THE GARDENERS’ AND NATURALISTS’ CALENDAR FOR SEPTEMBER. 
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without delay, and be grown on for a few weeks in a 
brisk dung bed with plenty of air, where this is con¬ 
venient. If not approach this treatment as near as you 
can. Air this house freely, hut shut up early to econ¬ 
omize fuel as long as you can. J. G-. 
GREENHOUSE HARD-WOODED PLANTS. 
If previous instructions have been duly carried out, 
little now remains to be done except regularly attending 
to watering, &c. In a general way, all specimens in¬ 
tended for decorating the greenhouse during winter or 
next spring should he nicely tied, by the beginning of 
this month. However, many of the Zichyas, and 
other climbing plants on trellises, will yet make consid¬ 
erable growth; these can be trained at any convenient 
time after the plants are housed. Should any thrifty 
young plants seem to want a shift it may still be done, 
hut keep them either in the house or frame where they 
can he protected in case of heavy rain. 
Towards the middle of the month it is a good plan 
to erect a temporary house or frame-work strong enough 
to support a few spare lights, the sides can he formed 
of mats. Both lights and mats may he easily removed 
in fine weather. Such a contrivance is an excellent 
place for some of the more hardy things, they will 
stand well in it till the end of October, and it gives 
plenty of room in the house for the tender, and choicer i 
kinds. 
Look well to the heating apparatus, painting, 
glazing &c., and have every part of the house washed, 
and in readiness for housing the best plants by the 
end of the month. 
Azaleas .—Those plants that are showing the bloom 
buds prominently might he set out of doors for a fort¬ 
night, or three weeks; take care, however, to protect 
them, should anything like frost occur. Those not 
fairly set may still be kept as warm as possible. 
Attend to the directions given for young plants as in 
last month. 
Camellias .—These will require nothing more than a 
good syringing now and then, to wash off any insects 
or dust, that may collect on the foliage. Any plants 
that were inarched in spring should now he fit to take 
off. Secure the parts united with two or three good 
ties, and keep them in a close frame well shaded for 
two or three weeks. J. F. 
Heathery .—Guard against too much wet to the 
specimen plants, but do not attempt to house them be¬ 
fore the end of the month. A temporary frame with a 
few old lights or even a waterproof cloth thrown over 
them will be found an excellent protection in case of 
continuous rain. Potting should have been completed 
by this time ; but, still, if any of the free growing kinds 
appear to require more pot room let them have it, but 
be cautious in watering afterwards. Many of the late 
blooming tricolors and ampullaceas have yet their wood 
to make, and while they are growing at the top, fear 
not but they will make way at the root. These sudden 
changes are very favourable to the generation of mil¬ 
dew, therefore keep a sharp look out upon the kinds 
subject to it, and sulphur them immediately. Young 
stock must be protected from too much wet; but let 
it remain in the open air for some time longer. Get 
the plants thoroughly cleared of dead foliage before re¬ 
moving them to their winter quarters. AV. P. A. 
GREENHOUSE SOFT-WOODED PLANTS. 
Pelargoniums .—Shake clean out of the old soil, prune 
the roots, and re-pot into small pots, well drained, all 
those cut down early which have broken, and are suffi¬ 
ciently forward for that operation, using a good rich 
compost. Be careful not to over-pot them, as it is very 
injurious at this season of the year. Continue to put 
out of doors those which have gone out of flower, to 
harden, preparatory to cutting down. Cut down all 
those which have gone out of flower, if sufficiently 
ripened, and put in the cuttings in a cold frame, or 
under hand-glasses. As soon as they are rooted, pot off 
into small pots, and keep them close for a few days ; 
sprinkle over-head occasionally, until well established 
in the pots, when they may be exposed to the full light 
and air, -which will give them strength previous to 
housing in the autumn. Stir the surface soil occasion¬ 
ally to admit the air to the roots, which will greatly 
assist them. If not previously done, sow seeds of the 
most esteemed kinds; if large enough, pot off, into sepa¬ 
rate pots, those already up, and, as soon as established, 
give all the air possible. Pick out all the flowers and 
buds of the fancy varieties, to cause them to break into 
wood, these may be treated in all respects the same as 
the former, unless the weather should prove veiy wet, 
when they will require protection in a house or cold 
frame, where the lights can be removed at pleasure. 
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Calceolarias. —AVhere these have broken up suffi¬ 
ciently strong, shake them clean out of the old soil, 
divide and re-pot them into small pots well drained, in 
a rich, light, sandy compost, and put them in a cold, 
close frame, until thoroughly established. Continue to 
put in cuttings under hand-glasses, or in cold frames 
in a shaded situation, place them thin in the pots, or 
they will be liable to damp off. If not already done, 
sow seeds for spring flowering. If large enough, prick 
off into store pots those already up, and be careful to 
keep them clear of all decaying leaves and insects. 
Cinerarias .—These will by this time have thrown 
up their suckers, which should be carefully taken off 
with a portion of the roots, and potted into small pots, 
in a good rich compost; take cuttings, and put in a 
cold frame; as soon as rooted, pot off into separate pots ; 
keep them close for a few days, until they are estab¬ 
lished, then give them all the air possible. Be careful 
they do not get infested with insects, which a slight 
smoking now and then will prevent. 
Chrysanthemums .—Shift into larger pots any which 
may require it, which will make them grow much 
stronger, and show finer flowers. Liquid manure may 
■be given with advantage to such as are full of roots. 
Keep them clear of all small and superfluous shoots; 
let them stand quite thin. Support the long shoots 
with stakes, which will prevent accidents from high 
winds. 
Routine. —Continue to turn heaps of compost, that 
they may sweeten thoroughly for autumn potting ; 
house soils for potting which are fit for use, taking ad¬ 
vantage of fine weather, that they may be dry. AVash 
dirty pots in wet weather, as clean ones are most essen¬ 
tial for the healthy growth of plants. H. B. 
FLOAYER-GARDEN -OUT-DOOR DEPART¬ 
MENT. 
Viewed at a proper distance, our flower-gardens are, at 
the present season of the year, objects of great beauty 
and artistic skill; and these effects will be the more 
conspicuous, as there were present to the mind at plant¬ 
ing-out time those principles which have been more 
than once alluded to in these directions, and which all 
intelligent gardeners adhere to, in the arranging and 
distributing of massed plants. There are people who 
still tell you that there are no fixed principles to regu¬ 
late flower gardening; but such views can only find 
countenance with those who look cursorily at things, 
and who never think of tracing the relation which sub¬ 
sists between objects, so as to see wherein things agree, 
and in what they differ, and consequently they arrive 
at no directing principle. Now is the time for obser¬ 
vation and careful attention to the different plants 
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