The conservatory borders will now require liberal supplies of water.
Faded blossoms to be constantly removed; straggling growth and exhausted
stock to be cut previous to making a new growth. As the autumn is fast
approaching, the sooner the new growths are encouraged the better, that
they may have sufficient time to mature them. All greenhouse plants will
now be benefited by exposure to the natural atmosphere: the dews
are more refreshing and invigorating than artificial moisture or the
application of the syringe.
Finish _potting_ all specimen plants; for if left until later in the
season they will not have sufficient time to fill their pots with roots,
and, therefore, will be liable to suffer from stagnation of water at the
roots. No position can be worse for a plant than that of surrounding it
with fresh soil for months when the roots should be in a comparatively
dormant state.
Pelargoniums.--Continue to head them down, and to propagate the
cuttings, which will now strike freely in a sunny situation in the open
ground.