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of insects; in bad weather no better employment can be 
found than to go over every part of each plant separately, in 
order to detect them before they have an opportunity of extend¬ 
ing. The temperature for the day should be about 60°, falling 
at night to 55°. 
Green-house. All we have directed for the management of 
the Stove applies here, though it will perhaps be found neces¬ 
sary to water the plants a little oftener than last month, in con¬ 
sequence of fire heat becoming more frequent; still it must be 
done with caution. Camellias that have been got forward, 
Chrysanthemums, and a few late-flowering Heaths, with China 
Roses and Primulas, will still contribute to the enlivening of this 
department until the introduction of forced flowers. All these 
must be kept moderately moist. To prevent the accumulation 
of too much moisture from watering and the condensing of the 
atmosphere, it will be necessary to admit air freely whenever 
the weather is at all dry, even if it be so cold as to require a fire 
at the same time to keep up the temperature. Cuttings recently 
struck, and young seedlings, should be kept close to the glass. 
The generality of Cacti will not require any more water until 
the turn of the season. This month usually affords an oppor¬ 
tunity to thin and dress plants that in the course of the summer 
have got out of order. All these little jobs are better worked 
up now, because if deferred they require attention at a time 
when the cultivator’s hands are full. The average temperature 
of the house should be 45°. 
Flower Garden. The pits and frames for storing half-hardy 
plants, and those for forcing flowers, will require a large amount 
of attention. The first can scarcely be kept too dry : air should 
be admitted freely, and a due succession of fresh plants placed 
in the latter ; supposing the first lot of forcing flowers, which 
will consist chiefly of Hyacinths, Van Tholl Tulips, Crocus, and 
such things, be placed in heat the last week of October or the' 
beginning of the present month, a successional number should 
follow in about a fortnight, and in this lot Tournesol Tulips, 
Narcissus, Herbaceous Plants, &c., may be introduced. Roses 
will require a month in the cold frames before they can be safely 
brought in; the same may be said of Rhododendrons, Lilacs, 
and other shrubs. Bulbous-rooted plants, from the facility with 
