3^5 



JUNE. 



CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS FOR THE FLOWER 

 GARDEN, SHRUBBERY, AND GREENHOUSE. 



Anemones, where the leaves have 

 turned a little yellow, may be 

 taken up, dried, and stored like 

 Kanunculuses, except that, as the 

 tubers are larger and hold more 

 moisture, you will require a longer 

 time to dry them. Those in bloom 

 may be shaded, to prolong the 

 flowering. 



Annual flow^ers that have been 

 sown in the border in patches re- 

 quire regulating; that is, they 

 want thinning out so as to leave 

 only three or four plants of some 

 large kinds, and half a dozen small 

 kinds in a patch, because, if they 

 are too thick, they injure each 

 other, and the plants grow strag- 

 gling and weak. Annuals that 

 require planting out should be 

 put out early this month if not 

 done last month ; and in the mid- 

 dle or towards the end of the 

 month, as a succession to those 

 already in. Last month and this 

 may be greatly assimilated on 

 these matters, because by follow- 

 ing up the same operations the 

 bloom of annuals is greatly pro- 

 longed. 



Auriculas, which are now enjoy- 

 ing all the weather, must be 

 looked to now and then, to see 

 that the drainage is quite clear, 

 for the soil will frequently wash 

 down and fill up the hole. They 



must always be cleared imme- 

 diately. Pick off all yellow leaves, 

 earth up those which have offsets, 

 so that the base of the offset may 

 be in the ground or soil, as offsets 

 are much safer and make plants 

 sooner if they strike root before 

 they are taken off. Seedling Au- 

 riculas may be potted off singly in 

 small pots as soon as they have six 

 good leaves; but they are better 

 in frames than altogether exposed 

 at first, because their moisture 

 can be better regulated, and their 

 shading can be adapted to their 

 state of strength. Smaller seed- 

 lings may be pricked out from the 

 seed-pans, and put six or more 

 in a pot of the smallest size, or 

 in a pan an inch apart all over; 

 but those which touch the edge 

 of a pot always advance faster 

 than those in the middle, so that 

 most prefer to put only as many 

 as can be put round the edge. 

 Watch the seed-pods of all that 

 are being grown for seed : they 

 must be gathered before they open, 

 or the seed will be lost. 

 - Balsams require the same treat- 

 ment as before ; but as they grow 

 up tall they must be sunk lower in 

 the bed. If properly provided 

 for they should go into a warm 

 pit, where they can have plenty of 

 light and beat, and be easily got 



