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CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS FOR OCTOBER. 
CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS FOR OCTOBER. 
FRUIT AND VEGETABLE DEPARTMENT. 
Glass. 
Cherries, Figs, Peaches, and Vines in pots or tubs 
intended for forcing early, should now be examined, and 
top dressed or shifted, if found necessary. 
Grapes for use during the winter should be supplied 
with plenty of air, and a little fire for an hour or two 
every day when the weather is damp, but no heat should 
remain in the flues at night. Cut away all decaying 
berries from the bunches ; and all superfluous lateral 
wood from the vines. 
Peach Houses and Vineries, for the earliest forcing, 
should now be prepared for operations, so that no delay 
may be occasioned next month. Cover the vine borders 
with a thick coat of litter or half-rotted manure. 
Pineries. Fruiting plants must have a lively heat 
kept up, about 70° or 80° with sun, by day, and 65° 
by night, with a moist atmosphere, and a moderate cir- 
culation of air. The successions may be kept cooler, 
with more air and less moisture. 
0]pen Air. 
Asparagus beds may be cleaned, cutting off the 
haulm, covering the surface with a good coat of manure 
and a fair sprinkling of salt, to be washed in by the 
winter rains. 
Cauliflowers, sown in August, should be planted in 
frames or under hand glasses, or be potted in 5-inch 
pots, and sheltered in pits. 
Celery should be earthed fully during this month, 
or the frosts will soon rupture the stalks. 
Endive and Lettuce tie up to blanche; and not 
later than the middle of the month plant a quantity of 
the latter, which were sown in August, on a warm well- 
manured border. It is a good plan, also, in the northern 
parts of the country, to prick out a quantity in frames 
and pits ; these are sure to stand the winter securely. 
Cabbages should also be planted out in the begin- 
ning of the month for spring use. 
Gather Apples, Pears, &c., and house them before 
they are injured by frosts, and lay them thinly in the 
fruit room. 
Planting Fruit Trees, trenching unoccupied 
quarters, removing worn-out soil, and renewing with 
fresh maiden loam from a pasture, are amongst the 
numerous engagements of this month. 
FLOWER DEPARTMENT. 
Glass. 
Conservatory and Greenhouse. Camellias, Chinese 
Primroses, Cinerarias, Chrysanthemums, Cyclamens, 
Lachenalias, Tree Violets, and many other things will now 
be coming into full bloom. The Camellias and Chry- 
santhemums will be benefitted by a moderate supply of 
weak liquid manure, and supply all the inmates of this 
department with a very liberal supply of light and air. 
Be careful that nothing is over-crowded; it is better not 
to allow one plant to touch another if possible, but in 
most places this can scarcely be expected. Gradually 
diminish the supply of water, so as not to overcharge the 
plants during the torpid season. 
Orchid House and Stove. Cypripedium insigne and 
venustum, Phaius grandifolius, and Stenorynchus spe- 
ciosus, and many others will soon exhibit their blossoms; 
give them the usual heat and moisture. All those kinds 
requiring repose at this time of the year, place in a lower 
temperature, and withhold moisture as the plants ripen. 
Euphorbias, Gesneras, Plumbago rosea, and many other 
stove plants coming into bloom, should be supplied with 
the requisites for their encouragement. Roses in pots, 
Weigela rosea, and other plants in pots for forcing, may 
be introduced to a gradual warmth towards the end, 
but must have plenty of air, and a good supply of water 
at the roots. 
Open Air. 
Alterations may now be carried on expeditiously, 
Shrubs and Ornamental Trees planted any time after 
the middle. Bulbs for early flowering should be 
got in as quickly as possible. Mowing, cleaning, hoeing 
tender stock, hitherto in the flower beds, and well rolling 
lawns, are among the chief things at this season. 
NURSERY AND FOREST DEPARTMENT. 
Acorns collect and sow, drain land, trench, and 
otherwise prepare for forming plantations. 
