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OPERATIONS FOR SEPTEMBER. 
rich mould, and be found suitable to the purposes of the gardener in pot culture. 
Let one part (say a handful) of pure maiden loam, or the earth of decayed couch, 
harrowed from a loamy field, be thoroughly blended with equal quantities of the 
soil from decayed leaves of two years old, and perfectly reduced horse or sheep 
dung ; let these be turned three or four times during the winter months, and they 
will form an uniform homogeneous mass ; the practised gardener will readily render 
this compost more or less light by the additions of a little more loam, or of pure 
silver sand. 
In our future articles upon the propagation and management of plants, we pro- 
pose to abide by the opinions which are expressed above, and always to employ 
those terms that we recommend to others ; thus we shall have made the attempt at 
least to remove difficulties, and to introduce simplicity and uniformity of expression, 
for nothing tends more directly to confuse and mislead than the adoption of words, 
which, to say the best of them, convey a doubtful meaning. 
OPERATIONS IN THE FLOWER GARDEN FOR 
SEPTEMBER. 
Anemones, now planted in frames, will flower in January and February. 
Gather the seeds of single ones as they ripen, and sow them immediately either in 
pans and boxes, or upon beds of light soil. Vol. II. page 19. 
Annuals of several kinds now sown in pots, and protected through the winter 
in a frame, will flower early in the spring. Vol. I. page 20. 
Calochortus. — The leaves now having died down, take up the bulbs and treat 
them after the manner of tulips. Vol. I. page 175. 
Chrysanthemums in pots, intended to flower in the greenhouse next Novem- 
ber, must be regularly watered with a mixture of soap suds and manure water once 
or twice a week. And all those that require potting should be attended to in this 
particular early in this month. Vol. I. page 187- j 
Gardenia. — Cuttings of the G. radicans may be put in towards the end, and j 
those of the G.Jlorida which were struck in spring, and have been kept in a hot- 
bed frame, may now be removed to the greenhouse. Vol. I. page 227. 
Gladioli. — At the end of the month take up the bulbs of these plants, and 
replant them in fresh soil. After potting, place them in a cool frame, where they 
can be sheltered from rains, &c. Vol. I. page 97* 
Petunia violacea. — Cuttings of the plant may now be planted in pots to 
supply the flower borders next spring. These, when struck, must be sheltered in a 
frame or cold greenhouse. Vol. I. page 7« 
Rockets. — May now be propagated by cuttings, as recommended. Vol. I. j 
page 108. I 
Verbena melindres, and other species, should still be propagated by cuttings, | 
for young plants to furnish the borders next spring. Vol. I. page 1 73. | 
Viola tricolor. — Still continue to sow the seeds as soon as gathered. Trans- 
plant those previously sown, which are large enough for the purpose. Vol. I. 
page 116. 
