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produced. Look over all the seedlings, and 
cut out all the thin spindley shoots, leaving 
the strong branches the full length to go 
through the winter at any rate, for it will be 
quite soon enough to prune the principal 
branches in the spring. If it be a dry month 
it will be necessary to water all planted-out 
young roses ; the larger ones being established, 
will take their chance, — indeed their roots willi 
be far out of the influence of wet and dry, 
but the seedlings and young plants in or out 
of pots will be found with but shallow roots, 
and fibres near the surface, requiring occa- 
sional refreshing with water, or they would | 
flag. If any of them have smoot'i bark and 
are like the China roses in habit, they will be 
better in pots of rich mould and under the 
protection of a cold frame, because they may 
keep growing all the winter and perhaps bloom 
before the spring. Look well to former di- 
rections. 
WINDOW GARDENING. 
The interior alone must not now be looked to 
for flowers. If there is a green-house, a plant 
or two from time to time may be taken from 
thence ; or if there is not this convenience, the 
flower market must be resorted to. Occasion- 
ally some of the Geraniums or Fuchsias, that 
have been blooming during the summer out- 
side, will not be out of bloom, and in this case 
they may be removed inside until their bloom 
is past. They must have all the light possible, 
and be regularly, but only moderately, watered. 
Plant-vases. — In addition to Moss-vases, 
which have been already recommended as 
very interesting objects for the winter, some 
of larger dimensions, of which the annexed is 
an example, might be provided for growing 
some ot the smaller and more beautiful of the 
Ferns, either native or exotic. The engraving 
represents a flat table about two feet six inches 
or three feet wide, below the level of which 
provision is made for the roots, and on which 
an ornamental dome like glass, two feet in 
diameter, is placed for the purpose of protect- 
ing the other parts of the plants. 
Geraniums, and other similar plants which 
it is desired to preserve through the winter, 
must be kept inside at night, and. exposed 
only in fine weather during the day. When 
they are taken in, manage to give them suffi- 
