Nov.] 



THE FLOWER GARDEN. 



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hoeing and raking in dry days. But, when walks become 

 very much overgrown with these plants, it is better to dig 

 them up, and thereby present a new surface, which should be 

 rolled down soon after the operation of turning the gravel is 

 performed. 



PLANTING BULBOUS-ROOTED PLANTS. 



Such of these as were not planted last month should now be 

 done, and those which were planted, upon the appearance of 

 frost should be covered over with straw, or with canvas, or 

 mats, suspended on hoops, over the beds : or, the beds may 

 now be entirely covered, three or four inches thick, with saw- 

 dust, which may remain on them till all danger of severe frosts 

 is over, or until the plants are beginning to be too much 

 drawn by it, when it may be cleared off a little round each 

 plant, so as to admit air sufficient to prevent the plant from 

 being drawn up weak. 



PLANTING HERBACEOUS PLANTS. 



Most of the hardy and more common herbaceous plants 

 may now be planted, either from the reserve-garden or from 

 such plants as may have overgi'own their prescribed limits, 

 and are in want of being reduced in size. Plants, planted at 

 this season, will flower much stronger than those which are 

 not planted till spring. 



POTTING HERBACEOUS PLANTS FOR FORCING. 



ISuch herbaceous plants as are intended to be forced for the 

 drawing-room, should now be potted. As was observed in 

 potting shrubs for a similar purpose, pots as small as possible 

 should be used, and dependance placed upon a sufficient sup- 

 ply of water for their nourishment. 



ALPINE PLANTS IN POTS. 



If any of the Alpine plants in pots have not been pl?.ced in 

 their winter-quarters, that should now be done, to prevent the 



