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GARDENING CALENDAR FOR SEPTEMBER. 
but be sure the mass of soil, technically " the 
ball," gets thoroughly moistened whenever it 
is necessary. In hot dry weather the supply 
must still be liberal, but not so liberal as to 
start any plants which may have set their 
growth. 
Potting. — Shift or repot whatever plants 
may require it, but most of the hard-wooded 
plants will stand over till the spring. Ex- 
amine the roots of all that have been exposed 
during summer, before they are staged, and 
see that the drainage is in an efficient state ; 
slightly stir the surface, and add a small coat- 
ing of soil to render the plants neat, and also 
to exterminate moss and weeds. 
Soils. — Make use of fine weather to com- 
plete good supplies of the different earths 
required, and ridge or stack them up so as to 
be well exposed to frost, but not spread about 
too widely so as to be washed by every shower. 
Dressing. — Stake and tie up all plants as 
they are brought into the house, and renew 
rotten or defaced tallies. Remove all faded 
flowers or decaying leaves, and keep every- 
thing scrupulously clean. 
Insects. — Examine the plants carefully, 
and remove all scale, white bug, green fly, or 
other insects by which they may be attacked, 
previously to staging them ; and, if necessary, 
keep the worst in one group, or a separate 
house, so as to have them the more thoroughly 
under command. 
Aloes, and other succulents, should be pro- 
tected from wet, and the smaller and tenderer 
kinds should be removed to a light and airy 
part of the house. 
Agaves, and large succulents, should be 
allowed to dry gradually by reducing the 
supply of water, and protecting them from 
rains, but need not be housed yet. 
Alstromerias should be kept perfectly at 
rest after their foliage dies down, but not so 
dry as to shrivel up the tubers. 
Annuals. — Pot off such as were sown last 
month, or collect self sown plants from the 
open borders, and keep them in frames or pits ; 
sow more of the choice sorts for a succession. 
Azaleas. — House the young plants, and 
such as are wanted first in flower, but keep 
them very cool and airy. The others should 
be protected from heavy rains, but all should 
be carefully and thoroughly watered. 
Calceolarias. — Keep cool at the root by a 
liberal supply of water, and give them an 
airy situation ; shift such as may require it. 
Camellias. — House these towards the mid- 
dle or end of the month, giving plenty of air 
day and night. Place the forwardest plants 
in a rather warmer situation. "Water regu- 
larly and carefully. 
Cafe Bulbs, as ixias, gladiolus, &c, should 
still be kept dry, unless any of them should 
show signs of growth, when they should be 
immediately potted, and placed in the coolest 
part of the house, and very sparingly supplied 
with water at first. Keep the others dry, if 
possible until the spring. 
Cephalotus folUcularis (New Holland 
pitcher-plant). — If this has been placed out of 
doors, or in a comparatively cool place, it 
should now be returned to a warmer place, 
and kept regularly damp, with a glass over it. 
Cinerarias. — Continue to propagate, if 
necessary, and shift such as require it : allow 
some to grow away for early flowering, and 
keep the others stopped in, to form large 
bushy plants. 
Chrysanthemums. — Potup layers, and make 
fresh ones of the points of the shoots, so as to 
form dwarf small plants. Cuttings three or 
four inches long may also be struck for the 
same purpose. Shift such as are growing in 
pots into those they are to bloom in, and do 
not stop the shoots after the middle of the 
month. Water liberally, using manure water 
occasionally. 
Crassulas, and allied plants, as semper- 
vivum, should be housed, and very sparingly 
watered. Keep them near the light. 
Cyclamens. — Re-pot the early flowering 
sorts, and keep them in a cool airy place, 
giving very little water for some time. 
Epacris. — House these plants, giving all 
air possible day and night, and watering 
regularly and carefully. 
Ericas. — Get all of these, especially the 
smaller and more delicate kinds, under cover; 
examine the roots very carefully, and give air 
day and night. "Water cautiously, but the 
roots must never be dry The side sashes 
should not be closed, except against strong 
winds or beating rains. If any of the plants 
show signs of mildew, they should be placed 
apart in a pit or frame by themselves, and 
dusted with sulphur ; or other means taken to 
get them clean before they are again placed 
with the rest. 
Fuchsias. — Continue to regulate such as are 
still in a growing and flowering state, assist- 
ing them with manure water occasionally. 
Plants wanted to flower early next year should 
be gradually dried off, and got into a state of 
rest for two or three months, especially those 
with very fleshy or tuberous roots. 
Gompholobiums and slender creepers should 
be housed before any heavy rains, in a 
light airy situation, and should be watered 
very carefully. Continue to regulate the 
shoots of such as are still in a growing state. 
Harvorthias, Apicras, Sfc. should be housed 
by the middle of the month, or earlier if wet 
weather : place them in a dry airy situation, 
and water sparingly, gradually reducing the 
quantity. 
