280 GREEN-HOUSE — OF TAKING IN, ETC. [_Oetoher. 



be four-eigliths loam, two- eighths leaf mould, one-eighth de- 

 composed manure, one-eighth sand, well compounded ; plant 

 in pots from five to seven inches, keep the crown of the bulb 

 above . the surface of the soil, except of the tulip, which 

 should be covered two inches. When these roots are potted, 

 plunge them in the garden about three inches under ground; 

 mark out a space sufficient to contain them ; throw out the 

 earth about four inches deep, place the pots therein, covering 

 them with earth to the above depth, making it in the form 

 of a bed. Leave a trench all round to carry off the rain. 

 By so doing, the bulbs will root strongly, the soil will be 

 kept in a congenial state about them, and they will prove 

 far superior than if done in the common method. Lift them 

 from this bed on the approach of frost, or not later than the 

 second week of December; wash the pots and take them 

 into the green-house. 



OCTOBER. 



OF TAKING IN AND ARRANGING THE PLANTS. 



As observed in the previous month, let the housing of 

 green-house plants now be attended to. Have all in before 

 the eighth of the month, except a few of the half hardy sorts, 

 which may stand until convenient. Begin by taking in all 

 the tallest first, such as Oranges, Lemons^ Myrtles, Oleanders^ 

 &c. Limes ought to be kept in the warmest part of the 

 house, otherwise they will throw their foliage. In arrange- 

 ment, order is necessary to have a good effect ; and in small 

 houses it ought to be neat and regular, placing the tallest 

 behind, and according to their size graduating the others 

 down to the lowest in front. Dispose the different sorts in 

 varied order over the house, making the contrast as striking 

 as possible. Having the surface of the whole as even as 

 practicable, with a few of the most conspicuous for shape and 

 beauty protruding above the mass, which will much improve 

 the general appearance, and greatly add to the effect. All 

 succulents should be put together. In winter they will do 



