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JOUBNAIi OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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iloiirisliing plants of Clirysanthemnm, Crowea saligua, Ejiacris 

 cnt-in and Klioolint; fri'Jy, Mitraria coccinea, and some of the 

 better kinds of lii'ddinfi Genininm-i for July and AuKuat, as 

 well as Tea and China Roses. All plants donelilooniiuK should 

 be mananed so us to secure their blooming another year by 

 fjiviugeaeh the treatment necessary for it. 



Early in Jliiy the late vinery will be cleared of all greenhonso 

 plants that have not Uowered, especially Pelargoniunis, Cine- 

 rarias, Fuchsias, and Calceolarias, wliieh do better iu pits after 

 this. It will then become a growing-plant-house, and will bo 

 useful for subjects coming oa for autumn and winter Idoomiug, 

 as well as for Camellias and .\zuleas to grow and form their 

 buds. The very handsome Bambusa gracilis will now be line 

 iu the cool house, and fit for any vase, but keep it no longer in 

 the house ; it is very liable to red spider. B. Fortuni variegata, 

 the very best of dwarf kinds, will bo tine all the summer in a 

 cold frame. All hardy plants which have been forced should 

 be hardened oil' in a cold frame prior to being fully exposed ; 

 they may then bo plunged in the pots in coal ashes iu a sunny 

 place. With a few exceptions, such as Duetzias, Dielytra, 

 .to., they will require a year's rest; some, such as Hyacinths, 

 being of no further use, may be planted in Ijorders. Indigofera 

 decora now jjotted and placed in a cold pit will come in for 

 August, and forward plants of it will now be iu flower. Ery- 

 thrinas, which well deserve more attention than they receive, if 

 encouraged a little now will bloom well in two months, and 

 they are best grown in pits. Calceolarias for blooming next 

 spring should be nov; sown in a frame, or mulei- a hand-glass 

 in a shady place. Primulas for autumn blooming should be 

 potted aud eiu'ouraged in a cold frame. The early vinery will 

 now have no plants in it that require much moisture, its con- 

 tents being chiefly confined to tTloxinias, Achimenes, Gesnerau, 

 and Begonias far advanced for flowering, aud those plants that 

 are fast completing their growth, as EpiphyUum, Amaryllis, 

 and Yallota purpurea ; the last if going to rest now will most 

 likely flower in autumn. It will also suit Bougainvilhe* 

 speciosa wlien good growth has been made, and plants re- 

 quiring the wood to be well ripened, but no others ; for, when 

 the Grapes change colour, though moisture may help to swell 

 the berries these will not colour well ; and if a growing mois- 

 ture is kept up, the flavour of the Grapes, whatever the colour 

 may be, will be poor, instead of brisk and refreshing. The end 

 of this month is the best time for putting in cuttings of 

 spring-flowering greenhouse plants, and as quantities of these 

 are in request take the cuttings from the half-ripened shoots 

 and insert them in sand under a bell-glass in a gentle heat. 

 They will strike in about six weeks, and may then be )iotted off 

 and grown in the late vinery until August, when a franu^ would 

 suit them better. Repot Epacrises after they have made new 

 growths a few inches long. Cyclamens to be plunged out-doors 

 iu a sunny place at the end of the month, or early in the next. 



June. — The early Camellias shol^ld be taken out and jilaccd 

 in a cold pit for a few'days to harden off, and the same with 

 Azaleas. Nothing should be keptln this house after this time 

 but what will accommodate itself to the Vines. All greenhouse 

 plants in the cool vinery to be p'laced outside in a sheltered 

 place, and the house occupied with Cockscombs, Celosias, 

 Ferns, Lycopods, Begonias, Gloxinias, Achimenes, Gesueras, 

 and Lilium lancifolinm, which will now be fine from the early 

 vinery. The stove will furnish but few flowering plants this 

 month, but will contain Caladiums, Marantas, Dracwnas, and 

 other variegated plants, as well as plants advancing for autumn 

 and winter bloom. The frames will give Fuchsias and Pelar- 

 goniums. The spring-struck Fuchsias should now be potted 

 for the last time. Towards the end of the month. Cyclamen 

 europo?um must be potted aud placed in a cold frame, it will 

 certainly bloom in September if not in August. C. neapolita- 

 num to be served in like manner at the end of the month, as 

 we must have it in October. Look out for runners of Violets, 

 and pot them forthwith. The double purple, tree, and Nea- 

 politan are the best for scent and rough usage. The frames 

 will supply any deficiency iu the houses in the shape of varie- 

 gated and Zonale Geraniums. Stop and cut Nosegay Stella, 

 Baron Ricasoli, and any others of that class, and also repot to 

 have them in order for September. Pot early Chrysanthemums, 

 stop them, and supply liquid manure at every alternate watering. 

 Ijayer into six-inch pots shoots of Chrysanthemums with nice 

 branching heads, layering as near the head as possible. They 

 will root well in about six weeks, and shoiUd then be detached, 

 but not until the pots are filled with roots ; they make excellent 

 dwarf bushy plants for small vases. Cuttings of the shoots 

 pinched off now Bhould be put in aud never stopped, but 



allowed to go on for bloom. Those struck iu April should be 

 stopjicd and potted for the last time, and any large specimens 

 should be sto]>ped and trained, after shifting into their bloom- 

 ing jiots. Witsenia corymbosa will do ailmirably in a cold frame 

 or ]iit at this season, and liloom finely in August. Uhododen- 

 drou jasniinillorum will also do well in a frame in summer, 

 aud should now bo ])ottcd. It will bloom next April in a cool 

 vinery, and is one of the sweetest and handsomest plants wo 

 have, the flowers being of so juire a white, (iesneras cinnaba- 

 rina, and zebrina splendens, to be started for winter blooming ; 

 continue to pot off and forward Gloxinias, .\chimenes, aud 

 Gesneras as tliey require it. For autumn bloom, seciUmg Glox- 

 inias do best ; tliey are now to be potted. Cactus speciosissimus 

 placed in the cool vinery now and kept there until August, then 

 placed out of doors close to a south wall for a cou])Ie of months, 

 will bloom next May. It is inferior io no plant at that season 

 for the fine display which it makes. Cuttings of Torenia 

 asiatica inserted in March will need iiotting into their bloom- 

 ing pots ; elevate the pot and allow the shoots to hang over it. 

 This ])lant will look well hanging over the sides of a vase when 

 covered with its porcelain flowers in September and October. 

 Pot Statice brassiciufolia now, and grow iu a cold frame ; it 

 may throw out its spikes in September and be in bloom all tho 

 winter in a vinery. Young plants of Statice irabricata, profusa, 

 propiuqua, and foliosa should bo encouraged with liberal pot 

 room and a place near tho glass in a cool vinei"y. Myrtles, 

 common and doubled-flowered, nice compact dwarf plants, may 

 now be potted, and encouraged with moisture in a cold frame. 

 Pot, train and encourage young stock, keeping the plants dear 

 of insects. 



July. — The most forward Balsams, Cockscombs, and Globe 

 Amaranths will be in flower, and the Celosias towards the end 

 of the month, as well as Rhodanthe Manglesii and Thunbcrgias, 

 (iloxinias and Achimenes being plentiful, aud the summer- 

 flowering Begonias in perfection. Zonale and \ariegated Gera- 

 niums, with Verbenas and Petunias, wiU supply the place of 

 florists' Pelargoniums. Tliere will also be Fuchsias, Ferns, 

 Lycopods, and variegated Begonias. The majority of winter- 

 blooming plants, such as Erantliemums, Thyrsacantlius, &c., 

 young stock of Poinsettia and Euphorbia, will now require to 

 'be shitted into blooming-pots. Camellias, Azaleas, and tho 

 whole of the winter and spring-flowering greenhouse plants 

 may be placed outside in an open situation, aud if protected 

 from the midday sun all the better. This should be done early 

 in the month, or, if the plants are forward, a fortnight or three 

 weeks earlier. Correas aiul Epacrises should, however, still 

 1)6 kept in frames for protection from heavy rains, giving all 

 the air possible. Pot the most forward Primulas iu six-mch 

 pots, and keep near the glass in'a frame. Cyclamen coum and 

 Violets to be potted at once in six-inch pots, keeping cool and 

 moist. Pot Calceolarias into their blooming-pots, as ihey will 

 soon shov; for bloom. Cyclamen europreum to be accommo- 

 dated with a place in a frame ; and C. neapolitanmn, both red 

 and white, to be potted if still delayed, and accommodated in 

 like manner towards the end of the month, at which time stop 

 some of the Chrysanthemums for a late bloom. Put-off Pri- 

 mulas for spring blooming, also Cinerarias ; the latter, if for 

 autumn display, to be put in their blooming-pots at ouce. 

 Now is the time to fill a frame with Tea-scented Roses that 

 have been disbudded up to this ; allow them plenty of air, 

 using the lights only iu very wet weather. This is also the 

 time, and only time, to stop No.segay Geraniums for an autumn 

 bloom, and after they have made new shoots pot, and after- 

 wards grow them iu a frame. Pelargoniums to be cut in. 

 Mignonette for winter bloom to be sown. Intermediate Stocks 

 to bo sown the first week iu an open situatiou, there to remain 

 until October, when they may be potted in small pots, aud 

 kept over the winter iu a cold frame, potting in March into 

 2i's for blooming iu April and May. Ciesnera jjurpurea ma- 

 crautha to be potted and i)laced on a shelf iu the stove. It 

 will come in for winter and spring blooming. Tuberoses wiU 

 now come in. Tritonia aurea will be in fine bloom, aud the 

 Liliums in pits will soon follow. Continue to pay attentiou 

 to late plants of Gloxinias, Achimenes, and Gesneras, they 

 will do well in the cool vinery, which towards the end of the 

 month must be cleared of all plants requiring much moisture. 

 It will answer admirably for any plants which have made their 

 gi-owth, and require their wood to be hardened. Ciesneras 

 cinnabarina and zebrina for winter bloom to be potted off, and 

 grown on iu tlie stove. Put in cuttings of Coleus Verschaffelti 

 in the tttove, and pot-off wlien rooted, growing on until October, 

 then shift into six-inch pots. It is one of the finest plants for 



