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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[ September, 
alludes to the peculiarities of the leaves. While some are of the ordinary shape, 
others have the midrib extended into a horn, or have portions of the lamina, 
sometimes an inch or two in length, wanting, or taking on a decidedly spiral twist. 
The leaves average nearly a foot in length, and are of a dark green, the midrib 
being of a bright red. This makes it exceedingly effective.—T. M. 
FRUIT CULTURE.—SEPTEMBER. 
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TTEND to the protection of all ripening fruit, and to the gathering of it, 
when fit. Flies, w^asps, earwigs, and wood-lice are great pests to ripening 
fruit, and if not destroyed, will often spoil the finest; therefore, spare no 
cj pains to trap and destroy them. Great care is required in gathering 
fruit for keeping. Go frequently over the trees, and gather only as they ripen. 
Peaches , Nectarines , Plums , &c., will improve in flavour if laid on the shelves in the 
fruit-room for a few days after they are gathered from the trees. Pears should 
be laid singly on the fruit-room shelves, and Apples should not be laid more than 
two or three deep. Keep the fruit-room cool and dry, and occasionally examine 
the fruit, and pick out all decaying ones. Out away all the Pasp)berry-Q,?ca.es 
that are past bearing, if not already done. Continue to make fresh plantations 
of Strawberries , and clear away all runners and old leaves from old ones intended 
to remain another year. Commence preparations for planting next month, and 
go at once to the Nurseries and select young plants ; at this season there is generally 
plenty to choose from, but later on in the season most of the best plants are sold 
out, and good plants not so easily got at. 
In-Doors. —If the Pine plants bearing fruit for the autumn and winter supply 
have been all got together in one house, as recommended last month, they can 
now receive proper attention; they should have a rather high temperature and 
moist atmosphere, with a bottom-lieat of about 85°, and a top-heat of about 70° 
at night, and about 80° in the day, with an increase of a few degrees by sun-heat; 
they should have liberal supplies of water until the fruit approaches maturity. 
The plants intended for fruiting in the spring should now be put into their 
winter quarters, renewing in part or entirely the materials for bottom-lieat. The 
succession plants will now be making rapid vigorous growth, and should have 
liberal supplies of water, and an abundance of air, especially in the forenoon ; 
they should be shifted without delay, if not done last month as recommended, 
and the beds renewed either in part or entirely before they are fresh plunged. 
Guard carefully against the fresh material over-heating ; the bottom-heat should 
not vary much either above or below 85°, and the night temperature should not 
fall much below 65°. The Vines in the early-houses should now be pruned; 
spare no pains to get the wood well ripened in houses where all the grapes are 
cut; maintain gentle fires in houses where grapes are ripening, and give abun¬ 
dance of air at every favourable opportunity ; all laterals may now be cut close off 
to admit more sun and air to the fruit. Keep houses with ripe grapes cool and 
dry. The early Peach houses should now be in a state of perfect rest; remove the 
