144 MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



FLORICULTURAL CALENDAR FOR JUNE. 



Annuals. — Those annual plants tl.-t have not yet been transplanted out. 

 should now be done, in cloudy and showery weather, keeping as much earth to 

 their roots as possible, now, supporting those with sticks that require it — thin 

 out where too thick. Tender annuals may now be turned out into the flower 

 borders, and should be refreshed at least once a day with water, and if the sun 

 be very powerful they will require to be shaded, till they have taken fresh root: 

 those that remain to flower in pots must be frequently supplied with water, and 

 repotted, as they require it. Finish transplanting perennial and biennial plants, 

 sown in the spring. 



Roses. — Cuttings of garden kinds may be put off by the middle of the month ; 

 insert them firmly in the soil, and cover them with a hand-glass — a shady 

 border is the best situation for them. Cuttings of most kinds of greenhouse 

 plants should be put off. 



Carnations and Pinks. — Laying the former, and piping the latter, must be 

 done by the end of the month. Seedlings should be planted out singly into 

 pots or open borders. Carnations in pots require particular attention in keeping 

 them well supplied with water, and to support the flower stems by tying them 

 to neat green sticks with bass ; pipings of the ynuug shoots may still lie put in ; 

 those cut at the second or third joint make the handsomest plants ; they should 

 be kept shaded from the hot sun, otherwise they will soon get scorched and 

 dried up; they should be finished laying by the middle of the month. Pinks 

 may stdl be propagated by pipings, as in June. Auricular plants in pots will 

 frequently require a little water in hot weather, taking care not to pour it on the 

 heart of the plant ; all dead leaves should be removed; if any of the plants are 

 attacked with the green fly, they should be smoked with tobacco. See p. 53, vol. i. 



Ranunculus and Anemone Roots. — Should any bulbous-rooted plants, as 

 Ranunculuses, Tulips, Anemones, &c, now be past flowering, and their leaves 

 decayed, they should be taken up, cleaned, well dried, and the offsets separated, 

 and put in a cool airy place, till the planting season again commences. 



Camellias — which have ceased blooming will now require to be excited by 

 being taken to a higher degree of heat, and frequently syringed ; this will 

 induce vigorous shoots and an abundance of flower buds. 



Chrysanthemums. — See pages 73, 74, and 81 of vol. i. Plants in small pots 

 should be repotted into larger. 



Dahlias, — See pages 3, 22, GC, and 95 of vol. i. ; and articles in vol. ii. and 

 vol. iii., page 100. 



Tulips. — See page 24, vol. i. 



Greenhouse and Stove Annuals — which have been grown hitherto in small 

 pots, should be repotted into larger for the summer's growth. 



Auriculas — may now be repotted, and be placed in a shady, but airy 

 situation. Transplant seedlings; also of Puhanthuses. See page 47, vol. i. 



Pansies. — New beds may be made by taking oil' rooted offsets, or by piping, 

 shading them for a few days after their removal. Such will bloom profusely at 

 the end of the summer. 



Camellias. — If the new shoots have nearly done growing, place the plants in 

 a warm greenhouse, or in a stove at 70°, in order to assist the plants in produc- 

 ing flower buds. 



Herbaceous Plants — should regularly be tied up as they advance in growth, 

 not allowing them to grow too far before this attention is given, or many kinds 

 will become unsightly. 



Balsams. — See culture of, in vol. i. 



Triveranias. — See vol. i. 



Seeds of hardy Biennials, such as Sweet Williams, Scabious, &c, should be 

 sown for plants to bloom next year. 



The Double Scarlet Lychnis, &c. — The double scarlet Lychnis, and such 

 like plants, should be propagated by cuttings. Dahlia cuttings will easily take 

 root if placed in a brisk heat. Continue to cut box edgings and hedges, where 

 it was not done last month. Where it is desired to save seed of Ten Week, 

 Russian, or German Stocks, only allow those single ones to remain the flowers 

 of which have five or six petals; if such be reserved they will generally produce 

 double flowering plants. Towards the end of the month, Roses may be budded: 

 the first week in August is however considered better. 



