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Dahlias now engross a good share of the cultivator’s attention : 
keep them tied out, and thin the shoots when necessary. A 
little tan or half-rotten leaves spread round the base of the 
stems will preserve the roots from the effects of the early 
frosts. Pot roots may be dried off. China Roses should be 
removed to the frames for wintering. Stocks, Mignionette, 
Violets, and annuals in frames, will require plenty of air. Auri¬ 
culas, Picotees, Carnations, &c., should be placed in their 
respective winter quarters without delay : they must have all 
the air possible. Lilacs, Rhododendrons, Kalmias, Roses, &c., 
should be prepared for forcing. Continue to pot Hyacinths, 
Tulips, Narcissi, and other bulbs for forcing; these should be 
placed out of doors for three weeks or a month, according to 
the time it is desirous to have them in flower, covering them 
entirely, about six inches thick, with old tan or half-rotten 
leaves. Prune and plant deciduous trees, as soon as the 
leaves are off; plant Box edges. 
The lawns and gravel-walks should be frequently rolled, and 
the falling leaves collected to be used for composts when 
rotten. 
FLORICULTURAL INTELLIGENCE. 
Nottingham Floral and Horticultural Society, 
Aug. 2.— Continued from page ]92. 
Pansies .— First dealer’s pan of 20 blooms, Mr. Pearson.— 
Milton, Elizabeth, Zelica, Agnes, Magrath, Aristides, Black 
Prince, Sir Walter Scott, Comet, Sobieski (all Pearson’s seed¬ 
lings), King’s Sulphurea, Elegans, and 9 seedlings. 
First amateur’s pan of 20 blooms, Mr. Neville.—Jewess, 
Jehu, Miss Stainforth, Emily (Nevill’s), Cream, Rival Yellow, 
Anne, Larpent, Delicata, Dr. Johnson, Black Diamond, and 9 
seedlings. 
First amateur’s pan of 15 blooms, Mr. S. R. P. Shilton. — 
Black Prince, and 14 seedlings. 
First amateur’s pan of 10 blooms, A. Lowe, Esq. — Clara, 
Black Prince, Milton, Mulberry, Miss Hoare, Lady of the Lake, 
White’s Ann, Mrs. Walter, Yellow Perfection, Diana (Lowe’s). 
Seedlings (first class flowers). — Yellow-edged, Mr. Pearson ; 
White-edged, Mr. Pearson ; Self (puce, with purple and white 
eye), Mr. S. R. P. Shilton. 
The best miscellaneous collection of cut flowers, Mr. Pearson. 
The best collection of annuals, Mr. S. R. P. Shilton. — Cal- 
vol. iv. no. xi. 20 
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