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THE FLOWER-GARDEN. 
be now parted and planted in separate pots, in a compost of equal 
parts of leaf mould, garden soil, ami rotten dung; they will make 
tine blooming plants for November or December. When they are 
strongly rooted, cut away the centre or heading shoots, to let the 
plants push out side shoots, and form a bushy and well shaped head, 
while they, at the same time, preserve the dwarf size, which is desira¬ 
ble, if the plants are grown in pots. 
Cuttings rooted early in the month, with a little bottom heat, 
will also make pretty dwarf growing plants to flower in autumn. 
Treatment of Dahlias. —These are now coming into flower, 
and will require the support of hoops, or of the triangular sticks des¬ 
cribed in the preceding month. 
The general work of this month consists principally in watering 
and tying up plants, and in weeding. 
WORK TO BE DONE IN THE GREENHOUSE. 
Syringe and water Camellias and Oranges frequently, and shade 
them from hot sun. 
Plants potted in peat, as are most of our Cape and Australia ones 
should be carefully examined every day, lest they should become too 
dry, for peat is so little retentive of moisture, that they will require 
frequent watering. Take cuttings of your greenhouse plants, if you 
have not taken a sufficient supply in June, and plant them in a bed, 
shaded during the day by the hoops and coverings already recom¬ 
mended. The very tender succulent ones should have a mild hot¬ 
bed, but all the Geraniums, Myrtles, Jacobeas and Cape shrubs, will 
freely root themselves in a bed of rich earth in open air ; exposure to 
nocturnal dews in either case is desirable. 
Remove insects from the leaves, which are now peculiarly liable 
to injury from them. 
Give abundant air to the greenhouse. 
Shift seedlings accordingly as their growth requires it, from smal¬ 
ler to larger pots; water and shade them until they have rooted. 
Exotic Seeds. —Gather and save seeds as they become ripe, and 
spread them in dry places to harden; afterwards preserve them in 
their pods. 
The most Ornamental Herbaceous Plants in Flower .—Double 
Rose Campion, Hollyhocks, Spiderwort, Campanulas, Scarlet Che- 
lone, Blue Catananche, Dragon-Head, Rudbeckias, Coreopsis, Gen¬ 
tian, Eryuga, Spircea Trefoliata, Perennial Sunflower, Hemerocalis, 
Iris; Lilies, White, Orange, and Martagon, Lilium Japonicum, 
Veralrum, Phlox, of various sorts, Escholtzia, Cardinal Flower, 
