look to 
seedlings, save none but of real merit. A few 
flowers may be marked and the seed allowed to 
ripen, select only first-rate properties from which 
to take the chance of improvement. 
Epacrises are still better out of doors than in, if 
the weather be genial: flowering sorts should, 
however, be under glass if showing color. 
Ericas —Get into their winter quarters and make 
all clean. 
Frames will now be in full use ; a good layer of 
ashes inside, on which to stand the pots, is 
desirable. 
Fuchsias, let remain dormant ; if early flowering 
specimens be wanted, get some into heat to 
start them. 
Greenhouses may now be considered as fully en- 
gaged; give air in abundance, or premature 
growths, with weakly wood, will be produced. 
Hollyhocks. —Look to the ripening seed, cut down 
spent flower-stalks, protect the plants in hard 
weather if intended to remain; young plants 
_ annually do best. 
fyacinths.—Purchase, pot and plant in borders. 
Lawns require attention at this time. 
Liliums.—Discontinue the manure water as the 
flowers open ; when in flower look that all are 
correct to name. Discontinue water as they 
go out of bloom. 
Inme-water may be given to all pots as before 
directed. 
Pansies.—Prepare beds for planting ; keep young 
stock clean; sow seed; discard all. worthless 
flowering seedlings. 
Paths —Give a good rolling to, so to make even 
and firm ere winter sets in. 
Pelargoniwms.—General attention is now required : 
if any plants are standing about out of doors, 
they should be either put into a greenhouse or 
frame. We prefer the house ; if the plants are left 
out they become soddened with wet, which will 
most likely bring on the spot, and cause the 
plants to look unhealthy through the winter ; 
the plants at this time require but little water 
to keep them in good health—always keep clean 
from green- ee ee It will be well this month to 

get site different soils into a shed, protected 
from heavy rains, ready for the final shift for the 
year; the soil must not be wet when used, but 
moderately dry. The young plants that have 
been struck this season, and not stopped back, 
should be done so now in order to make nice 
bushy plants. 
Piccotees.—After potting a fewdays, close glassing 
is necessary to start the fibres intothe new soil ; 
protect from excessive rains. 
Pinks should all be planted; a few pairs of par- 
ticular or delicate sorts may be potted to fill 
gaps in the beds, at early spring. 
Planis generally, going to rest, need less water. 
Polyanthuses, may yet be parted ; destroy slugs, 
and keep the surface of beds well stirred on dr y 
days. 
Pots.—Obtain a sufficient supply; clean those 
emptied for the season, as also all, before they 
are taken into houses or frames. 
Primulas, pot on as they fill the pots with roots; 
keep clean and remove decaying leaves. 
Ranunculuses—See to the preparation of beds 
for, sow seed. 
Roses.—Cut seed pods out of all plants done 
flowering ; fork plantations of; secure to stakes ; 
add old manure, 
Scillas.—Plant. 
Seed.—Sow of hardy subjects. 
Seedlings.—Plant out such as Pinks, Pansies, &c. 
Snow-drops and similar bulbs, plant. 
Soils, collect, stack, protect, turn. 
Sow such seeds as will stand out the winter. 
Tulips, let each bulb be placed in the boxes as it 
is intended to bloom in the bed next season, 
and then transcribe the name in your tulip-book 
for the coming season; the advantage arising 
from this method is, that the bulbs are in order 
for planting at the right time ; until which shall 
arrive, an occasional look through i is all that is 
needed, in order to ascertain that all is right. 
Should green-fly be anywhere visible, let the 
same be immediately removed. Now is the 
proper time to vigorously set about the prepa- 
ration of beds and soils, for the reception of the 
bulbs at planting time. Get in your off-sets ; 
also early sorts in pots. 
Verbenas.—Put off into thumb pots, or small 
60’s, plants struck last month; where room 
be an object, the first week i in this month 
take cuttings, placing them round a forty- 
eight pot in a light, rich compost, quarter 
sand, keeping the pots close to the glass in 
either a frame or greenhouse; when struck, 
thin out the plants to about eight, to prevent 
their being too crowded. Collect seed. 
Violets.—Plant and pot; old plants will be giving 
flowers. 
Weeds.—Get rid of in paths, beds, or pots. 
LOVE. 

TuatT is the true season of love, when we be- 
lieve that we alone can love; that no one could 
ever have loved so before us; and that no one will 
love in the same way after us.—GOETHE. 
