THE FLOWER GARDEN. 
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Fuchsias, &c, as distinguished from annuals, 
which do not last long — will be growing and 
flowering to perfection ; and if they were 
potted at once into their full-sized pots, as 
recommended some time since, there will be 
little to do for them, but to keep them well 
supplied with water, which is very essential. 
As soon as the pots begin to get full of 
roots, give the plants at every alternate 
watering* some diluted clear manure water. 
Do not use saucers for the pots ; it is better 
to let the superfluous water drain away. 
"When any of the annual plants get past their 
prime, remove them (for they soon get shabby) 
and bring others into their places. Let 
the creepers be well supplied with water — 
manure water occasionally, as above, — and 
keep the shoots tied to whatever support is 
adopted ; but not too regularly to make them 
look formal and stiff. Much of the beauty 
and effect of climbing plants are dependent on 
this air of graceful negligence, in the distri- 
bution of their branches. Ferns must be 
placed on the shady side of the house, and 
must be kept cool. 
THE ROSE GARDEN. 
The budding, which may go on two or 
three months in some seasons, may be con- 
tinued till you have done all : the operation 
of-buddino- on China and some other sinooth- 
wooded stocks, either in pots or out of doors, 
may be done several months in the open air, 
and pretty nearly all the year in houses. 
Most of the tender kinds are of this sort, and 
are, when new or rare, propagated at any 
period ; but as all the smaller kinds strike 
freely from cuttings, they are not worth the 
trouble of budding when they become moder- 
ately plentiful. Cuttings may be put in at 
any time of the year, and almost every month 
may be struck, potted off. or shifted, according 
to what they may in their different stages 
require. Of the budding operation we have 
already given an account ; and so long as the 
stocks keep in order, so long may all sorts be 
propagated. Seedlings may be planted out, 
it" they are large enough, from the seed-pans; 
and those already in beds must be kept clear 
from weeds, and be liberally watered, if the 
weather be dry. There must be still a vigi- 
lant look-out for the stock shoots and suckers, 
for at this period of the season it is incredible 
the rapid growth they will make at the ex- 
pense of the head of the Rose. Roses on 
their own bottoms are likely to throw up 
suckers ; these should he removed with a bit 
of the root, and be planted out in some bed or 
border, for they will make good plants ; but if 
the bloom is over, and you care not for the 
main plant, the suckers may be left on till the 
» Or, do not U'l v. iter stand in tli '.m. 
autumn, and be removed when the wood is ripe, 
as they will be less checked by the removal., 
'They should then be pruned down to four or 
six eyes, and in the spring they can be cut 
down to two. It is not safe to cut too close 
in autumn pruning, because the winter frosts 
and changes frequently cause the stems to die 
down an eye or two, and this would be fatal, 
if they were pruned in the autumn, as close 
as they ought to be left. All Noisette and 
constantly-growing Roses require occasional 
pruning during their growth; the branches 
which have flowered should be cut back, 
and unless seed is wanted, all decayed blooms 
should be cut off. The rule for cutting back, 
is to prune down to a strong shoot, or a pro- 
minent bud, for the new growth keeps pro- 
ducing flowers in a'.l the smooth-wooded and 
China kinds ; the perpetuals should be cut 
back to a bud, when the flower of any branch 
is done with. 
FLOTV^If GARDEN. 
Anemones. — Take up the roots of any choice 
varieties that remain in the ground, as soon 
as the leaves have died away, and dry them 
carefully in the shade, previously to storing 
them away. 
American shrubs. — Where it is desirable to 
propagate any of these plants, it may now be 
done by layers, or by cuttings. Remove the 
seed-pods as soon as they begin to form them- 
selves ; or, what is better, remove the flower- 
stems as soon as the flowers have faded. 
Annuals sown in the open ground, or in 
beds, may be transplanted, as required, for 
filling up the borders. Remove them with 
good lumps of earth about their roots, and do 
it either in the evening or in dull or showery 
weather ; slightly shade them for a day or two, 
if they require it, and give them good water- 
ings. When annuals are to be left to flower 
T/here sown, let them be well thinned out 
while small, or they will crowd and spoil each 
other : a lew may be sown to flower late. 
Arboretum.'!. — This is a good time of the 
year to see that all the names attached to the 
trees and shrubs about the lawns and shrub- 
berries — which excite much more interest 
when named than otherwise — are correct ; 
and, where they are not so, the corrections 
should be made. 
Auriculas. — Renew the surface of the soil, 
and remove the dead leaves ; be very careful 
in watering, that the roots get a due supply : 
the leaves will sometimes throw olTall the water 
that might be supposed to reach the plant. 
Biennials may lie transplanted, as directed 
for perennials, if enough advanced. 
Box-edgings, that were not clipped in the 
spring, may be done now. Uo not let them 
get lo i large. They may be planted at any 
