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kept somewhat closer than the others; the seed will require to 
be looked after; save it from none but the best, and see that it is 
well ripened before it is gathered. In very hot weather it may 
be necessary to water morning as well as evening, but by all 
means give the whole foliage and the bottom of the frame a good 
sprinkling towards night. The compost for the autumn potting 
should be frequently turned and got ready for use. 
Dahlias will require additional stakes, and some of the super¬ 
fluous shoots may be thinned to the advantage of the remainder: 
let the ground be mulched round their stems to the distance of a 
couple of feet; this will save much trouble in watering. Traps 
must be set for earwigs, for every one killed now is equal to a 
dozen in September; one of the simplest means of catching them 
is to fasten a bit of wool loosely to the stakes, they will creep 
into it, and are then easily taken. 
Roses are now in the height of their beauty; all that can be 
done towards ridding them of green flies and other insectivorous 
pests, must be unceasingly resorted to ; perhaps no better means 
offers than to wash them with the garden engine or syringe, 
showering the water on rather heavily; dead flowers must be 
removed as they occur, and by the middle of the month budding 
may be done with almost a certainty of success, especially if 
showery weather occur. Use none but the most vigorous stocks, 
and only the strongest shoots of them, and let me advise all who 
care about the future success of their plants, or the production of 
really fine ones, to abstain from the insertion of more than one sort 
on each stock, otherwise there will be an irreconcilable struggle 
for mastery going on, that will only end with the dissolution of one 
or both sorts. This has been frequently urged, and yet we find 
it frequently occurring from some plausible reason or other; some¬ 
times we are told the space is so limited and the desire to grow 
a number of sorts so great, that no other mode of meeting 
both difficulties could he adopted: this excuse may deserve the 
most lenity, but still it is better to have only a few and grow 
them well, than to be disappointed in all. 
Picotees and Carnations. The revolving seasons have brought 
the cultivator of these flowers near the goal of his hopes ; there 
can be no occasion to urge attention on the part of those 
who are really fond of their charge; they are far more likely 
