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October. — Bulbs are potted to be forced when well 

 rooted ; wallflower is transplanted to its blooming quarters ; 

 clirysantlxemums are brought in, and celery is earthed up. 

 Vacant plots of ground can be made ready for winter by 

 digging and manuring. 



November. — Some bulbs can be planted out in the open ; 

 plants ready for forcing are brought in. Cucumbers for 

 an early crop are sown now, and mustard and cress are 

 sown weekly. The glass and brickwork of the houses are 

 thoroughly cleaned. When weather permits, the pruning 

 of fruit-trees and bushes is carried on in this and the other 

 winter months. Chrysanthemums are bunched and packed 

 for market. 



December. — ^Rhubarb is brought in for forcing ; vines 

 are pruned, and peach-trees trained. 



In bad weather, work is carried on in the glass-houses 

 or the potting-shed, or the time is allowed for study. 



ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, GLASNEVIN, DUBLIN, 

 IRELAND 



F. W. Moore, Esq., Director of the above gardens, is kind 

 enough to admit two ladies as students in horticulture. 

 No fees are charged, and there is no remuneration of any 

 sort given. There is no syllabus, as the students work 

 under the immediate direction of Mr. Moore. They obtain 

 a thorough knowledge of general garden practice. Cross 

 pollination, collecting seeds, fruit pruning, and all kinds 

 of work, both indoors and out-of-doors, is taught. It is 

 not possible to obtain a more general gardening experience 

 than is given here. All lectures are free. The places are 



