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kept well watered; some of the double-flowered kinds are very useful for decora¬ 
tive purposes, particularly the newer ones. All Hard-wooded Plants out-of-doors 
should be housed before the end of the month ; the plants should not be set too 
close together, and they should have all the air possible. If air is too sparingly 
admitted at this season, when many of the plants have not yet finished their 
summer growth, it will cause them to produce weak and tender shoots, which 
will be liable to damp off at a later period, when the house must be unavoidably 
kept close on account of the severities of the weather. Water should be liberally 
supplied to the plants after they are first housed, as the dry boards on which 
they stand, as well as the elevated situation and freely circulatmg air, occasion 
them to require more than when they stand on moist earth. 
Pits and Frames. —Get these thoroughly cleaned and repaired, so as to be in 
readiness for the reception of tender plants as soon as bad weather sets in. 
Shift any Cinerarias that may require it, and keep the plants well watered. As 
long as the weather continues mild give all the air possible to plants in pits and 
frames. Most of the cuttings of Pelargoniums put in last month will now be fit for 
potting off ; when potted, they should be placed in a pit or frame, and kept close 
and shaded until they have made fresh roots. A pit or frame should now be got 
ready for Neapolitan Violets; it should be filled to within about a foot of the 
glass with half-rotten leaves and dung well trodden down, and on this should be 
placed about 6 in. of nice light soil; the plants should then be lifted with good 
balls, and planted about one foot apart every way. When planted they should be 
well watered, and afterwards about half an inch of dry soil should be spread over 
the surface, in order to keep down the damp until the plants are firmly established. 
Out-Doors. —When the weather is fine, the flower garden is generally in 
great beauty during the early part of the month, but towards the end short 
days and cold nights begin to tell on its appearance. Spare no pains to keep up 
its beauty as long as possible, by picking off all decaying leaves and seed-vessels ; 
stake and tie up Dahlias, Salvias., Asters, Gladioli, and other tall-growing, 
autumn-flowering plan+s. No time should be lost in getting a good stock of 
cuttings of bedding plants put in. Calceolarias generally do best put in in 
October; they do not then flag, as they do when taken earlier. Hardy Annuals 
to stand through the winter should now be sown.—M. Saul, Stourton. 
McLAUGHLIN^S GAGE PLUM. 
may be called a newish Plum, for although we have had the name 
presented to us in many fruit-lists—nurserymen’s and others, it is not to 
be found, as yet, in many gardens or collections of fruit. That it ought 
to be so, we venture to affirm ; that it will be so, we venture to assert. 
Few who have seen this plum fail to admire its appearance. It is both large and 
showy, and few who have tasted it but like its quality. It is juicy, melting, 
and rich. 
