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Horticultural pursuits. I cannot (although previous to our May exhibitions) 

 refrain from giving you some description of a most beautiful Geranium (seedling), 

 raised by that clever 'and industrious florist, J. Nairn, Lower Stoke, Plymouth, 

 Devon. I think it must make some considerable stir among Geranium growers 

 Indeed for perfection of shape I am sure it will. I shall give you its particulars, 

 then judge. The flower is of a fine deep rose ground, with clear centre, having 

 a beautiful crimson-flamed spot with dark lines. The form is superb, surpassing 

 any of its family yet bloomed, the under petals being as large as the generality of 

 the upper ones of other flowers. It is of good habit, the plant is not more than 

 fourteen inches high, and throws its bloom well above the foliage. The flower 

 measures two inches and three-quarters across. In fact, 1 cannot do that justice to 

 its merits that it deserves, but no doubt you may hear more from some abler hand : 

 this is the first of one hundred and fifty yet to open, with I think great pros- 

 pect of surpassing No. 1., which has been named Nairn's Success. If you are 

 desirous of hearing further, I will endeavour to describe any other that may be 

 worth your notice. 



[We thank our respected correspondent for the information communicated, 

 and shall be much obliged by other remarks on Mr. Nairn's seedlings, or any 

 other fine kind of Geranium. — Conductor.] 



On Plants which bloom best when grown in old Mortar and Moss. — 

 In an article by Mr. G. Fielder, he remarked that he had succeeded to bloom 

 some kinds of plants much better when grown in old mortar and moss than in 

 soil : the following are the kinds succeeded with, viz. Agapanthuses, Aloes, 

 Arctolises, Cactuses, Euphorbias, Calandrinia discolor, and Crassula falcata. — 

 Conductor.] 



FLORICULTURAL CALENDAR FOR JUNE. 



Annuals. — See pages 43, and 72, Vol. I. — 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, now supporting 

 those with sticks that require it — thin out where too thick. 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 be very powerful they will re- 

 quire 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. 



Roses. — Cutting of Garden kinds may be put off by the middle of the month ; 

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

 the best situatiou for them. Cuttings of most kinds of Greenhouse plants should 

 now be put off. 



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

 required by the end of the mouth. Seedlings should be planted out singly into 

 pots or open borders. 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 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 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. 



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

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

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

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

 Articles in Vols. I. and II., of the Cabinet. 



