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THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE 
shrubbery or hedgerows, and forget them ; they will in time remind 
you of their existence, and supply you with welcome garlands of 
brightjind fragrant dowers. 
REMINDERS FOR GARDEN WORK IN SEPTEMBER. 
L T RICULAS must be picked over and relieved of their decayed stalks 
and yellow leaves, and at the end of the month be placed in their 
regular winter pit or frame, have but little wet, and all the air they 
can. 
Plants in the borders that are to be saved in pots should now 
be removed, and for want of better accommodation, dig a pit deep enough to 
hold them, and cover it over with boards ; remove all you can to the dwelling- 
house. 
Carnations and Picottees. — Where the layers are struck, they should be 
cut off and potted in 48-sized pots, one pair in each, in fresh sandy rich loam, 
but no dung ; nothing equals the top spit of a meadow or pasture with the turf 
rotted in it, but every bit should go through the hand, to make sure there is 
neither wireworm nor grub ; in cutting of!' the layer, the portion attached to the 
plant should be cut off at a joint ; the pots must be one-third full of crocks, to 
make the drainage clear. 
Bulbs. — This month may be said to be the beginning of bulb planting for 
early bloom ; and all the soft kinds, such as lilies, crown imperials, etc., must be 
but a short time out of the ground. 
Calceolabias are propagated by offsets and cuttings. Offsets should now be 
taken from the plants and potted ; cuttings which have been struck should also 
be potted into single pots. 
China, and Tea-scented, and most of the smooth-barked kinds of Roses may 
be cut in, and the cuttings will strike by only keeping them in the greenhouse, or 
under a hand-glass, or in a pit free from frost through the winter. 
Dahlias, as before, only towards the end of the month earth them up well to 
keep the frost from the roots. 
Tendeb Greenhouse Plants must be housed in many situations before the 
month is out, therefore see that all broken glass of pits, lights, hand-glasses, and 
greenhouses is mended, and all repositories of plants are cleared previous to 
removing the plants into them. 
Hardy Annuals which shed their seed in profusion, and produce plants 
which stand the winter well, have induced many to make this month a season 
for sowing all kinds ; and if they are well up and established before the winter 
sets in, many will stand well and form a double season with those sown in spring. 
Fruit must be gathered in dry weather, and if possible, when the sun is 
powerful ; it makes a remarkable difference in the period of their keeping. 
Potatoes that are ripe may be taken up and stored ; they are always ripe 
when the haulm is decayed. They may be stored in a dry cellar covered over 
with straw, or in pits covered over with straw and mould. 
TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Double Petunias. — Kilgobbin, Limerick . — It is probable that you treat your 
Petunias too well ; rich soils do not agree with them ; and it is also probable 
that you give them too much w r ater after the flowering season. The plants should 
be wintered in a dry, airy house, always safe from frost, and with no more water 
than just sufficient to keep them green until spring returns. 
Pelargonium: Leaves. — A. E. M., West Cowes .— Your plants are evidently 
suffering from the ravages of some insect. Have you tried fumigation or forcible 
syringing ? 
