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for Achimenes, as to treatment of bulbs having done blooming.) In 
the south of England these will ripen off by laying the pot& on one side, 
with the tops facing the south, under a wall. 
This is the best season to procure and pot what may be required of 
Dutch bulbs, viz., Hyacinths, Narcissus, Tulips, &c., to bloom next 
spring. Most of the seedsmen send printed directions how to pot and 
treat, them, with the bulbs; this should be read and acted upon. 
Mind, the sooner the roots are potted, and plunged in dry ashes or 
something similar, the earlier and stronger they will bloom. Do not 
omit the sweet-scented Jonquil or the Florentine Tulip; both are 
valuable for their fragrance. About the middle of the month take up and 
pot in good rich earth roots of the Neapolitan and double blue Violets 
for placing in the greenhouse during winter. When potted, place them 
in the shade for a week or two, and afterwards in the full sun till October. 
Shrubbery, dec .—Roses may yet be budded, and cuttings of the 
young wood put in the open ground, and covered with a handglass, will 
make nice plants by spring ; and we can assure our readers flower 
much better and live much longer than worked plants. All the Per- 
petuals, Noisettes, Bourbons, and Chinas, grow freely this way. Let 
the soil be light and sandy, and the young wood formed into cuttings 
five or six inches in length, two-thirds of which should be inserted in 
the ground, and made firm; they will strike without a handglass, if 
planted in a somewhat sheltered place, and in both cases will bear to be 
transplanted next spring. 
Flower Garden .—If the whole stock of Verbenas, Petunias, &c., 
has not been got in under handglasses, it will now be too late, and 
the cuttings must be put into pots or shallow pans and placed in a 
frame ; and if there is a slight bottom-heat to plunge in, they will form 
roots all the quicker. Fuchsias, too, will do well here. Keep the 
cuttings close and shade for a fortnight, and as they commence growing 
remove them to a more airy place till they can bear the open air, to 
harden them for the winter. Scarlet Geraniums, &c., struck on open 
borders should be taken up and planted thickly in shallow boxts, 
or three or four in a 5-inch pot, for wintering ; these may stand in an 
open sunny place for the present. Plant out for blooming next spring 
Anemones, Pansies, Brompton Stocks, Sweet Williams, Rockets, 
and Wallflowers ; and also divide and plant in good rich mould 
Polyanthus and double Primroses, that they may get established before 
winter. 
NATIONAL CARNATION AND PICOTEE SOCIETY. 
August 4. —This society held its annual exhibition at Moira, near 
Derbyr The prizes awarded on this occasion were extensive, and most 
liberal, and we must also congratulate the committee on the large 
attendance of visitors to witness the attractions provided for them; 
comprising all classes of horticultural produce, as well as good music, in 
addition to the Carnations and Picotees. 
The day however was much too late for the latter flower to be seen 
