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growing and hard-wooded kinds. It is always best to repot a 
little before it is necessary to bring the plants into the house : 
it is a very common but very bad practice to repot plants just 
before they are housed, especially if the house is badly ventilated. 
We cannot too strongly insist on the necessity of thoroughly 
draining all that are not actually aquatics, without it strong 
and healthy plants cannot be had. As geraniums go out of flower 
cut them down and propagate from the cuttings ; repot them at 
the time they are pruned in; they may be usually put into a 
pot something smaller than those they flowered in. Balsams, 
cockscombs, amaranthus, and other tender annuals should still 
continue to fill all the vacant spaces ; and to preserve them in 
bloom as long as possible, all decaying flowers should be re¬ 
moved, as also as much of the seed as can be spared: give them 
a good watering once or twice a week with liquid manure. 
Cacti and other succulents should have a full exposure to the 
light and sun, to enable them to ripen their new stems, and to 
form flower-buds for the next season ; cuttings of verbenas, 
fuchsias, geraniums for bedding, and other plants adapted for 
the same purpose should be put in to be kept in small pots 
through the winter. Attend to the general cleanliness of the 
plants retained in the house; they require a liberal supply of 
water every day; as much air as possible should be admitted 
every day, and about half the quantity at night. If seeds have 
been obtained from any of the plants, they should be sown im¬ 
mediately. 
Flower Garden. Attention must now be directed to the 
advancing stems and flowers of dahlias : the shoots of strong 
growing kinds may be thinned out, those left must be securely 
fastened to stakes, the old ties should be loosened where neces¬ 
sary ; the buds of choice varieties should be thinned, if blooms 
are wanted for exhibition, so as to throw strength into the re¬ 
maining buds ; a little mulch placed round the base of the stems 
will be found of much service. Place traps for earwigs. Layers 
ofpicottees, carnations, &c., may betaken off and potted as soon 
as they are struck ; pipings of pinks and pansies may be planted 
in beds for the winter if well rooted. Top dress and repot 
auriculas that require it; by the end of the month they may be 
placed in the frames they are intended to occupy during the 
