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bed is sure to fail ; il will cither born all before it, 

 or give no heat at all ; and it should never be 

 trodden in making up. 



Hyacinths.— C. McD— The foliage of Hyacinths 

 should not be removed till it begins to die, other- 

 wise the bulbs will be weakened. To bloom 

 well next year, hyacinths should be allowed to 

 complete their growth naturally in a generous 

 soil, and be taken up when the foliage has died 

 down, and not before. We shall give full in- 

 structions for the culture of the Hyacinth, but 

 at this time of the year, the information would 

 be less valuable than many other subjects that 

 claim attention. 



Cuttings. — C. D. — As a rule, cuttings should have 

 only a few leaves left near the top, but when 

 bell-glasses are used, and you are not afraid of 

 damping, all the leaves, except the lower pair, 

 may be left. If the leaves can be made to 

 absorb so as to feed, instead of exhaust the stem, 

 roots are more quickly formed ; the reason why 

 we remove leaves is, because we cannot usually 

 keep them as wet as would be necessary to pre- 

 vent flagging. 



Loam from a Sewer.— P.— We should not think 



of using soil from a sewer for any horticultural 

 purpose, till it had been laid up in a ridge, and 

 two or three times turned for twelve months. 

 After being frozen through it might be good 

 stuff. If you want to get rid of it at once, use 

 it as a top dressing to your kitchen garden. It 

 would, very likely, do well for the culture of 

 melons. 



Citt Trees and Gardens.— B— This subject is 

 being discussed in the columns of the City Press, 

 which takes the lead among the local metro- 

 politan papers. Mr. Broome's article appeared 

 in the number for May 1. You can get it by 

 writing to the office, 1, Long-lane, and enclosing 

 two stamps. 



Melon Seeds, §c — Novice may subject melon 

 and cucumber seeds to a temperature of 90degs., 

 but 85 degs. is enough to start them well. We 

 would gladly use a larger type, but the quantity 

 of matter would be abridged, and in these times 

 the public expect quantity as well as quality. 



Rosa Mundi. — /. W. J. G.— Don't stop or prune 

 any more, let it run as it likes, and drench pretty 

 often with an engine or syringe. We think you 

 will then get bloom. 



METEOROLOGICAL CALENDAR FOR JUNE. 



AVERAGES FOR THE ENSUING MONTH. 

 During sixteen years past, the temperature of the month of June has been:— Max., 71" ; rain., 50° ; 

 mean, 5S£ ; June is, therefore, 5£" warmer than May, and 20^° than January. The average tempera- 

 ture of the dew point in the month of June is 504° ; the average of rain during June is, 1.7 inches, 

 which is but a slight variation of the fall during the preceding five months. There is a considerable 

 increase in the aqueous contents of the atmosphere, a cubic foot of air, containing four grains of water, 

 during the month of May, the average is, 3.4 grains ; in January, only 2.4. During thirty -one years 

 past, the hiehest reading of the thermometer was, 93°, and occurred on the 27th, 1826, and the 19th, 

 and 22nd, 1846. The lowest, 30" on the 15th, 1850, and the 20th, 1855, 



PHASES OF THE MOON FOE JUNE, 1858. 

 (t Last Quarter, 4th, 8h. 21m. p.m. • New Moon, 11th, 2h. 46m. p.m. 



D First Quarter, 18th, 8h. 14m. a.m. O Full Moon, 26th, 9h. 13m. a.m. 



MEETINGS AND EXHIBITIONS, JUNE, 1858. 

 Wednesday 2nd, Royal Botanic, Regent's-park ; Bristol and Clifton.— Wednesday 9th, 

 and Thursday 10th, London Horticultural Grand Show at Chiswick.— Thursday 9th, 

 Scottish Pansey, Glasgow.— Tuesday 15th, Royal Oxfordshire Horticultural, Trinity 

 College Gardens.— Wednesday 16th, Thursday 17th, Crystal Palace, Grand Exhi- 

 bition.— Thursday 17th, Chertsey Floral Society.— Wednesday 23rd, Royal Botanic, 

 Regent's-park.— Thursday 24th, National Floricultural Exhibition, at 21 Regent- 

 street ; British Pomological, St. Martin's Hall. — Tuesday 29th, Handsworth (Bir- 

 mingham) Hereford; Leicester,— Wednesday 30th, Brighton and Sussex Flori- 

 cultural; Colchester. 



