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THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 
As they never root deep, an excavation of two feet deep is plenty in 
the making of a bed. Bulbs of all kinds to be planted in beds and 
borders. Pot hyacinths in succession, so as to prolong the season 
of blooming. Carnations and picotees not yet rooted from layers 
must be taken off the stools and planted under hand-glasses; those 
with a few root fibres may be potted ; having begun to root, they 
will soon gain strength. Border cloves may be propagated to any 
extent from cuttings in spring. 
Pleasuhe-geound aud Shrubbeey. — Deciduous trees may be 
planted now ad lib. No occasion to wait for the falling of the leaf ; 
never mind if they are as green as in July, take them up, and dispose 
of them as required ; the shift will do them more good than harm. 
Fruit-trees, roses, forest trees, ornamental shrubs, and all such 
things, may be ordered in from the nurseries, and planted at once ; 
and from this date every day gained is a real gain for the future 
well-doing of the trees, which will begin to make roots directly, for 
the ground is now warm, but from this time will get cooler every 
day, and the longer planting is delayed the longer will the trees 
require to make more new roots, on which their vigour next season 
will depend. Never plant while the ground is in a sodden state ; if 
it does not crumble freely, wait a bit ; meanwhile lay the trees in by 
the heels to prevent injury to their roots by sunshine and drying 
winds. Evergreen shrubs will move now better than in spring ; the 
earth is warm and the air moist, and they will make fresh roots at 
once. Tl]is is the best time of the whole year to make alterations in 
shrubberies and wildernesses. Not the least occasion to wait for 
trees to be quite at rest before moving them ; the fact is, if they are 
still growing, and are to be lifted, the sooner they are lifted the 
better, if only to put a stop to their activities. Hollies will move 
now with safety, as will aucubas, laurels, thujas, and all kinds of 
conifers. Extraordinary pains are taken to keep the root balls of 
trees intact in the process of transplanting, which we are firmly con- 
vinced are needless. In fact, we would always prefer to shake the 
earth ofi' the roots entirely, sooner than plant any tree with a com- 
plete ball. The reasons v. hy, we cannot make room for in this 
space, but the reminder may be useful to planters who, from past 
experience, have doubts about the value of keeping masses of earth 
about the roots in transplanting. AVhen stripped bare, and every 
fibre exposed, a tree must be planted with much more care than 
when lifted with a ball by a machine, and dropped into a hole, 
and that extra care is a gain and an argumenu for the better 
practice. 
Gbeenhottse. — Ericas can be better wintered in a pit than in 
the greenhouse. It is certainly best to let them taste as little as 
possible of fire-heat, though they must be kept safe from frost. A 
damp, still air, especially if a little warmed to suit the growth of 
soft-wooded plants, is most injurious to these nearly hardy aud 
free-natured plants. Water only on fine days, and then as early as 
possible ; keep the plants hardy, and if they get three or four 
degrees of frost on them, they will take no harm if kept dark till 
thawed. The result of such treatment will be short joints and a fine 
