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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[ September, 
There is also a minor variety reported from Scotland, but it has not made its way 
into general cultivation. 
But my inkhorn is nearly exhausted, and the dews are beginning to fall, so I 
must leave the tender Nymphceas , red, white, and blue, for another chapter.—W. 
Buckley, Tooting. 
GARDEN NOTES FOR SEPTEMBER. 
|WING to the cold, wet, dull weather which continued so long, this will be a 
busy month ; but should the dry, sunny warm weather, which set in with 
August, and which has wonderfully forwarded and benefited everything, 
continue to the present time, the season will not be so late as was at one 
time apprehended. 
Vegetables have improved very much since the dry warm weather set in, and 
Peas, in particular, have been very fine and abundant. Weeds have been trouble¬ 
some owing to the continued heavy rains ; and as young weeds will now begin to 
appear thick and fast, the hoe should be actively employed on all favourable 
occasions to keep them down, and the seed-beds must be handweeded, for if 
they are neglected for a week or ten days, they will overrun, and damage the 
plants, and the labour of removal will be much greater. Continue to earth up 
advancing crops of Cauliflowers , Broccoli , and Winter Greens ; also Celery when 
dry. Thin the Spinach sown last month to the proper distance apart, which 
should not be less than six inches; thin and hoe between the Turnips sown last 
month; plant out large breadths of Brown Dutch, Hammersmith Hardy Green 
Cabbage, and Bath Cos Lettuces on warm borders, at the foot of south walls, 
and in other sheltered places, for winter and spring use. The principal crop of 
Onions will now be ready for storing ; should the weather be wet, remove them 
under the cover of an open shed, but if dry, they may remain on the ground 
until fit for storing, when they should be tied up in strings of convenient length, 
and then hung up where they will get plenty of air. When the Onions are 
removed the ground should be heavily manured, dug deeply, and planted with 
Cabbages. Continue to take up and store away Potatos as they become ready. 
Tie up Endive to blanch, and plant at the beginning of the month another piece 
for a late supply. Tomatos , which are late this season, should be looked over 
occasionally, and have some of the shoots and leaves removed, to admit sun and 
air to the fruit. Sow Salads for autumn and winter use. 
If the instructions given last month for Pines have been carried out, little 
will now be necessary beyond attention to watering, air-giving, &c., and should 
the weather be wet and cold, a little fire-heat should be given to assist the 
autumn fruit in swelling off. A dry cool atmosphere must be maintained in all 
vineries containing ripe Grapes ; always give air early in the morning. The 
latest Grapes will now be colouring, and -will require attention; fire-heat will be 
necessary, particularly if the weather be wet and cold, but abundance of air should 
