192 MISCELLANY OF NOTES AND CORRESPONDENCE. 



The following were shown in general selections: — Twelve kinds, Mr. Cock — 

 Oiion, Duchess of Leinster, Queen Agrippinn, Rosy Circle, Sir R. Peel, Shield 

 of Achilles, Hector, Kepeal, Duke of Cornwill, Emma, Rosetta, Katinka. 



Mr. Robinson — Duke of Cornwall, Aurora, Priory Queen, Erectum. 



Mr. Dobson — Pulchellura, Marcus, Isabella, Marc Antony, Zenobia, Ragged 

 Robin, Mustee, Rosy Circle, Matilda, Pauline, Margaret, Orion. 



Pinks. — Mr. Turner's collection, first prize — Norman's Henry Creed, Hale's 

 Queen of England, Turner's Masterpiece and Sir H. Smith, Norman's Defiance, 

 Eclipse (Brown's), and Garland; Harris's Dauntless, Holmes's Coronation, 

 Unsworth's Omega, Collis's Majestic, Lord Valentia, Garratt's Alpha, Wilmer's 

 Prince of Wales, VVeedon's Victoria, While's Warden, Cousin's Little Wonder, 

 Ward's Great Britain, Caul's Criterion, George Glenny, Melona, Jones's Hunts- 

 man, and Heariston's Prince Albeit. 



Pelargoniums (seedlings), blooming fust time in 1846. — President, Gem, 

 Centurion, and Cassandra.] 



Floral Operations for July. 



Greenhouse plants of most kinds now strike readily by cutting3, the new wood 

 1 eing somewhat firm. Those annual plants that have not yet been transplanted 

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

 earth to their roots as possible, and supporting those with sticks that require it ; 

 they will bloom well in August and September. Tender annuals may now be 

 turned out into the flower borders ; they should be refreshed at least once a day 

 with water, and if the sun is very powerful they will require to be shaded, till 

 they have taken fresh root ; those that remain to flower in pots must be fre- 

 quently supplied with water, repotting, &c, as they require it. Finish trans- 

 planting perennial and biennial plants sown in spring. Double Sweet Williams 

 should now be laid. Those 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 young shoots may still be 

 put in ; those cut at the second or third joints 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 layering by the middle of the month. 

 Pinks may still be propagated by pipings as in June. Auricula plants in pots 

 will require a little water frequently 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, or sprinkled 

 with tobacco water. Transplant seedling Auriculas and Polyanthuses, and 

 keep them in a shady place. Pansies may still be propagated by slips of the 

 voung shouts; the seed should be sown either in pots or borders, in a shady 

 place, and well supplied with moisture. All sorts of Roses (with the .exception 

 of the China and its varieties) should now be budded. Many sorts of bulbous- 

 rooted plants, as Ranunculuses, Tulips, Anemones, &c, which will now be past 

 flowering, anil their leaves decayed, should be taken up, well dried, cleaned, 

 and the offsets separated, and put in a cool, airy place, till the planting season 

 again commences. The double scarlet Lychnis, and such like plants, should 

 be propagated by cuttings. Geraniums may now be increased 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. Mignonette now 

 sown will bloom well in September. Pelargonium cuttings should now be put 

 in, so as to have well-established plants for blooming next year, or for growing 

 in next year, so as to prepare them for extra specimens for the year following. 

 Carnations, &c, where there are more than three buds upon a stein, take off the 

 others, in order to improve the size. If attacked by green fly use immediate 

 remedy by tobacco water, or loam and water in a liquid state. 



