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TUE FLORIST. 
SO ; when one has graver and more important things to occupy one’s 
time and thoughts, it is very needful that we be not drawn aside by 
. even the least hurtful things. Even flowers may become a snare to one, 
beautiful though they be, full of teachings of the wisdom, love, and 
power of Him who might have deprived us of all our enjoyment in them 
had He so pleased; yet even of these we have need to beware, and I 
have quite enough to occupy whatever spare time I can afford. 
October is a busy month with most gardeners—it is with small ones, 
I know—except May, the busiest of the year. Here is our bill of fare 
for the month :— 
Auriculas. —The frame will now be shifted to a w^armer aspect, there 
to remain during the winter—about west is best. Water must be given 
more sparingly, and the surface of the soil moved with a blunt stick 
whenever it seems hardening. 
Carnations and Picotees. —These will, of course, all be established in 
pots, and in their frames before the month is over. Cut off dead leaves, 
and keep them as hardy as possible. Again, I would say, avoid damp. 
Chrysanthemums. —Those in pots will now want moving under some 
shelter to keep off wet when they show for bloom. My straw covers 
will, I hope, serve me here. 
Greenhouse and Pit. —These will now be filled for the winter. Care 
should be taken that plenty of air is given, and drip avoided. Cleanse 
the house well before filling it. Look after snails, which swarm this 
autumn, and are very fond of young tender stock. 
Pansies. —These also will be now potted in small pots. Autumn 
struck cuttings will make the best plants for blooming in pots, being 
short and stubby. 
Pinks. —In the early part of the month plant the beds ; the sooner 
they get hold of the ground the less likely are they to go off in the 
winter ; do not coddle them too much, but give them fair play. 
Our gardens will now begin to look dank and heavy, bouquets will be 
scarce, and we shall be living on the memories of the past, or the hopes 
of the future; but with care and diligence we may reasonably hope for 
success. May all our friends show the one and have the other. 
Deal. D. 
FRUIT CULTURE.—No. VI. 
BY MR. POWELL, ROYAL GARDENS, FROGMORE. 
{Continued from page 236). 
Of all the various modes adopted in the training of fruit trees, 
perhaps none is better than the fan arrangement; it is not only the 
most natural form a tree is made to assume, but it offers every facility 
for renewing dead or useless branches, and furnishing the tree with 
fruitful shoots. Although the management of fan-trained trees varies 
in detail according to the description of fruit or habit of the tree, the 
general position of the leading branches is-the same; they should 
all radiate from the centre or stem at equal distances, and be 
