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OPERATIONS IN THE FLOWER GARDEN FOR AUGUST. 
Azaleas may yet be propagated by cuttings of the young wood, taken off close 
to the plants, and planted in sand under a hand-glass in a shady situation, page 127, 
rules 8 and 9. 
Camellias wanted to flower early, may be brought into the green-house; the 
remainder may stand out of doors till the end of September, or beginning of 
October, page 33. 
Carnations may be layered or raised from cuttings taken off at the third joint, 
and planted under a hand-glass. Transplant seedlings six inches apart, in light 
rich earth, page 69. 
Calceolarias, intended to flower late in the autumn, should now have the 
branches cut down to within an inch of the soil, and be top-dressed. Cuttings may 
also still be put in with success. 
Chimonanthus fragrans may now be increased by layers ; cuttings of the 
young wood will also grow if planted in sand under a bell-glass, and the pot be 
plunged in a little heat. 
Cyclamen persicum should be turned out of the pots in which they flowered, 
and planted in an open but sheltered border. 
Dahlia cuttings may yet be put in with success, page 105, rule 17. The 
old plants will also require staking, page 106, rule 27. 
Green-house Plants of most sorts may still be propagated by cuttings. 
Mignonette, to stand the winter in pots, should be sown about the middle of 
the month in light, sandy, maiden soil, perfectly free from dung. 
Orange and Lemon Stocks may be budded if not previously done ; and 
cuttings may also be put in, page 91, rules 6 — 10. 
Pinks may yet be propagated by pipings planted under a hand-glass, if a suffi- 
cient quantity be not put in, page 67. 
Ranunculuses should be taken up, if not previously done, and spread in a dry, 
airy, situation to prepare them for laying by, page 42. Those planted last month 
will flower about the middle of September. Also plant some now in pots to flower 
in midwinter in the green-house. 
Rose Trees of most sorts may still be budded ; but the China varieties do the 
best if budded early in the season, page 142, rules 27 — 38. 
Rockets when out of flower, cut down the stems nearly to the ground to induce 
shoots to grow for cuttings. 
Tigridia pavonia. — Seedlings which were transplanted on a hot-bed, and fully 
exposed to the air last month, will begin to die down ; when this is the case, take 
up the roots, and lay them in an airy situation to dry. When dry put them in 
paper bags, and lay them out of the reach of frost during winter, page 85. 
Violets may still be propagated by dividing the roots, and cuttings, page 115. 
