204 MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



Crow, Seedling, Purple Perfection, Dickson's Trip to Cambridge, Wain's Queen 

 Victoria, Wood's Lord Hitchbrooke. Fourth Prize, Mr. Willmer, of Sunbury, 

 for Gidden's Sir R. Peel, Miss Desborough, and Vespasian, Hufton's Queen of 

 Sheba, Burrough's Miss Jane and Aurora, Willmer's Queen, Barrand's Portia, 

 Cornelius, and Borderer, Dickson's Trip to Cambridge, Brinkler's Fairy Queen, 

 Willmer's Peter the Great, Miss Browning, and Prince Royal, No. 10, Sharp's 

 Cleopatra, Rutland's Princess Augusta, Trude's Queen Victoria, Ely's Mrs. 

 Horner, Field Marshal, and Marquis of Waterford, Hogg's Lady Acland, and 

 Newell's Harlequin. 



FLORICULTURAL CALENDAR FOR AUGUST. 



Greenhouse Pj.ants. — All exotic trees and shrubs belonging to this depart- 

 ment, that are in want of larger pots, or refreshment of new soil, should (if not 

 performed last month) immediately be done. 



Pelargoniums. — Plants done blooming should now be cut down; this will in- 

 duce them to push fresh shoots; when they become two inches long, the plants 

 should be repotted, (not before,) shaking off the old soil and replacing it with 

 fresh compost. The young shoots thus produced will require thinning, those cut 

 away clean may be struck where required. Calceolarias should be increased. 

 Verbenas should now be increased in order to get well established plants to 

 endure winter. This is the proper time to propagate Aloes, Sedums, and all 

 others of a succubnt nature, by means of suckers or bottom offsets; when detached 

 from the parent, they should be potted s : ngly into small pots, using light dry 

 compost, and watering sparingly till they have taken root. In the first or second 

 week at furthest, inoculation may be performed on any kinds of the Citrus genus. 

 Camellias to bloom early should be placed in the greenhouse. 



Flower Garden. — Propagate by means ot slips, and parting the roots of an}' 

 double-flowered and other desirable fibrous-rooted perennial plants done flower- 

 ing. Auriculas should be cleared of all dead leaves, and shitted into fresh pots ; 

 prick out of the seed bed, where it was omitted last month, Seedling Auriculas 

 and Polyanthuses, and place in a shady situation ; seeds may also be sown of 

 both kinds in boxes or pans. Carnations may still be layered, also Sweet- Wil- 

 liams, the earlier in the month the better. Those which were layered four or 

 five weeks ago will now be sufficiently rooted to be taken away aiid planted in 

 beds or pots. Also plant out Pink pipings, which were put in in June. Sow 

 seeds of all kinds of bulbous-rooted plants in pans or boxes, such as Spring Cy- 

 clamen, Anemones, Ranunculuses, &c. &c. Those kind of bulbs wanted to in- 

 crease should be taken up if the leaves be decayed, and the offsets taken off. 

 Transplant into nursery beds seedling, perennial, and bieniiial plants sown in 

 spring. In dry weather gather those flower seeds that ate ripe of any desired 

 kinds. Plant out such kinds of autumn flowering bulbs as yet remain un- 

 planted. Heartsease, towards the end of the month, should be propagated by 

 slips, put into a shady border, and kept quite moist till they have taken root ; 

 these will form fine strong plants for blooming the spring following. Buds of 

 Roses may still be put in, the earlier the better. Any budded early and looking 

 fresh may have the bandage loosened to allow room for swelling. All shoots 

 below the bud should be rubbed off. Chrysanthemums should be topped, if not 

 done last month, in order to form compact heads of flowers. The tops put in 

 make dwarf, late blooming plants. Mignonette to bloom during winter should 

 now be sown in pots. 



Ranunculuses, &c, roots of, should now be taken up, and gradually and well 

 dried. 



Dahmas. — Thin out the shoots where large flowers are required. Water should 

 he given copiously every evening, during dry weather. A strata of manure 

 should be laid over the roots, which tends to promote the vigour of the plants. 



