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I desired the favour of any reader of the Cabinet who would do it, to favour 

 me with a remedy. My request remaining unanswered, I beg to observe, I am 

 again pestered with the infliction, I shall be glad of early advice, my entire 

 stock of plants is now infected with it. Plants in my greenhouse, and cool 

 frame, are alike injured. 



May 10th. W. W. ' 



Hybrid Rhododendrons. — Noticing that the two previous years the Con- 

 ductor has given in the Cabinet a list of the finest Hybrid Rhododendrons, in 

 the collection of Mr. Watever, as shown each season at Chelsea, I hope, 

 although I find there is not be one this season, that you will endeavour to give 

 us the annual descriptive list of new kinds. The Rhododendron tribe is one I 

 much admire, and have for a few years paid some attention to raising seedlings, 

 between the high coloured tender kinds and the hardy ones, and this season, I 

 have several in bloom, which are perfectly hardy, and the colour of R. alta- 

 clarenee. I have mauy plants which have been raised between the R. alta- 

 clarence, Russelliana, Pulcherrima, and others of a similar high colour with the 

 white flowering R. ponticum, maximum, and roseum ; I anticipate a beautiful 

 display from them. I am glad to observe, that from time to time, you have 

 urged the readers of the Cabinet to pay attention to hybridizing the most dis- 

 tinctive kinds, to produce a more extensiue lovely variety. As the plants are 

 now in bloom, I hope attention will be paid to impregnating the blossoms, &c. 



B er ks. Ci.euicus. 



FLORICULTURAL CALENDAR FOR JULY. 



Those annual plants that have not yet been transplanted out, should now be 

 done, in claudy 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; tluy 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 frequently supplied with 

 water, repotting, &c, as they require it. Finish transplanting 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 sup- 

 plied 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 young shoots ; 

 the seed should be sown either in pots or borders, in a shady place, and well 

 supplied with moisture. All sorts of Koses (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, and 

 their leaves decayed, should be taken up, well dried, cleaned, and the offsets 

 separated, and put in a cool, any place, till the planting season again com- 

 mences. The double scarlet Lychnis, and such like plants, should be propa- 

 gated 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. 



