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leveled and prepared for planting. Do not spare manure : Pinks 
are fond of rich soil. Though it is the custom of a number of 
old florists to leave this part of the business till the end of Sep¬ 
tember or beginning of October, any time this month is prefer¬ 
able. We recommend it to be done while the fibres are young, 
that they may thoroughly establish themselves in the soil they 
are to flower in before the winter approaches. Select the most 
sturdy and healthy-looking plants, according to their different 
habits. The common mode of planting is in beds of three feet 
six inches wide, in parallel lines six inches apart, which is the 
most convenient for hoeing and weeding. Another mode is, to 
plant them eight inches apart each way, and one plant in the 
centre of each square, calculating that one shade or glass will 
cover the five plants when in flower; this is a matter of taste, 
best left to the grower, for they flourish equally well either w T ay. 
With proper attention, cuttings will root, and flower next season, 
if taken at this time. Continue to transplant the rooted cuttings : 
they should not be left long in the piping-bed, if rooted. 
J. T. Neville. 
Polyanthus.-— The roots of Polyanthuses may still be parted ; those 
under pot-culture will do much better if turned into the north 
border till next spring. J. T. Neville. 
Roses in Pots. —No one has yet offered to take this part of the 
Calendar in Mr. Dobson’s place. 
Tulips.— Look over the bulbs in the boxes, examine each root mi¬ 
nutely, take off the loose skin, and separate those offsets which 
have a collet of their own, and are likely to bloom next year; 
those that are attached closely to the old root had better not be 
removed, but allowed to remain and be planted with the bulb in 
October. See that the top of the bulbs are free from aphis or 
green fly; for in some seasons they are very numerous, completely 
covering the point of the bulb. If any small speck of rust or 
canker be visible, let it at once be cut out with a sharp penknife. 
Towards the end of the month, a bed should be prepared for the 
offsets, which should be planted the latter end of this or the be¬ 
ginning of next month. The bed for these should consist of one 
half road-grit (washed or river sand is best, if it can be obtained), 
and the other half of pure fresh loam : these should be well 
mixed together, and screened; the offsets should be planted about 
two and a half to three inches deep, leaving the surface of the 
bed, when planted, highest in the middle. We had intended to 
have submitted an article on the Tulip generally, for the sus¬ 
tenance of the body of our infant Florist; but the various local 
exhibitions we have attended, and other engagements, have tres¬ 
passed so much on our time, that we have been obliged to defer 
it for the present. J. Hunt. 
[We need hardly say how truly acceptable such an article 
would be to our readers, coming as it would from such a superior 
cultivator as our correspondent.—E d.] 
Levey, Robson, and Fianklyn, Great New Street, Fetter Lane. 
