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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
tions in last month’s Calendar. Vinery .— 
Attend to the autumn and winter crop of fruit; 
water when necessary, and syringe occasion¬ 
ally. They must have a steady bottom heat 
of from 809 to 85 Q , and a nice moist atmo¬ 
sphere. Towards the end of the month, if 
the \yeather is cold, slight fires will be required 
at night. Plants for fruiting next year should 
now have a drier atmosphere, and abundance 
of air in fine weather. Keep a moist grow¬ 
ing atmosphere, and a good steady bottom 
heat, to the young stock of plants; give air 
freely on fine days. Strawberry. —See direc¬ 
tions in last month’s Calendar. Vinery. —Fires 
will now be frequently necessary, especially 
in damp or wet weather, to dry the air in the 
late houses ; give all the air possible in dry 
weather. Prepare to start the early house 
towards the middle or end of the month; little 
or no fire heat will be required for the first 
three or four weeks, unless in the case of a 
snow storm or any severe cold frosty weather. 
Use every possible means to get the Vines to 
break strong and regularly. Keep up a moist 
atmosphere, and a night temperature of from 
458 to 50°. 
, KITCHEN GARDEN. 
Towards the end of the month take advan¬ 
tage of fine weather to get up and store root 
crops, such as Carrots, Parsnips, Beet, Salsafy, 
Scorzonera, &c. Take up late crops of Pota¬ 
toes. Continue to earth-up Celery when dry, 
and to tie-up Endive when dry. Persevere 
in the destruction of weeds when the ground 
is dry enough for hoeing. Clear off all decayed 
vegetables, and keep every place tidy. Plant 
Lettuces on warm sheltered borders; plant 
out a good breadth of Cabbages. Plant Cauli¬ 
flowers under hand-glasses; also some either 
in frames or on warm sheltered borders to 
stand over the winter; clean and dress As¬ 
paragus-beds. Manure and trench or ridge 
vacant ground; push forward all alterations. 
FRUIT GARDEN. 
Hardy Fruit. — Continue to gather and 
store in Apples and Pears on fine days; they 
are ripe earlier than usual this season, owing 
to the hot summer we have had; ours are re¬ 
markably fine this season. After the fruit 
has been laid in the fruit-room for a week or 
two, it should be carefully examined; the 
choicer kinds of late Pears, when dry, should 
be wrapped in paper and placed either in close 
drawers or large jars; they keep better in this 
way than when laid on shelves. "When proper 
attention has been paid to disbudding and 
summer pruning, the wood and buds will now 
be in the finest possible condition, after the 
glorious summer just past; the trees promise 
well for next season. The planting of fruit 
trees should be proceeded with without loss 
of time—before wet unfavourable weather 
sets in; also any pruning that may want 
doing should be pushed on with all dispatch. 
Orchard-house. — This should have the most 
thorough ventilation night and day, which 
tends greatly to the proper ripening of the 
wood. 
ELOWER GARDEN. 
If considerable attention and labour were 
necessary last month to keep up the gay 
appearance of the flower garden, how much 
greater attention and labour will now be re¬ 
quired to do so ? for owing to the hot weather 
of the past summer, many things have done 
flowering; and we may now daily expect 
strong winds, or heavy rains, or what is still 
worse, a nipping frost. Go daily over the 
beds, and remove all dead flowers, &c. Boll 
and mow the grass often: roll the walks fre¬ 
quently, and see they are clear of weeds. Put 
in plenty of cuttings of all different kinds of 
bedding plants, and take care to do it ere a 
sharp frost completely kills them. Pleasure 
Grounds. —Commence intended alterations; 
prosecute with all possible dispatch the trans¬ 
planting of large evergreens. Make prepara¬ 
tions, in anticipation of severe weather, to 
protect tender and valuable trees and shrubs. 
Attend to all routine matters, such as rolling, 
mowing, &c. Cold Frames. —All plants in pots 
that require protection in winter ought now 
to be placed under cover, in anticipation of 
frost. Tender and half-hardy annuals in pots 
that are intended for early spring flowering 
should now be introduced into cold frames; 
they should stand on a dry floor, and near the 
glass; they should have abundance of air, but 
the lights should always be kept over the 
plants in wet or damp weather. A variety of 
“ bedding ” plants should be kept in a similar 
manner. "Water should only be given when 
absolutely necessary. Be careful to cover up 
well in frosty weather. 
FLORIST’S FLOWERS. 
Auriculas. —Place these in their winter 
quarters; gradually withhold water; give 
plenty of air, and grow them quite hardy, but 
allow the plants to have no rain. Carnations 
and Picotees. —Never take the layers from the 
stools for potting when in a wet state; all 
should, however, be potted as soon as possible, 
so that there may be plenty of time to harden 
the plants after drawing root. Dahlias .— 
Save seed as often as it can be gathered ripe 
and dry ; a long piece of the footstalk should 
be gathered with it. See that all are correctly 
named before the frost arrives; also mark 
promising seedlings. Hollyhocks. —Cuttings 
will now strike readily if a little bottom heat 
is used ; repot those first struck. The stools 
of choice kinds may be potted-up, to produce 
cuttings during the winter. Pinks. —Plant 
immediately for blooming, choosing fine 
weather, when the soil is dry. At the end of 
the month pot-up such as are required for 
wintering in pots. Tulips. —Prepare beds, so 
that they may be got in about the 1st of 
November. Offsets may be planted at the 
latter end of the present month. 
