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way, from wet chiefly, but also from cold. 
This applies to the free flowering kinds, such 
as the species of Epiphyllum and Cereus ; the 
Melon-Cacti are not so frequently placed out 
doors. 
Winterflomering Plants of all kinds should 
now meet with especial attention. Have the 
blossom-buds removed incessantly even yet, 
so that none of the energies of the plants may 
be expended on the development of flowers 
before they are actually required. They re- 
quire to be well sheltered in a frame, that is, 
protected from all rain and cold, but allowed 
plenty of free air, by tilting up the sashes, or 
removing them entirely when the weather is 
mild. 
Chrysanthemums. — These are the chief of 
autumnal flowers, and plants will be required 
for decorating not only this house, but also the 
conservatory and the other green-houses. If 
they are grown in pots, and are not yet placed 
in their blooming ones, this should be done. 
If they are planted out. they must now be 
taken up and potted ; in doing this some care 
is necessary that the plants are not checked, 
nor the leaves turned yellow ; they must be 
taken up with as much earth and roots as pos- 
sible, potted comfortably in pots of sufficient 
size, placed in some sheltered, shady situation, 
and well supplied with water : if this is done, 
they will not suffer much. For a supply of 
dwarf plants, the tops of the blooming shoots 
may either be layered or planted as cuttings ; 
these are very useful for decorative purposes. 
Chrysanthemums must be well watered, to 
keep the leaves fresh and green ; they are 
benefited by clear manure water once in two 
or three waterings. The shoots should not 
be topped later than the middle of this month, 
unless it is done for the chance of throwing a 
few very late blooms. 
. Primulas. — Repot these in succession, so 
as to furnish blooming plants through the 
winter. It is a good plan not to bestow much 
pains on those which have not thrown flowers; 
for by attending to this, the very best varieties 
may be selected ; and as these plants vary 
very much when raised from seed, it is worth 
attending to. There is scarcely a flower in 
which the advantage of saving seeds only 
from those which bloom in good " strain " is 
more apparent in the progeny than in this. 
Dutch Bulbs. — These ought to be pur- 
chased and potted this month. Independently 
of the advantage of securing the finest bulbs, 
there is no comparison between early and late 
planted ones. In the former case, they get 
thoroughly established, the roots being nume- 
rous and active before they are excited. In 
the latter case, the growth of leaves gets 
excited before there are many roots formed to 
meet the demand. In potting, place the top 
of the roots about le\ el with the top of the 
pots; and after potting, plunge them in a 
sheltered, dry-bottomed place, four or six 
inches deep, in old tan or coal ashes, or some 
similar porous material. 
Cape Bulbs, if not potted last month, 
should be got in now, and the pots set on 
some of the shelves in the green-house. Water 
them with moderation until they begin to 
grow. It is a good plan to lay some moss, 
just damped, on the surface, to keep it from 
drying, and thus prevent much of the neces- 
sity of applying water. 
Mignonette. — Sow a good batch in five- 
inch pots, in light sandy loam, and let them 
stand in a frame with plenty of air for some 
time : by and by they must be removed to the 
green-house. Thin out the young plants, so 
that they stand in a circle, about an inch and 
a half apart, near the edge of the pot. 
Neapolitan Violets. — Early in the month 
get these potted into pots corresponding with 
the size of the plants ; they may be kept 
during winter in a frame well protected in 
cold weather, or set in the front of the green- 
house. 
Young Plants of various kinds will require 
a good deal of attention in watering ; too 
much must not be given to make them gross, 
or they will be liable to die off in the winter. 
The medium course in this case, as in many 
others, is much the best. 
Heath-House. — Ericas. — Preparation 
must be made for getting the Heaths housed, 
adopting the principle above explained, namely, 
to commence with the most delicate and the 
small plants, leaving the more robust kinds 
for a later opportunity. A frame will answer 
for these; but as the frames will perhaps be 
multifariously occupied, it will be as well to 
occupy this house at once. For some time 
after the house is thus occupied— this depend- 
ing, of course, on the state of the weather — it 
should stand as perfectly open at the side as 
possible, in order that the plants ma}' benefit 
by thorough and free ventilation. The pro- 
tection they require is not from the out-door 
temperature yet, but from the rains which often 
occur at this season. Once for all, it may be 
remarked that the state of the season in this 
respect — that is, whether wet or dry — will 
make nearly a month difference in the time 
that the plants will require protecting. A fine 
mild autumn is as congenial to green-house 
plants as any period of the summer ; how- 
ever, if ever so fine, the delicate kinds ought 
not to be trusted out after the latter end of this 
month, for the change sometimes is sudden, 
and the period then brings its own peculiar 
labours. 
Watering. — The most important practical 
operation we shall have to notice for some 
