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ered Beds of struck Pink pipings may be formed, or they should be potted where they are 
•ant to form plants for forcing.! 
Layering and budding of all shrubs, trees, or plants, that can be increased by such agency, 
'ist be properly regarded. More things, probably, are in a lit state to layer at this season than 
'any other ; and this should be borne in mind. . 
Increase of shrubs, plants, &c., by whichever of the many ways of propagation it is effected, 
elves more considerations than may be imagined. For instance.it sometimes occurs that a 
rticular shrub or specimen plant would be greatly improved if its dimensions were enlarged ; 
d some of the methods of propagation may be called in to effect such an object, without additional 
mbers of the plants operated upon being produced. But the principal matter brought under 
‘ention by proceeding to propagate is the merits of the various plants about to be propagated. 
’ ^vantage of giving these considerations their due share of attention will be obvious to almost 
erv one • and such considerations are the more worthy of attentive regard, because every season 
multitude of things are forced into notice which have little beyond novelty to recommend them. 
In nearly all departments of the garden the principal general work, at this time of year, is of a 
utine character. Everything should be done in each to develop and maintain its several 
^Growing plants, to whichever class they belong, must have due attention ; so also must those 
bich have matured, or are maturing, their growth. Autumn and winter-flowering things will 
ell repay whatever care and trouble is taken with them. They are an important item amongst 
ie objects of the culturists’ care at this season. Various annuals help to create a very effective 
splay’in autumn, both as pot plants and in the open ground ; they should have due attention 
'Ingathering, and the care and preservation of bulbous or tuberous-rooted things, is a matter 
• some importance henceforth for the remainder of the season, and must not be neglected. 
Insects h. this month are very numerous ; every place teems ; turn which way we will our 
ath is beset with millions of living creatures ; and this year especially, Boses and many other 
lants have severely suffered by the attack of the more injurious Persons who are very imper- 
,ctly acquainted with the habits of these little creatures, are liable to consider every insect met 
■ithin a garden in the light of a depredator: this is far from being the case, some are quite 
■nocuous, and may be considered as ornaments ; others, although they attack our garden-plants, 
leir depredations are too trifling to notice. The following are a few of those most active amongst 
owering plants during this month : — T ^ 
Pep^Moth (BisL Marius).- This moth is double-brooded ; the first appearing in June, 
nd the second in September. The eggs of the June brood are hatched in July, and continue 
jeding until the last week of the present month, when they go into the pupae state, burying them- 
elves in the ground, and the perfect moths appear about the beginning of September The eggs 
f the autumn brood are laid on the stems of the Rose trees, and there remain until the fol owing 
pring, and are hatched about the time of the expansion of the leaves. By the middle of May 
hey are an inch long, and shortly afterwards go into the puprn state, the moth appearing about the 
beginning, or towards the middle of June. . . T 
The caterpillars are greyish brown, with a faint red line down the centre of the back n 
ome seasons they are numerous ; but as they feed only on the Rose leaves in the season of luxu- 
iant growth, the injury occasioned by them is trifling. The perfect moth measures when the 
rings are exuded, an inch-and-a-half ; all the wings are dirty white, clouded with pale ash, and 
hickly spotted over the whole insect with black, whence the name epper o. 
Barred Yellow Moth (Zwpalyce fulvata).- This beautiful little moth appears ^ June,^ 
nay be caught in abundance now by beating the Bose bushes. The caterpillar is greenish yellow, 
rith a white mark, bordered by a darker one on each side. It feeds voraciously on the leaves of 
he Rose trees, but does not appear to attack the buds. The parent lays her eggs in July, and the 
■aterpillars, which are this month feeding in considerable quantities, will be full fed early m iSep- 
ember, and wfll then enter into the pupm state, burying themselves m the ground, and forming 
irown cocoons. The perfect moths appear the following June. The wings measure, when expanded 
■bout an inch across First pair, tawny yellow, with a deep broad band across the centre ; second 
oair, pale dull yellow, with darker margins. 
