ISG THE FLOKAL WOELD AND GAEDEN GUIDE. 



Herbaceous Plants out of flower may now be propagated from cuttings. These 

 should be put in a cold frame, in a mixture of sand and loam, and kept shaded. It 

 is important to secure plenty of such things as Alyssum saxatile, double Wall- 

 flowerSj Iberis corifolia, and I. sempervirens, Aubiietia purpurea, Dielytra spectabilis, 

 Salvia chamtedrifolia, etc. 



Kitchen Garden. — Stake runner beans. Sow lettuce ; tie a few at a time 

 for immediate use. Sow parsley, endive, and turnips. 



Leeks to be transplanted from the seed-bed to very rich ground, and to be 

 earthed up as they grow, to blanch the neck of the bulb. The frequent use of 

 sewage water will swell them to a great size, and with improved quality. 



Melons to be stopped and trained regularly. The rule is for the female blossoms 

 to be impregnated at midday when quite dry. 



OiiCHAKD House Tkees require very little attention now beyond abundant 

 watering, and the use of liquid manure of a moderate degree of strength. No more 

 pinching to be done. Shoots badly placed may be removed now without fear of 

 causing the buds at the base to break. 



Pines must have an abundant atmospheric moisture to prevent exhaustion by 

 this hot bright weather. Shut up early, and syringe and water the floor of the 

 house early every morning. Use as little shade as possible to fruiting plants. 



Ehododendrons, Kalmias, and Andromedas may now be layered for increase ; 

 it is the simplest and surest method of propagation, though slow ; nevertheless, 

 they are always better on their own roots than grafted, and though many kinds sow 

 themselves in plenty, and produce thickets of seedlings if allowed, there is no depen- 

 dence to be placed on them for character, when at last they come into bloom. 



EosES. — Gardens newly made may be furnished with Roses now as well as at 

 any time of the year. The nurseries supply dwarf plants in small pots at a cheap 

 rate, and these turned out with care, in ground well dug, and liberally manured, 

 ■will grow with vigour, and bloom well in the autumn. In forming a plantation 

 of dwarf Eoses, we would as soon plant in May or June as at any time of the year. 



SoFT-wooDED Plants, such as Cinerarias, herbaceous Calceolarias, Chinese 

 Primulas, Pansies, Pyrethrums, etc., should be raised from seed now in quantity. 

 If Primulas were sown in April for early bloom, ic will be as well to sow again 

 fcr a successional batch. Soft-wooded plants rarely do any good if grown slowly ; 

 they need abundant nourishment, and if kept stout and strong rarely suffer from 

 vermin. It is the bad practice of starving seedlings in the seed-pans that creates 

 the principal trouble of getting them clean afterwards. 



Sow lettuce for succession, broad beans, wrinkled marrow, Emperor and 

 Advancer peas, radishes, scarlet runners, turnips. Early York and Barr's Dwarf 

 cabbage, a few rosette coleworts, and Walcheren broccoli. 



Stove Plants. — Take cuttings of Euphorbias, and let them dry before inserting 

 in sand. Start another batch of Gesneras. Eemove to a cooler atmosphere most of 

 the best subjects that are now in flower. Keep a moist atmosphere among soft- 

 wooded plants of all kinds, and especially Begonias and Caladiums ; in fact, water 

 must be used in abundance about floors and walls. 



Tomatoes will bear more abundantly, and occasion less trouble, if constantly 

 stopped before the fruit. Give them plenty of water, and mulch the surface with 

 rotten dung. 



Tritoma rvAKiA and varieties require abundance of water now, especially if in 

 pots. Liliums the same ; when throwing up their spikes they can scarcely have 

 too much. 



Vines that have ripened their ^riit must he carefully brought into a resting 

 condition by gradually withholding water and exposing the wood to the weather 

 night and day except during rain. Crops ripening to have the help of fire-heat in 

 case of a prolonged term of cloudy or cold weather, as any delay in ripening will 

 bring on mildew. Where the grapes are just stoning, attention should be paid for 

 the last time to thinning and tying in, but do not cut away every apparently super- 

 fluous shoot ; very often a few random growths help to sustain the vigour of a vine, 

 and ore in fact the signs of vigour ; but of course these should not overlap the old 

 wood, or shade the leaves that have bunches to take care of. Where ripe grapes 

 are to hang, keep the house dry ; and to prevent red spider, paint some tiles with, 

 sulphur and lay about in the full sun. 



Winter Greeks. — Plant, during showery weather, broccoli, Brussels sprouts. 



