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OPERATIONS FOR OCTOBER. 
Gardeners who have been industrious 
will reap their due reward of pleasure this 
month particularly, and succeeding months 
of brightness in blossom. Those who have 
not been industrious may envy those who 
have. The season is most bountiful, but 
the bounty of Nature requires attention. 
We are looking forward to the Horticul- 
tural Show on the 22nd of the month as 
promising the finest display of flowers ever 
gathered. . 
Edgings that have not been trimmed 
should be clipped before the summer sets 
im, and any gaps filled. Lawns should also 
be planted. We notice that the Buffalo 
Grass is still the leading favorite, and 
several lawns are being set out with it. 
There is nothing to say against it, but it 
does not: compare wilth the iold English 
meadow grass, Poa Pratensis, for general 
utility and beauty. It never looks ugly, 
and has no: worn-out period like other 
grasses. Summer and winter alike it re- 
tains that even softness and lovely green 
color for which England is so famous. We 
cannot understand why it has not gained 
in favor here. 
The highly favored Carnation, which is 
fast coming into vogue, will soon be show- 
ing all its beauty. The chief assistance re- 
quired by this plant with many gardeners, 
who do not make a specialty of it, is to 
keep it from flopping about in an ungainly 
fashion peculiant to its natural habit. Wire- 
netting is no doubt the most simple and 
effective method of dealing with the 
plants. 
We would like some of our professional 
gardeners to explain the reason why they 
have allowed the once popular Verbena to 
go out of cultivation. We cannot help 
thinking that they are to blame for the 
scarcity of this beautiful flower. Ib is 
rarely seen now, even in. the cottage gar- 
dens, where at one time it was grown in 
preference to most other flowers. The 
varieties contain some beautiful colors, 
they are exceedingly easy to cultivate, and 
make a rare good show. They can be 
planted now, and we hope to see a revival 
in their cultivation. | 
Petunias, too, promised to have a run. 
But the-interest in them seems to be flag- 
ging. They make a bonny bright show of 
coloring in the spring and summer, and are 
very effective. Cinerarias, too, have never 
been cultivated as they should be. Most 
people seem to have a notion that they 
are only suitable for the glasshouse. This 
is a great mistake. They can be grown. 
in the open garden as easily as Geraniums, 
They carry a magnificent display of colors, 
and are most profuse bloomers. Tt is too 
late now to bed them. out, but attention 
being directed to their beauty, as now in 
bloom might induce gardeners to remem- 
ber them for sowing next season. 
We are pleased to note that Portulacas 
are receiving more consideration for sum- 
mer blooming. They are quite fascinating 
when on the hottest day they seem to smile 
and revel in the glowing sun, while other 
flowers droop and. wilt. They can be set 
outi now, and the double varieties have 
some raire beauties amongst them. 
Plant out some Ipomaeas for trailing on 
fences, against walls, or for trellising. They 
like the summer sun, and look very gay, 
especially in the early morning. 
Do not forget the gay Zinnias. No sun 
is ever too hot for them, and. they throw 
some lovely blooms when every other 
flower is drooping in, the sweltering heat. 
Plant them out now. 
When bedding out your Sunflowers and 
Rudbeckias, remember that they are tall 
growers, and if put in front of smaller 
flowers will hide everything. 
Mimulus are pretty flowers very much 
neglected. Seti out a few plots of them, and 
you will be surprised at the effect. 
Fuchsias are beginning to put on wood. 
Pinch them back; also Begonias and Jus- 
