256 
THE FLOKIST. 
and Strasburgh are the best for this purpose.. Sow Lettuces and 
Radishes; the Bath Cos and Hammersmith Hardy Green are the 
best Lettuces for autumn sowing, to stand the winter. Sow Cabbages 
of sorts the beginning of the month ; sow Caulitlowers twice during the 
month, about the lOth and the 20th. Take up Shallots and Garlic 
and dry and store away. Cut and dry herbs. 
Melons. —Withhold water from Melons that are ripening and give 
them plenty of air and warmth. Water freely growing plants. 
Before closing the frames in the afternoon, sprinkle those plants upon 
which there is sufficient fruit set; it will refresh them and assist to keep 
the red spider under. Keep plants for late crops thin of shoots. 
Orchard-house.— Syringing must be discontinued when the fruit 
begins to ripen. No more water should be given than is absolutely 
necessary to keep the trees from suffering. All the air possible should 
be given day and night. Any shoots not absolutely wanted should be 
removed, and all strong ones should have the ends pinched off. 
Pansies. —Choose a cool showery time for transplanting these. They 
are not easily managed during the hot weather we get in the south. 
Pelargoniums. —Sow seed as soon as sufficiently ripe. Repot cuttings 
as soon as struck, using good rich soil; grow them quite hardy. The 
Pelargoniums will stand any amount of light, either striking or after¬ 
wards ; we seldom shade. 
Peach-foicing. —The lights should all be taken off for three or four 
weeks, in order that the hot, drying winds of August may pass freely 
among the trees, and by this means the wood will be well ripened. 
Pinery. —Little or no water should be given to plants that are 
ripening their fruit, but those that are swelling their fruit should have 
liberal supplies and occasionally a dose of liquid manure. Plants that 
have “ shown fruit ” should be put in a house by thernselves, where 
the atmosphere can be kept rather dry while they are in flower. Shift 
into their fruiting pots all plants that require it; shift the young stock 
when it needs doing ; they generally grow fast at this season of the 
year; when they have plenty of young roots, and have a nice moist 
warm atmosphere, and a good steady bottom heat. Give plenty of air 
during the month. 
Pinks. —As soon as sufficiently rooted, plant them out into the beds 
that have been prepared for them, which should have been well trenched, 
and made rich with rotten manure. Pinks winter better, and produce 
larger flowers, by early planting. The remainder of the stock should be 
planted out in spare beds, much nearer together. Look well after the 
grubs, so destructive at this season to the young plants. 
Pitore. —The shoots of plants intended for winter flowering should 
not be stopped after the beginning of the month. The plants should 
now be neatly tied and be placed in favourable situations. Water freely 
all strong-growing plants. Give abundance of air. Syringe plants not 
in flower, and sprinkle the pathways well with water. 
Strawberry Plants, for forcing. —The potting of these should be finished 
without any delay. The great point to be attained is to get well-formed 
crowns, before the short days come on. Give them gentle watering 
with a rose pot in the evening, when the weather is dry and hot. 
