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the surface of the beds, giving a free supply of water, &c., at the 

 evening, rain or pond water. Chrysanthemums will require shifting 

 into larger pots. Auriculas and Polyanthuses in pots must be kept in 

 a sliady place ; do not allow water to be poured into tlie heart of the 

 plant, or such will very likely be rotted. If attacked by green-fly, 

 have immediate recourse to their destruction. Thin away all unneces- 

 sary single-flowered Ten-week or German Stocks. Tulips, Ci'ocuses, 

 and similar bulbous plants, &c., will in many instances be perfected, as 

 tiie foliage indicates the necessity of taking them up ; let it duly be 

 attended to in dry weather — See Articles upon. Such shrubby plants 

 as are increased by budding siiould now be done. Sow Mignonette to 

 bloom in September. Pansies increase by cuttings. Kipe seed should 

 immediately be sown in pots, or a shady border ; the soil to be con- 

 stantly kept moist. Seeds of biennials to bloom next year, as Scabious, 

 Canterbury Bells, Sweet William, &c., may still be sown. Cuttings 

 of Dahlias now struck will make good tubers this season. 



Xisr TBB GREENHOVSE, STOVE, &.C. 



The greenhouse, &c., will have to be kept gay witli the Acliimenes, 

 Balsam, Globe Amaranth, Browallia, Brachycoma, and similar plants ; 

 attention to shifting into larger pots will be necessary, so as to keep 

 tlieni growing, and so promote the increase of flowers. Nearly all 

 kinds of greenhouse and stove plants, &c., Avill now strike freely ; the 

 shoots having attained a due firmness. Pelargonium cuttings should 

 now be put otf, in order to have plants suitable for next year's blooming. 

 Green fly, red spider, &c., often commence depredations now; 

 remedies must at once be applied. Give all air possible, and shade 

 from hot midday sun ; it prolongs the period of blooming. Let the 

 plants be syringed overhead frequently, avoiding the blossoms. Sprinkle 

 the floor twice a-day with water, it materially assists the plants, in 

 cooling the house Avith a moist air. Azaleas, &c., now finished 

 blooming, should have their growth encoui'aged, so as to make early, 

 vigorous wood for next year's blooming. fAmaryllises, and similar 

 plants, which have bloomed, and the foliage indicating maturity, should 

 have less water, &c., so they may gradually be induced to wither, &c., 

 preparatory to their season of rest ; it is a good plan to place them 

 apart from other plants, and if in a frame, near to the glass, or on a 

 back flue, &c., it is advisable to have so circumstanced. Calceolarias 

 that have ceased blooming should be re-potted ; cut otf dead tops, place 

 the plants in a situation where they can be shaded from hot sun, admit- 

 ting the morning and evening sun. Some greenliouse and stove plants 

 are readily increased by budding, that should now be done. Cinerarias 

 that liave done blooming siiould have the tops cut off', be fumigated in 

 a close frame, as they are often aflfected with green fly ; after which the 

 plants siiould be turned out of the pots, and planted in a somewhat 

 raised bed, of good soil, in the garden. Roses that have been forced, 

 and now out of bloom, siiould be set at rest for a montli or six weeks, 

 placing tliem in a ratiier sliady situation, and endeavouring to prevent 

 the jjusliing of young buds ; after this period they siiould be partially 

 disrooted, and re-potted in good compost; such ])lants will gene- 

 rally bloom tiiroiigli the following winter. Tiie tubers of any of tlie 



