Sept.] THE GREEN-HOUSE. 507 
as in the preceding months, the chill occasioned by it and the cold- 
ness of the nights, would change the colour of the foliage, from a 
fine green to a yellowish cast, whereby much of their beauty would 
be lost, as well as the plants themselves in some degree injured. 
If any are in want of larger pots or tubs, they may be shifted 
in the beginning of this month, but on no account defer it later, 
that the plants may have time to strike some fresh roots before winter. 
And if, in consequence of a bad state of health, any had been plant- 
ed in baskets in the borders as recommended in page 427, they 
must, early in this month, be taken up and re-potted; observing to 
take them up carefully, to trim off the wide extended roots, cut the 
baskets away, and plant them with the entire balls in the pots or 
tubs destined for their reception; after which give them water and 
place them in some shady warm situation, till the time for housing 
them. 
Any young Green house plants, raised this or last year from 
seeds, slips, cuttings, or suckers, and that are growing too close 
together in pots, &c. should, if well rooted, be transplanted in the 
early part of this month into pots, singly, and be immediately- 
watered and placed in the shade for a week or two; or of such as 
are very small, two, three, or more, may be planted in a pot, and 
treated in like manner. But those that have been raised from slips 
or cuttings and that are not well rooted, and consequently not much 
advanced in top growth, should be suffered to remain in their pre- 
sent pots till spring or autumn next. 
Any Green-house plants propagated in the open ground, or in 
beds during the course of the summer, should be taken up in 
the first week of this month, with balls of earth, potted and treated 
as above. 
About the middle of this month you should plant your Ixiasj 
Walchendorfias, Oxalises, Gladioluses, Watsonias, Cyanellas, 
Babianas, Tritonias, Massonias, Melasphoerulas, Antholizas, Mo- 
reas, Lapeyrousias, Lachenalias, iVIelanthiums, Geissorhizas, with 
all the other different kinds of the more tender bulbs, either obtain- 
ed from the Cape of Good Hope, or elsewhere; especially such of 
them as shew the least disposition to produce fibres from the rootsj 
for if kept out of the ground much longer, after this appearance^ 
they would be greatly injured thereby. 
The proper compost for the generality of the above kinds, is one 
half rich fresh loam, one half bog earth, or earth of rotten leaves, and 
a small portion of drift or river sand. 
They are to be planted in pots, from one to five roots in each, 
a greater number if very small, and covered about an inch deep; the 
pots are then to be placed in the Green-House windows and to get 
but very little water till the foliage appear above ground, and even 
after, it is to be but sparingly administered, for too much moistur* 
would infallibly rot the bulbs. 
Towards the end of the month take into the Green-house all your 
iucculent and other tender plants, such as Stapelias, Cactuses, 
Aloes, Cycas revoluta, Agaves, &c. and place them in front near 
the windows where they can have the benefit of the sun and air.^ 
