112 THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. [May. 



in the open ground. When all the planting is finished, the beds and borders 

 should be neatly raked over. Lawns will now require mowing weekly. Walks 

 should be swept frequently when dry, and be well rolled after rains. 



As the pits and frames, which have been occupied during the winter with 

 "bedding " plants, will now be empty, they should be turned to good account by 

 growing plants for summer and autumn blooming. Seedling Cinerarias for 

 flowering next winter and spring, should be potted off into small sixty pots ; they 

 will do very well in pits or frames if kept a little close until they begin to grow, 

 when air should be admitted to them freely in fine weather. As soon as they 

 begin to fill the pots with roots, they should be shifted into 48-sized pots. 

 They should still be kept in frames, but as the season will now be advanced, the 

 lights may remain off both day and night, except during heavy rains and bad 

 weather, when they should be kept on. Seedlings of Primula sinensis will also 

 do well in pots and frames during the summer months, but they require a little 

 warmth when young until they get nice established plants. For the growth of 

 Balsams, Cockscombs, and other tender annuals a slight hotbed should be made. 

 The pots should be kept plunged, and air should be freely admitted in mild 

 favourable weather. Pelargoniums of all kinds for autumn blooming may be 

 grown in pits and frames. Much attention must now be paid to watering. 

 Plants of all kinds in pots will require liberal supplies. Any plant requiring a 

 larger pot should be at once shifted, and young ones should be neatly tied out 

 as they advance in growth. As Azaleas and other plants go out of flower, the 

 seed-vessels should be picked off. 



In the Kitchen Garden constant attention must be paid to all advancing crops. 

 The young crops of Carrots, Turnips, Beet, Onions, Parsnips, &c, should be care- 

 fully thinned out as soon as they can well be handled, and the ground between 

 the drills should be stirred with a hoe. Sowings for succession should be made 

 of Peas, Broad Beans, French or Dwarf Beans, Turnips, Spinach, Lettuces, and 

 Radishes ; a sowing of Walcheren Cauliflower for autumn and winter use should 

 be made about the middle of the month ; Celery should be pricked out when fit. 

 and trenches made ready for planting a portion for early use, putting some good 

 manure in the trenches. Cauliflowers and Lettuces for successional crops should 

 be planted. Cucumbers and Melons will now do well without requiring much 

 attention, if there be a nice steady heat in the beds. They should have plenty 

 of air when the weather permits, and water when they require it, and the shoots 

 should be stopped, and thinned out to prevent them becoming crowded. As 

 Potatos appear above ground, a little soil should be drawn up to them to protect 

 them from frost. 



Disbudding, stopping, and regulating the shoots of fruit trees must now be 

 attended to, and nothing should be allowed to interfere with its being timely and 

 properly done, as on it depends in no small degree the beauty and health of the 

 trees. When this is properly attended to, there is little need for winter pruning. 



