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of all kinds, to get strong plants for winter, either to remain out or 
Lave the protection of a frame, or to take up and pot for early bloom- 
ing in the greenhouse. Lovers of the Chinese primula should sow 
now for the next spring. Late planted roses should have plenty of 
water, and the surface mulched, and similar treatment given to 
hollyhocks and chrysanthemums put out last month. Carnations 
and picotees should be staked without delay, and their shoots 
thinned. Part and plant polyanthuses and primroses that have done 
blooming, and give them a rich loam and a shady aspect. Where it 
is intended to have new gravel, it would be advisable to defer it till 
the beds are filled, and the whole garden acquiring its full summer 
gaiety, a coating of fresh gravel then will add much to its fresh and 
bright appearance. 
Greenhouse. — Continue to strike bedding stock for late bloom- 
ing. Fuchsias, geraniums, verbenas, and petunias make beautiful 
specimens for pot-blooming in the autumn, if struck now and kept 
regularly stopped till July. They should not have a high tempera- 
ture, fuchsias especially, which like shade and moisture. Cinerarias 
done blooming should be cut down and planted in rich soil, in a cold 
frame, to furnish offsets for potting. Camellias and azaleas that have 
made their young shoots should have a little more ventilation to pre- 
pare them to go in the open air next month to ripen their wood. 
All growing plants, and especially hard-wooded ones, must be regu- 
larly stopped, and have plenty of air, to insure a sturdy, short-jointed 
growth. Early-flowering pelargoniums out of bloom to be cut in 
and allowed to break before repotting them, and the syringe and 
fumigator kept in use, as may be necessary, to destroy red-spider 
and green-fly. Fire-heat should be dispensed with as much as pos- 
sible, preparatory to clearing and cleaning out the house. 
Stove. — Pines must be shaded on bright days, and the soil about 
them kept regularly moist, and liquid manure used frequently. 
Suckers should be removed as soon as they make their appearance, 
except so far as they may be required for stock. Queens never pro- 
duce good fruit unless the suckers are removed early. Young pines 
for winter fruiting should be in a rather light soil, to prevent excess of 
moisture from stagnating about them. Amines that have their roots in 
inside borders should be liberally supplied with water, and the shoots 
should be tied in, in good time. ATnes in pots will require frequent 
supplies of liquid manure, and stopping of laterals must be attended 
to, to regulate the growth. Red-spider must be kept in check by 
the use of sulphur; and the best method of using it is to paint the 
pipes with a mixture of sulphur, lime, soot, and water. Examine 
the bunches occasionally, and thin them regularly, to promote their 
beauty and the size of the berries. Melons just planted must be 
kept close and warm till the roots get to work, and then a short- 
jointed growth should be encouraged by moderate ventilation and 
abundance of light. Average temperature for pines, 75 ° at night, 
85° to 90° by day ; for general collections, 65° to 70° at night, and 
75° to 85° by day. 
