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CALENDAR FOR AUGUST. 
Stove. Perhaps there is no general direction which can 
be given that is of more importance than that which would 
recommend at this particular period, and henceforward a month 
or two, the exercise of the greatest degree of care and con¬ 
sideration to have the summer growth of plants generally, and 
especially that of all those whose period of excitement is con¬ 
tinued over a considerable portion of the autumn, so arranged 
and circumstanced as to secure its perfect maturity — or, in 
gardening terms, to have it “ well ripened.” The proper means 
to have recourse to, in order to elfect such an object, are prin¬ 
cipally these: — to avoid the application of moisture beyond 
what is necessary to prevent a decided check in the growth of 
the plants; to expose them to the influence of light, by not 
suffering them to crowd or overhang each other; and to pre¬ 
vent, from any cause, the too sudden declension of the average 
temperature to which they are exposed. There are of course 
exceptions to these rules ; but, nevertheless, they should be 
generally observed. 
Greenhouse. The prevention of a too-long-continued sea¬ 
son of growth, and the “ ripening” of such as may have already 
been obtained, should be the more especial points claiming 
attention, with reference to plants of value and rarity; and 
these ends may be brought about by the application of the 
same principles as have been already referred to. The amateur 
may rest assured that so long as he acts in conformity with 
these principles, his plants are safe ; and that it is of no import¬ 
ance whatever as to what means he may employ to secure their 
application. It is now a good season to propagate many of the 
free-growing plants, in order to have neat healthy plants to 
keep through the winter, large ones being often too cumber¬ 
some. There are, however, many plants which do not flowci 
so well when small; but these must be ascertained by expe¬ 
rience, and cannot be here specified. 
Flower-Garden. No trouble taken now to secure a supply 
of half-hardy and summer bedding plants, in a young state, and 
to increase their size between the present time and next plant¬ 
ing season will be lost, if the production of floweis next yeat 
