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~~ IN THE FLOWER GARDEN. J 
(ew the operations in this department, as far as present 
effect is concerned, will have become chiefly of a 
routine character. The highest order ought to prevail in all its 
departments. The heavy rains at the close of last month will have 
caused renewed vigour in many plants, therefore attend particularly to 
the regulating of overgrowths, especially in Petunias, strong-growing 
Verbenas, &c. Herbaceous plants in the borders should be supported 
with sticks, and neatly tied; not all the stems bundled together in a 
slovenly manner, but spread out, so as to display the flowers to the 
greatest advantage. Before the propagation of plants for turning out 
is proceeded with to any material extent, it is as well that a proper 
arrangement should be made as to what number of plants are required 
in another season, Examine the effects of colours; investigate their 
combinations and contrasts, so as to improve and vary the arrangement 
another season. To keep up the interest of a garden, especially if 
planted on the grouping system, requires some considerable skill and 
forethought, to vary the scene in each succeeding year, so as to prevent 
the arrangement becoming monotonous. Thus if warm colours pre- 
vail to any material extent this season, it would be as well to introduce 
a majority of cold colours next season, and to edge each bed of the 
latter with its complimentary warm colour. Indeed, the system of 
edging beds with contrasting colours imparts a highly interesting 
feature, especially to such as may be distributed over the lawn without 
any methodical arrangement. For these purposes, no plants are so 
well adapted as those which have variegated foliage, and for that 
reason a large stock of variegated Pelargoniums should be provided. 
The best of these is Lee’s new variegated, Mangles’s variegated, the 
common and golden variegated, and the different varieties of variegated 
Ivy-leaved Pelargoniums. One of the most interesting is a very 
small-leaved variety called Dandy, which makes the neatest edging for 
a small bed of perhaps any plant. Of the Oak-leaved kinds, Moor’s 
Victory is very neat. 
Friorist’s Frowrers.— Awriculas, seedlings that have hitherto been 
kept in pans or boxes may now be potted singly in small pots; while 
such as were potted earlier will perhaps require shifting into a larger 
size. Plants which were potted in May should have the surface soil 
stirred occasionally, and any left for potting at this season should at 
once be done. Carnations and Picotees, the principal operation this 
month will be the layering, which should be proceeded with, and com- 
pleted as soon as possible. Water over head with a fine rosed pot as 
often as necessary. Pinks, some florists layer the strongest shoots and 
