GARDEN HINTS FOR AMATEURS. ([P. ' 
another season ; hut the propagation of Pelargoniums, choice Verbenas, Petunias, &c., must be com- 
menced at once, so that the plants may become strong and healthy before the dull season sets in. 
Attend to training the plants, so as to get the beds regularly covered, and pinch out the leading shoots 
of the Petunias every week. You will thus get them dwarf and strong, the beds will be thick of 
branches, and consequently less liable to be injured by the wind than when they are allowed to grow 
wildly. Where weak-growing Verbenas and other plants are blooming profusely, it will be necessary 
to support them with liquid manure, taking care to give the beds a good soaking. Roses, where they 
have been attended to, are blooming splendidly ; do not forget to water, more especially the 
Bourbon and other autumn blooming kinds. 
Among florists' flowers, Pinks will be in full beauty, and Carnations and Picotees will be coming 
in. Pinks are now fit for piping, and the others will be fit either to pipe or layer towards the end 
of the month. Attend in good time to the staking and shading of blooming plants, and above all 
things do not allow them to know the want of water. Heartsease are over for the present unless they 
are growing in a shady place, and there, if they are properly attended with water, they will remain 
attractive for some time to come. Ply the watering-pot to Dahlias and Hollyhocks, and recollect that 
manure-water is the life of Chysanlhemums. 
This is a good time to sow perennials of all kinds, such as Hollyhocks, Campanulas, Dianthuses, 
Delphiniums, &c. ; for, sown now , the plants become sufficiently large, and are even more manageable 
than when sown at an earlier period. Propagate perennials of all kinds by cuttings or layering where 
necessary ; remove flowers as they decay, and save seed of such kinds as are wanted. 
Greenhouse plants, more especially the hard-wooded kinds, are in the open air, and those cut in 
last month are breaking strong. When necessary, repot them, but do not make a regular practice of 
shifting at this season. Some of the later blooming Pimeleas, Polygalas, Chorozemas, &c, as they go 
out of bloom must be cut in, and be placed in a rather shady situation until they begin to break into 
new growth. Young specimens in growing pits or frames must be attended to as to stopping and 
training, but plants intended for blooming next season must not be stopped after the end of the month. 
Water plentifully when necessary, using occasionally, even to the hard- wooded plants, weak liquid manure, 
and shifting any which require it. Pelargoniums, both of the common and fancy kinds, as they go 
out of bloom must be turned out of doors iuto the full sun, and those intended for early blooming next 
year must be cut down not later than the middle of the month. Should the weather prove rainy, the 
stools will be better under protection, as too much water after the foliage is gone, is very injurious to 
them. The cuttings of ordinary kinds may be put in the open ground, but the fancies will require the 
protection of a frame. Encourage Chrysanthemums and other plants for autumn blooming. The first 
named may be stopped once more to make them bushy, and those kinds growing in the open ground 
may be layered; for, where a quantity of dwarf plants are required, this, after all, is the least trouble- 
some system, as they may be potted up in the autumn without sustaining any injury. Guard against 
insects upon plants of all kinds, and keep a look-out for mildew among Heaths. 
In the Fruit Garden, the principal work will be to attend to Wall trees, thinning the young 
growth and nailing the other at proper distances. If insects are troublesome, employ the usual remedies; 
not forgetting that clean water applied in time is almost as good as anything. 
In the Kitchen Garden plant out crops of all kinds, as Celery, Brocoli, Savoys, Brussels Sprouts, 
Cauliflower, Borecole, Cabbage, &c. Sow successional crops of Peas, Beans, &c, using early kinds 
at this season, and attend to watering growing crops as they require it. Sow a good breadth of 
Turnips towards the end of the month, prepare ground for Winter Spinach, and do not forget succes- 
sional crops of Salad plants of all lands. In ground where the Brassicas are liable to club, a good 
remedy is to put in a spadefull of fresh lo:\m with each plant, as the plants will be found to succeed, 
and the remedy will be found less troublesome than many from time to time recommended. Do not 
forget a sowing of Cabbage for Coleworts early in the month, and, where such things are wanted 
successional crops of Early Horn Carrots and Onions. 
There are various matters of routine which should be attended to at this season of the year ; such 
as the cleaning and painting of the greenhouses and frames, the cleaning out and repairing, if necessary, 
of smoke flues, the examination of hot water apparatus, &c. All these, and similar matters, should be 
looked to now, that they may occasion no delay or inconvenience by and by. — P. 
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