280 GREEN-HOUSE — OF TAKING IN, ETC. {October. 
be four-eighths loam, two-eighths leaf mould, one-eighth de- 
composed manure, one-eighth sand, well compounded ; plant 
in pots from five to seven inches, keep the crown of the bulb 
above the surface of the soil, except of the tulip, which 
should be covered two inches. When these roots are potted, 
plunge them in the garden about three inches under ground ; 
mark out a space sufficient to contain them ; throw out the 
earth about four inches deep, place the pots therein, covering 
them with earth to the above depth, making it in the form 
of a bed. Leave a trench all round to carry off the rain. 
By so doing, the bulbs will root strongly, the soil will be 
kept in a congenial state about them, and they will prove 
far superior than if done in the common method. Lift them 
from this bed on the approach of frost, or not later than the 
second week of December ; wash the pots and take them into 
the green-house. 
OCTOBER. 
OF TAKING IN AND ARRANGING THE PLANTS. 
As observed in the previous month, let the housing of 
green-house plants now be attended to. Have all in before 
the eighth of the month, except a few of the half-hardy sorts, 
which may stand until convenient. Begin by taking in all 
the tallest first, such as Oranges, Lemons, Myrtles, Oleanders, 
&c. Limes ought to be kept in the warmest part of the 
house, otherwise they will throw their foliage. In arrange- 
ment, order is necessary to have a good effect ; and in small 
houses it ought to be neat and regular, placing the tallest 
behind, and according to their size graduating the others 
down to the lowest in front. Dispose the different sorts in 
varied order over the house, making the contrast as striking 
as possible. Having the surface of the whole as even as 
practicable, with a few of the most conspicuous for shape and 
beauty protruding above the mass, which will much improve 
the general appearance, and greatly add to the effect. All 
succulents should be put together. In winter they will do 
