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Figs: Give the inside borders a good watering occasionally, to prevent 
them getting too dry ; keep the house dry and cool, and give abundance of air, 
that the plants may have a rest. Cucumbers and Melons: These do little good 
on dung-beds after this. The late crops should always be grown in pits heated 
with hot-water pipes, and then with a little attention and care Melons may be 
grown to the end of November, and Cucumbers all through the winter ; the 
principal point with Cucumbers is to have fine, healthy, robust young plants to 
commence the autumn with ; these, with care, and not allowing them to carry 
too many fruit at a time, will bear a succession through the winter. The night 
temperature should not fall much below 70°, and a temperature of 80° should 
be kept up during the day. 
Hardy Fruit Garden.— The end of this month is the best time in the year 
for planting fruit trees when the weather is suitable, therefore those who have 
any planting to do should make every preparation to take advantage of the first 
favourable opportunity. Take advantage of fine days to gather Pears and Api^les 
as they become fit; I cannot too often urge the necessity of careful handling of 
the fruit, so as not to bruise or injure it, otherwise it will not keep long. Quinces, 
Medlars^ Wcdnuts, and other Nuts should be gathered when fit. 
Flower Garden. — Plant-Houses: All tender plants should now be under 
the protection of glass. Soft-wooded Plants should have plenty of air in fine 
weather, but at this season they should be carefully watered, and the stages and 
paths should be kept dry, for damp in this and the following months is very 
injurious in plant-houses. Hard-wooded Plants must be well attended to ; the 
more tender kinds must not be exposed to cutting winds. The more hardy kinds 
should have plenty of air, but be careful to guard against cold draughts, which 
would injure the foliage after coming from the open air. Pay every attention to 
the young stock ; neither let the soil get over dry nor over wet—both are injurious, 
but rather err in letting them get dry than wet, as water is more easily given 
than extracted. 
Pits and Frames. —Plants in pits and frames must now be watered 
sparingly. Air should be freely given in fine weather, also some in wet weather, 
by tilting the lights behind. Shift the larger Cinerarias as they require it, and 
give them plenty of room. Pot off late seedlings. Shift and pot off Calceolarias 
as they require it. Eooted cuttings of Pelargoniums of all kinds may be potted 
off, and after they are potted, they will do best with a little bottom-heat to assist 
them in making fresh roots. Bulbs of all kinds should be potted and placed in 
frames until wanted for forcing. 
Out-Doors. —Spare no pains to keep up the appearance of the garden, a 
clean, well-kept garden will please at all seasons. Towards the end of the 
month all plants intended to be kept over the winter should be lifted, potted, and 
put into a little heat to assist them to make fresh roots. As soon as the beauty 
of the plants is gone, they should all be cleared away ; the beds should be 
