CALENDAR OF OPE CATIONS FOR JULY. 



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lings not planted out sliould be 

 got out directly. Primroses should 

 be served the same if not done 

 before, but there is yet time to 

 recover a good plant. We men- 

 tioned this and the Polyanthus in 

 May. 



JRnmincuhises. — Shade the re- 

 maining flowers, and water: still 

 keep them clear of weeds. If the 

 leaves turn yellowish by the end 

 of the month, take them up ; put 

 them in tiie shade to dry ; when 

 dry clean them, and put them by 

 in gauze or very light canvas 

 bags. Keep all tiie sorts separately 

 by name or number, and see that 

 none become mixed, for the value 

 is almost gone without the name 

 is preserved. 



Rhddodcndroiis must be well 

 watered. Seedlings may be planted 

 out. Beds of small plants should 

 be watered in dry weather, and all 

 plants in pots should be in the 

 shade, and their moisture regu- 

 laldy attended to. 



Tulips may not have been taken 

 up the first week, and if so, lose 

 no time. When they are up, level 

 the bed, and hiding the Carnations 

 and Picotees under the canvas. 

 They may eitljer occupy the space 

 of the bed, if raised above the 

 path, or, if the bed be even with 

 the ground, they may be placed ail 

 round. By the end of the month 

 tliey will be in full flower, and 

 make a noble appearance. 



Geometrical Flower Gardens, 

 Beds, &<:. — The most efi'ective 

 objects in these beds are the Ver- 

 benas or the dwarf scarlet Gera- 

 niums, Petunias, and some of the 

 showy annuals. Those beds which 

 have had Stocks that are now 

 going off, or may go off, should be 

 planted with other subjects be- 

 tween, such as China Asters, 

 French Marigolds, or any other 



annual that lias been tnken caie 

 of in pots, and that will turn out 

 well — Phlox Drummondi and late- 

 sown Nemophila, Mimulus, and 

 any other dwarf thing that is 

 forward, planted between anything 

 that has not quite finished flower- 

 ing, or by removing what is already 

 there, planted to take their place. 

 The paths will require wee;iiug 

 frequently, and the Box edging 

 attended to. 



Seeds of hardij things cannot be 

 sown too soon after they are ripe. 

 Nothing exhibits more healthy 

 growth than a self-sown seedling ; 

 and if it be so, how can we do 

 better than sow directly the seed 

 is ripe and gathered ? 



In planting out seedlings of any 

 kind choose a dull day it" you can, 

 and have the beds not more than 

 four feet wide, that you may reach 

 the middle without putting your 

 foot on it. When they are very 

 small have half an inch of sifted 

 stuii on the top, otherwise many 

 of them will perish, because the 

 roughness of the soil may prevent 

 the roots from being pressed solid. 

 When they have got hold well, 

 and rooted down into the coarser 

 stufl^, you may stir the soil and 

 mix the fine with the coarse by 

 forking it, because fine slutf runs 

 too close together when the rain 

 comes plentifully, and this is never 

 favourable to plants. If you can- 

 not get dull weather, plant when 

 the sun has gone low. Water 

 well, and shade in the heat of the 

 day until the plants lay fairly hold 

 of the ground. 



THE ROSE GABDEN. 



This is now in full beauty. All 

 the sorts of Koses of any conse- 

 quence are now in flower. Take 

 esjiecial care that none of the 

 stakes get loose, and leave the 



