Commence a gradual reduction of the temperature in correspondence with
the decline of external heat; by such means the plants will be better
prepared to withstand the gloom and other vicissitudes of the winter
season.
Begonias.--Encourage the different kinds for winter flowering by
shifting them, if necessary, into larger pots. They succeed best in a
compost of half leaf mould and half loam. They grow luxuriantly in a
soil composed entirely of decayed vegetable matter; but in that they are
liable to rot off at the base of the stem.