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CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS FOR JUNE. 



quire it, hut it certainly facilitates j 

 the striking of everything, whether 

 it be required or not: every time 

 it is watered the sand washes down 

 close to the stems. 



Ericas. — The Ericas coming 

 into flower ought not to have the 

 burning sun on them, and being ! 

 in peat, which is little more than a ' 

 vehicle for supplying water to the 

 roots, and afibrds little nouiish- 

 ment of itself, they ought to be , 

 examined twice a day, to see that ! 

 they are sufficiently moist. | 



Foreign Seeds. — Sow seeds of j 

 foreign plants the instant you get i 

 them, without considering the sea- [ 

 son, because many seeds will germ- | 

 iuate at the time you get them 1 

 that would be quite perished if j 

 you waited for a proper season, 

 and all seeds grow best while 

 new. I 



Fuchsias. — Fuchsias must be} 

 regulated as to form as they ad- 

 vance, and those wanted to be 

 bushy must have their shoots 

 stopped by pinching the ends out. 



Geraniums. — The Geraniums in 

 the greenhouse should be shaded, 

 for the flowers are soon gone if 

 they have all the sun. Seedling 

 Geraniums may be pricked out 

 from the seed-pans to small pots, 

 three or four in a pot, planted 

 round the edges onlj'. Seedlings 

 in pots must be shifted as fast as 

 they fill the old pots with roots. 



Insects. — Plants should be fre- 

 quently examined, to see if there 

 be bugs or scale about them ; they 

 soon become unhealthy unless they 

 are instantly cleaned. Wash with 

 soap and water, and afterwards 

 with clean water. 



Seedling Hard-wooded Plants. — 

 Seedling greenhouse plants should 

 be kept clear of weeds, and, as they 

 get large enough to be handled, 

 well pricked out in pots as Gera- 

 niums. 



Specimen Plants. — Young speci- 

 mens of greenhouse plants must 

 be stopped or otherwise, as they 

 are required dwarf or pyramidal. 



Syringing occasionally does most 

 plants good, but it should be done 

 in the morning, that it may not 

 create a general damp throughout 

 the house. All the heat of the 

 day the house should be open as 

 much as possible ; opening doors 

 at each end ci-eates a draught 

 which is not healthy ; but to open 

 all the top and front windows is 

 advisable at all timesin hot weather. 



Watering. — "Watering is now a 

 complete business : the plants must 

 not all undergo the operation, 

 whether they reqtiire it or not, 

 but must be regularly examined. 

 Some wall be found dry and want- 

 ing moisture ; others will be found 

 m.oist enough, and ought not to 

 have more till they are dry by 

 comparison. 



