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THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 
we sometimes have about that time are very hurtful to them, if 
accompanied with a low temperature ; and when we get October 
here, we are never secure from a few degrees of frost. The after 
management will be to give water liberallji to those most forward in 
blooming, to assist them in swelling their buds ; those which do not 
show an inclination to flower until the spring, must have water more 
sparingly. Keep the syringe or garden-engine plied freely amongst 
those that are not in flower at least twice a-week, as a fine glossy 
foliage is not only more healthy, but more sightly than leaves covered 
with smut and dirt. 
WINTEE-TLOWERING CARNATIONS. 
BX THOMAS TEUSSLEE, EDMONTON', N. 
HE tree or perpetual flowering Carnations are rather 
more difiicult to manage than a few other things, but 
their flowers are so useful during the winter season, 
that a few should be grown wherever proper accommo- 
dation can be provided for them. 
Eor their successful cultivation, a house, the temperature of 
which is intermediate between that of the greenhouse and plant- 
stove, is necessary. Sufficient warmth must be afibrded them to 
maintain a steady growth, but they do well in company with the 
Cyclamens and Bouvardias. In the greenhouse the warmth is not 
sufficient to maintain a steady growth, and unless they are kept in 
a progressive state, it will be of little use to expect many flowers, 
and, moreover, a danger will exist of their being attacked with 
mildew during the early part of the winter. The plants from which 
the flowers are to be obtained should be strong and well-rooted by 
the time they are started, and, if not already done, the strongest 
plants in five-inch pots should be at once transferred to pots two 
sizes larger, and placed in a warm sheltered position. Strong 
plants in three-inch pots may also be repotted. If this is done at 
once, they will be in good condition for producing an abundance of 
flowers. They succeed most satisfactorily in mellow turfy loam, 
broken up moderately, and then incorporated with a liberal pro- 
portion of sand and a moderate quantity of decayed manure. It is 
essential to have the pots well drained, to prevent the soil becoming 
sour, and the roots injured in consequence. 
An open position out-of-doors, with the roots plunged in coal- 
ashes or some light material, is preferable for the summer quarters ; 
and they should be taken indoors early in the autumn, so as not to 
expose them too freely to the autumnal rains. When first taken 
indoors, a light and airy position is the most desirable, and the 
assistance of artificial heat will not be necessary, until the second 
or third week in October. After this period the temperature should 
be maintained at 60° by day and 55° by night. 
