SEPTEMBEB— FIB8T WEEK. 



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SEPTEMBER. 



JFIEST WEEK. 



GREENHOUSE AND CONSERVATORY. 



Balsams. — Give them a good watering when they 

 show indications of drooping ; but be cautious in water- 

 ing when the least stagnation appears, as saturation will 

 be death to them. 



Bulbs. — Pot Hyacinths and other such bulbs for 

 forcing. When potted, to be placed in a dry, cool situa- 

 tion, as advised in the early part of the month, and 

 covered with some porous material — such as coal ashes, 

 old spent tanner's bark, coarse sand, or any other material 

 that will serve to keep the roots not only cool and un- 

 acted on by atmospheric changes, but which, from being 

 moderately damp, will not abstract moisture from the 

 roots, but keep them uniformly and evenly moistened. 

 The Cape bulbs, if obtained now, may be had in flower 

 at various periods throughout the winter and early spring. 

 Amaryllis Johnsoni, vittata, and many other varieties, are 

 splendid. Ornithogalum, both the white and orange- 

 flowered species, the free-growing species of Ixia, and 

 the varieties of Sparaxis tricolor, are desirable plants 

 that may be easily bloomed by gentle forcing. 



Calceolarias (Herbaceous). — Pot off seedlings into 

 small pots, and keep them close in a frame for some days. 

 Put in cuttings of the best kinds ; they will strike readily 

 in a common frame. 



Chrysanthemums. — They should now be stopped for 

 the last time, to produce a late succession of bloom. 



Climbers. — Be careful to train the shoots, that the 

 trellis or stakes may be furnished and clothed with 

 foliage and flowers from the rim of the pot upwards. 



Fuchsias. — To have a late bloom, cut back about half 

 of the young wood, trimming the plants to handsome 



