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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
When in bearing about 60° is a good tern pe- 
rature. Kidney Beans. — Sow in pots or 
boxes for a succession to the out-door crop. 
KITCHEN GARDEN. 
Plant out Cabbages from the principal 
autumn sowing in rows 2 feet apart each way, 
to remain for hearting; at the same time an 
intermediate row with the plants in it a foot 
apart should be planted—these to be used as 
Coleworts; for the same purpose a plant 
should be inserted between every two of the 
plants intended to remain for cabbaging. 
Plant out Cauliflowers from the August sow¬ 
ing. Hoe and thin Spinach; sow the Let¬ 
tuce-leaved. Earth-up Celery when dry; 
the operation is best performed by putting 
the soil next the outside of the leaves by 
hand, keeping the hearts clear. A sprinkling 
of salt will keep Celery clear of insects. Sea 
sand answers well for blanching. Tie up 
Endive and Lettuce for blanching, and plant 
out successions. Water late Peas thoroughly, 
and mulch them next day. Take up and 
store Potatos, remembering that the certain 
consequence of exposing them to the light is 
the development of a bitter, poisonous prin¬ 
ciple. If Potatos are washed, the light acts 
with greater and more injurious effect, and 
there is no profit attached to this deterioration. 
If wet weather should set in, weeds become 
difficult to kill in autumn, especially if the 
hoe has not been thought necessary to be 
plied in dry weather; a weedless surface is 
soon hoed over, and thousands of seeds may 
exist in a state of incipient germination, 
which in a dry day could not survive the 
action of the hoe and rake ; at the same time 
the particles of soil undergo a beneficial 
change from the action of the air or from fresh 
contact of different surfaces with the prin¬ 
ciples in the manure, all tending to set free 
the inorganic elements of the particles of the 
soil, and thus to supply all that vegetables 
want to render them succulent and well 
flavoured. 
ERE IT GARDEN. 
Peaches and Nectarines will now be ripen¬ 
ing, and insects will persevere in their attacks, 
more especially on the ripest and best-fla¬ 
voured. In order to annoy them in their 
lurking places, keep the hoe and rake moving 
frequently along the bottom of the walls. 
Earwigs are best entrapped in bean-stalks, 
as previously directed; wasps may be enticed 
in bottles with water sweetened with honey 
or sugar, or under a hand-glass baited with 
over-ripe fruit, another being placed over it, 
a hole in the top of the lower one forming an 
easy communication between the lower to the 
upper. Wall Fruit acquires a higher flavour 
by exposure to the direct rays of the sun 
than it does under glass, unless the season 
is unusually wet and sunless. When the 
fruit is gathered the trees should be gone 
over, and if any are crowded with suc¬ 
cession shoots, some portion of the wood 
that has just borne, may be removed in order 
to benefit the succession shoots; but, unless 
for this reason, it is as well not to disturb the 
flow of sap until the leaves begin to fall. 
Leaves that shade the fruit should be turned 
aside. Where the fruit is all gathered let the 
foliage be kept well washed. Pears , Apples , 
and Plums that have pushed lateral shoots 
again should be stopped back to 2 inches. 
Clear off all runners of Strawberries not 
wanted, and with a knife cut the old outside 
leaves from the plants—they are almost in¬ 
active ; but save the young ones, for these 
elaborate sap to make fresh roots and stems 
to support the crop of next year. 
FLOWER GARDEN. 
Secure tall-growing plants from wind ; tie 
up Dahlias; propagate all kinds of Bedding 
plants. The sooner cuttings of Pelargoniums 
are put in the better. Plant rooted cuttings 
of Phloxes and other herbaceous plants, and 
also seedling Hollyhocks. Keep the Wallis 
well rolled and the Laions neatly mown ; this 
is most evenly done by the machine, but if 
it should be done by the scythe circular 
scores, as if traced by chariot wheels, should 
not be exhibited. Turf may be laid in moist 
dull weather. As regards shrubs injured by 
the intense frost at the commencement of 
the year, it may now be determined whether 
they had better be left to recover as they best 
may, or be finally removed. In case of the 
latter decision being arrived at, evergreens 
may be planted towards the end of the 
month; water well, but by all means shelter 
effectually from the sun’s rays till the sap is 
observed to be in motion, and the buds swell. 
florists’ flowers. 
Auriculas. —Keep clear of weeds and de¬ 
cayed foliage; refresh the surface of the soil, 
as this will encourage young roots. Carna¬ 
tions and Picotees. —Commence potting into 
small pots towards the end of the month; 
give plenty of air, otherwise they will be¬ 
come tender; beware of too much moisture. 
Dahlias .—In shading do not closely shade 
the blooms whilst they are in a young state, 
and secure them from rubbing against the 
foliage. Chnysanthemums. — These require 
plenty of water and liquid manure to produce 
fine blooms. Hollyhocks. —Cuttings of these 
strike readily in this month, and form good 
plants for next season. Seed should be ga¬ 
thered early in order that the flowering-spiki; 
may be cut off to encourage the root to throw 
up suckers; sow seed as soon as ripe. Pansies. 
—Plant out beds for blooming early in spring. 
Cuttings strike well in this month. Sow, 
but not later than first week of the month. 
Pinks. —The beds should be a little raised in 
the centre to throw off the wet. Pot some of 
the choice kinds for wintering under glass. 
Tulips. —The soil in which they are intended 
to bloom should be occasionally turned. 
