388 CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS, [chap. xii. 
evergreens and other plants in the shrubberies 
should be pruned, and their summer shoots 
cut in, if they have been too luxuriant. The 
bulbs of crown imperials, lilies, and all the 
scaly kinds, which generally remain several 
years in the ground without taking them up, 
should be planted in this month. They will 
grow under the shade of trees, and in any 
situation not too dry. If too much exposed 
to the sun, the flowers will fade almost as 
soon as they expand. Scaly bulbs that have 
been long planted, may also be taken up, 
their offsets taken off, and the bulb removed 
to a new situation ; but no scaly bulb should 
be kept long out of the ground. 
In the kitchen-garden this is the gathering 
month, as most of the fruits and vegetables 
are now ripe. 
September . 
The dahlias are now the principal orna¬ 
ment of the flower garden ; and they should 
be kept neatly tied up, and all the dead 
flowers removed as soon as they fade. The 
autumn flowering bulbs are now in full blos¬ 
som ; and all the greenhouse and frame plants 
