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fruit-buds or wood-buds. See tbat trees planted last month are 

 properly staked, and cover the soil immediately over the roots with 

 six inches of half-rotten stable manure, to prevent the frost loosen- 

 ing it. 



Stoye. — The temperature advised for last month will be suitable 

 for this. Nothing must be done to excite any of the occupants 

 unnecessarily, just now, or the summer growth will be poor and 

 weak in consequence. Attend carefully to Perns, especially the 

 delicate kinds, like the Gymnogrammas, Nothochlsenas, and Cheil- 

 anthes, the fronds of which soon decay, if wetted frequently, or 

 exposed to a damp atmosphere. All kinds should be kept as quiet 

 as possible. Sometimes the close-growing Selaginellas will rot at 

 this season, and the best way to stop its progress is to clear away 

 the decayed portion, and then sprinkle the plants with dry sand, and 

 place them in a dry position near the glass for a short time. The 

 necessary precautions must, however, be taken to prevent the tender 

 growth flagging. 



Forcing. — See directions for Inst month. Rhubarb, Seakale, 

 and Asparagus may now be lifted, and introduced into heat ; the 

 first must be taken up without the roots being broken about, and 

 with as much soil adhering to them as possible. The roots can be 

 placed in any out-of-the-way corner of the stove or forcing-house. 

 Seakale must be forced in the dark, but Asparagus should be forced 

 in a frame, close to the glass, and receive abundance of air to develop 

 the flavour. Sow French Beans in small pots, and shift into larger 

 ones as soon as they are well rooted. Place near the glass to keep 

 them dwarf and stocky. 



Pits and Frames. — Violets must be protected in cold and frosty 

 weather, but draw the lights off entirely whenever the weather will 

 admit of its being done with advantage. Auriculas, Carnations, 

 Pansies, Pinks, and Picotees, must have a free circulation of air 

 about them at all times, excepting when the weather is very damp 

 or frosty. A few degrees of frost will not do so much injury as a 

 stagnant atmosphere. The early-potted Hyacinths and other Dutch 

 bulbs must be uncovered at once, and exposed to the light. Remove 

 successive batches to the forcing-pit, the temperature of which 

 should now average 60°. Syringe flowering shrubs overhead slightly 

 once a day, to enable the buds to push strong. 



HORTICULTURAL NOTES. 



N all sides the Chrysanthemum season of 1871 is justly 

 pronounced to have been considerably below the average 

 of previous years. This in a measure was owing to the 

 cold and uncongenial weather experienced during the 

 early part of the summer, which prevented the plants 

 making much progress until the summer was too far advanced to 

 admit of a thorough maturation of the wood. None of the exhi- 

 bitions have been quite up to the mark, but at the majority a few 

 fair specimens and some grand blooms were staged. The best cut 



