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modated here at this season, they will require very careful manage¬ 
ment to prevent their being inj ured by damp, &c., especially things 
which are rather tender, or others, the young wood of which is not 
well ripened. Give air freely whenever the weather will permit, 
and endeavour to water on the mornings of bright days, so that the 
superfluous moisture may be dried up before shutting up for the 
night; and keep the plants rather on the side of dryness, giving 
them water only when it is absolutely necessary. Be prepared 
with efficient covering in the case of frost, which may be expected 
any night now. Calceolarias, both the herbaceous and shrubby 
kinds, will now be growing freely, and these should receive every 
attention, not allowing them to feel the want of pot room, keeping 
them as close as can be done without injuring them by damp, and 
perfectly free from their great enemy, aphis. Water cautiously, 
and endeavour to do so on bright mornings, so as to get the foliage 
dry before shutting up. Flower Garden .—Where a spring display 
is to be attempted, the beds should be cleared at once, prepared 
and planted with bulbs, &c. And even where the beds are not 
intended to be filled with things for blooming in spring, they 
should be cleared and neatly trimmed up, in which state they will 
look better than with the remains of their summer occupants. 
Any alterations which may be in hand should be pushed forward 
while the weather continues favourable. Give air freely on mild 
days to Verbenas, and other autumn-struck cuttings, and en¬ 
deavour to get these well established and hardened before winterly 
weather sets in. Look over the stock of Calceolarias and other 
recently put in cuttings, and make up any deficiencies, either by 
putting in more cuttings, or potting up some of the old plants. 
Be particularly careful to keep the whole of the bedding-out stock 
perfectly free from aphis. Greenhouse .—Use every dispatch to 
get the whole stock here nicely tied, repotting any plants which 
require more pot room, so as to have all as trim and neat as 
possible for the winter. Place Leschenaultias, Boronias, and other 
plants, which are impatient of currents of cold air, together at 
the lightest end of the house, and give front air against these only 
on very mild days, and where necessary to dispel damp, from 
which these are very liable to suffer during winter. See that the 
whole stock is perfectly free from aphis, and other injurious insects. 
Water very cautiously, and only when it is positively necessary; 
but when a plant is watered, give sufficient to moisten the ball 
throughout, and the watering should now be done in the morning. 
If damp is troublesome use a little fire heat in the morning, with a 
free circulation of air ; but use fire heat at night only when neces¬ 
sary to keep the temperature from falling much below 40°. Stove. 
—Advantage should be taken of every hour which can be spared 
from other work to get the stock in this house thoroughly cleaned. 
Ixoras, and many other plants which have done blooming, may be 
cut back, when they should be thoroughly cleared of scale, well 
washing the foliage, &c., re-potting such as require this, and nicely 
tying the shoots, and every effort should be used to get the whole 
