SEPTEMBER. 



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STlUWBERPdES, 



This is a good time to plant strawberries. Dung, 

 dig, and rake, some good ground — lay it off in beds 

 about four feet wide, separated by alleys about twenty 

 inches wide. From beds that bear well, take strong, 

 joung runner plants of this year's growth, with good 

 roots ; trim the roots, and plant three or four rows 

 on each bed, lengthways, placing the plants about six- 

 teen inches apart in the rows — close the earth about 

 each plant, and water them lightly, immediately. A 

 loamy soil answers best for strawberries, and moist 

 weather is the best for planting. Wild strawberries 

 may be planted in shady places, but the others thrive 

 best in open situations. The alpine everlasting profic 

 is a very productive strawberry. Pine apples. Chili 

 scarlet, and hautboy, are also very good strawberries; 

 the first kind will continue bearing till Christmas, if 

 protected by glasses. 



CARNATIOJVS. 



Those that were layed last month must be planted 

 this, in pots, or nursery beds, in w^arm situations; 

 layers that have been planted must be watered in dry 

 weather, and kept free from weeds. 



AURICULAS. 



Those that were fresh earthed last month, must 

 be watered occasionally, and if any that required the 

 earth to be refreshed, were neglected last month, 

 they may now be earthed. 



PERENMALS AND BIEXMALS, 



Perennials and biennials that were sown in springs 

 or early in summer, may be planted this month, as co- 

 lumbines pinks, wallflowers, stock July flowers, &c. 

 ^uch as have been pricked into nursery beds, may 

 fee transplanted, with a ball of «arth takea up r©^* 



