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THE FLORIST. 
capital tree for London. Irish Ivy does very well where you want to 
cover a wall. 
“ I believe these are all I can recommend for town gardens at 
present; still there are many things that I have not tried, and which 
may succeed, but I can only enumerate what I have proved to 
answer.” 
We may add, that the price at which this useful little work is 
sold, viz. sixpence, places it within the reach of everybody. We 
heartily recommend it to our readers, and trust that it may be the 
means of making the borders of many a snug little garden gayer than 
ever they have been, with that best of autumn flowers—the Chrys¬ 
anthemum. 
CALENDAR FOR THE MONTH. 
Auriculas .—The plants will now be much more tender, from the 
amount of yo u ng growth they have made. Protect from frost, and 
water more frequently, as well as more liberally; weak liquid manure 
once a week will strengthen the trusses now being thrown up, give 
plenty ot air, and fumigate occasionally ; green-fly generally appears 
with the young growth. 
Azaleas .—Give the young growing plants liberal shifts: a good 
fibrous peat with a little white sand suits them admirably ; but for 
the stronger growing kinds a small portion of loam may be used with 
advantage : the soil should be used rather rough, but it should be 
pressed pretty close between the old balls and pot; this is a point 
which requires considerable attention. When potted they should be 
put into a nice moist growing atmosphere, and they should have a 
temperature of from 55 to 60 degrees by night, and 65 to 70 degrees 
by day ; give air freely in fine weather, and attend regularly to the 
stopping, thinning and training of the shoots. Large specimens will 
now require more water. 
Carnations and Pieotees .—Early as it may appear, the strong grow¬ 
ing varieties should now be potted, as such will be getting pot-bound 
in the small pots, and the sooner they have an opportunity of getting 
established permanently in the soil they are to bloom in, the finer may 
it be expected, as well as a larger increase of stock. Pot firmly and 
secure any long plants firmly with small sticks ; if there is any green¬ 
fly on the plants, give them a good smoking with tobacco or tobacco- 
paper before taking them from the pit. The latter end of the month 
will be soon enough lor planting out in borders. 
Cinerarias .—Such plants as are intended for exhibition should now 
have their small leaves and superfluous shoots removed, to admit of 
the light and air ; tie out as thin as possible, and keep them as near 
the glass as you conveniently can ; fumigate, so as to have them 
thoroughly clean before coming into flower—sulphur such as may have 
the mildew. Seedlings will now be coming into flower, and should be 
watched for any novelties that may appear, selecting such only as are 
of first-rate form and well defined colours. 
