SEPTEMBER — THIRD WEEK". 



external air will cause them to be kept close. Water to be 

 liberally supplied when they are first taken into the house, 

 as the dry boards on which they may stand, or the 

 elevated situation and free circulation of air will occa- 

 sion a more frequent want of that element than when 

 they stood on the moist earth. However, by no means go 

 to the extreme, but give it only when evidently necessary. 



Azaleas. — Plants that have set their blooms to be 

 removed to the greenhouse ; but the late kinds to remain 

 in heat until their growth is matured and the bloom set. 

 If a few are required to bloom at Christmas, or a little 

 after, they should be kept in heat until the bloom-buds 

 have swelled to a good size, when they will require but 

 very little forcing to start them into bloom. 



Bulbs. — Procure and pot them as soon as possible, 

 as much of the success of early forcing depends upon 

 early potting. 



Camellias.— Treat them as advised for Azaleas. 



Heaths. — Look sharply after mildew, as plants that 

 have been growing freely in a shady situation in the open 

 air, and are in a rather succulent state when taken in- 

 doors, are liable to be attacked by this pest, which should 

 be removed on its first appearance by an application of 

 sulphur. 



stove and orchid-house. 



Commence a gradual reduction of the temperature in 

 correspondence with the decline of external heat; by 

 such means the plants will be better prepared to with- 

 stand the gloom and other vicissitudes of the winter season. 



Begonias. — Encourage the different kinds for winter 

 flowering by shifting them, if necessary, into larger pots. 

 They succeed best in a compost of half leaf mould and 

 half loam. They grow luxuriantly in a soil composed 

 entirely of decayed vegetable matter ; but in that they 

 are liable to rot off at the base of the stem. 



forcing-houses. 



Figs. — Trees in tubs or pots still bearing to be assisted 

 with a little liquid manure when dry. Withhold water 

 gradually from the borders, to induce an early, but not a 

 too premature, ripeness of the wood and an early rest. 



Peaches. — The flues of the early house may now be 



