3G0 THE GARDENER. [Aug. 



hold of the stock. Cut off all shoots to allow the strength of the plant 

 to go to the bud. Eoses now past their best should have all suckers 

 carefully removed ; pick off all decaying flowers and seed-pods, and 

 use sulphur for mildew. Rooted Pinks may be planted out in nursery- 

 beds, or where they are to flower : 6 inches apart each way will answer. 

 Finish layering Carnations and Cloves, if not already done. Chrys- 

 anthemums (which have been growing from the beginning in the open 

 ground) may, towards the end of the month, be gone round with a 

 clean spade, and cut into the sizes to fit the pots they are intended to 

 occupy later in the season : getting the balls of roots early in order 

 gives little check. Where the early-flowering kinds have well filled their 

 pots with roots, they may have plenty of manure - water ; and when 

 the flower-buds are formed, a good surfacing of rich stuff will do much 

 for them. Anemones, which are useful border flowers, may now be 

 sown in boxes. Some of the common sorts do well in the open border, 

 some in drills, and lifted to their flowering positions at the proper 

 time. Pansy cuttings do well now if placed behind a wall, or in a 

 frame where they are to remain through the winter. Many hardy 

 plants in the borders may be increased from cuttings put in now. 



Pelargoniums which Imve been cut down, and are broken freely, 

 should be shaken out of their old pots, the roots well trimmed back, 

 and potted in good loam mixed with sand, using pots large enough 

 only to contain the roots nicely. Cinerarias and Calceolarias should 

 now be kept growing freely, shifting the plants to larger pots before 

 they become pot-bound. Cool treatment suits them best. They re- 

 quire abundance of air, and to be shaded from strong sun. Heaths 

 and other gi-eenhouse hard-wooded plants will now require as free an 

 exposure as they can bear. Young growths will require hardening 

 gradually. If lights can be spared for throwing off heavy rains, they 

 will be of much service in promoting healthy root -action. Where 

 there are no lights, the more delicate kinds may be placed on their sides 

 when rain is heavy. Fuchsias, Balsams, and such plants in bloom, 

 with their pots well filled with roots, will require plenty of water, 

 and their blooms preserved by shading from strong sun. Dead 

 leaves and decaying flowers should be kept off. Surface-stirring and 

 well-washed pots are essential to health of plants. All climbers should 

 be kept within bounds, but not tied in formally. Their natural beauty 

 should be retained as much as means will allow. 



Window plants will now require much water, and their foliage to be 

 frequently wetted by syringe or watering-rose. Surface dressings will do 

 much to prolong their flowering period ; insects must be kept off. Ferns 

 and similar plants suffer readily from hot sun ; attention to shade and 

 atmospheric moisture must have due attention for them. Insects 



