THE LADIES MAGAZINE OF GARDENING. 
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to rural improvement and the well-being of the labouring classes, the 
candidates, sixteen in number, were addressed with a few words of admo¬ 
nition and encouragement, on bee-keeping, on grafting, budding and 
pruning, the cultivation of the vine, the care of garden-fences, and the 
collection and preservation of manure; above all, they were assured of 
the great importance of the proper education and training of their 
children. “ Most boys were pleased to work in a garden, and that pro¬ 
pensity might be indulged both as a reward for particular application, 
and as a part of the daily occupation ; and it was found that boys would 
acquire a better and more permanent knowledge of whatever they were 
taught in the school, if a part of their time was employed in active 
occupation out of doors, and by being engaged in planting a variety of 
vegetables, they had a constant succession of occupation, with its attend¬ 
ant and healthful thoughtfulness, anxiety, hope, inspection, and reward. 
The individuals so taught, if they became farming labourers, were sure to 
give satisfaction to their employers, for they had implanted in them the 
very elements of industry, combined with skill and ability to do any 
kind of work.” In conclusion, the men were invited to commence a 
Cottage Gardeners'* Society, for mutual instruction, to meet monthly to 
exchange books, and the occasional inspection of each others gardens; 
and the party separated in the hope of meeting in greater strength and 
numbers next year. 
FLORAL CALENDAR. 
September is a busy month in the flower-garden, as it is the season for 
planting all kinds of tubers, bulbs, and corms. The principal tubers to 
be planted in this month are the Anemones, which are bought in a dry 
state in the seedmen’s shops; and it is necessary to take care that the 
eye, which is very apparent on one side of the tuber, should be laid 
uppermost. The tubers should be planted in a deep rich soil, intermixed 
with a considerable proportion of cow-dung and vegetable mould (decayed 
leaves), and their crowns should be covered about two inches deep. If 
the winter is very severe, the bed should be protected by a thick layer of 
dead leaves, mats, or a frame. Ranunculus tubers are treated in the 
same manner, taking care that the claws are always planted downwards. 
The corms of Crocuses may be planted this month. They should be 
grown in rich soil, and should be planted in rows about two inches deep, 
