JUL 



330 



JUN 



GREEN-HOUSE. 



Air, admit freely to all plants de- 

 tained in the house. — Bud, oranges, 

 lemons, &c. — Camellias, syringe and 

 water frequently ; shade in hot days. — 

 Cuttings, slips, &c., water. — Dress and 

 give fresh earth as required. — Heaths, 

 plant, slips. — Layers may be made. — 

 Moving out of house (see June). — 

 Oranges and Lemons require water dai- 

 ly; thin fruit if thick; remove blossoms 

 where fruit is thick enough ; give earth ; 

 air, admit freely. — Peat plants, examine 

 almost daily to see that they do not dry. 

 — Propagate by cuttings, slips, &c. — 

 Seedlings, Y>r\cV. into small pots. — Shade 

 during hot bright days ; calico frames 

 are best. — Shifting, complete, b. — 

 Stove plants (hardier) may be moved 

 into green-house. — Stake, trim, and 

 train as required. — Succulent plants, 

 cultivate by cuttings, slips, and suckers. 

 — Watering and cleaning are now the 

 chief occupations ; apply water early in 

 the morning by the engine. 



JULY-FLOWER. Prosopis juliflora. 



JUNE is also a busy month. 



KITCHEN GARDEN. 



Alexanders, earth up. — Artichokes, 

 weed, &c. — Asparagus-beds clean, &c. 

 — Basil, plant. — Beans, plant, hoe, &c., 

 advancing crops. — Beefs, thin, &c. — 

 Borecole, plant. — Brocoli, plant. — Cab- 

 bage, i>]a.nt ; earth up, &c. — Capsicum,] dry and store. — Annuals (hardy and 

 plant, b. — Cardoo«s, thin and plant out. I some tender), plant out to remain, in 

 — Carrots, thin, kc. — Celeriac, plant. — j showery weather best; some (hardy) 

 Celery, plant; earth up advancing. — i may be sowed, b. — ^i/r/cw/as, continue 

 Coleworts, sow for; plant. — Coriander, \ shading; plant offsets; prick out seed- 

 sow. — Cress, sow. — Cwcwm&eT-s, sow, b. ] lings. — Baskets or clumps, form of 



sow ; plant. — Watering and Weeding, 

 attend to. — Wormwood, plant. 



ORCHARD. 



Ants, destroy; the ammonia water 

 from gas-works, or boiling water poured 

 into their haunts is effectual. — Apricots, 

 finish summer regulating, b. — Blighted 

 Trees, clean by the water engine; lime 

 dust, &c. — Budding, commence in 

 cloudy weather, or during evening, e. — 

 Fig Trees, prune. — Gooseberries, Cur- 

 rants (Wall and Espalier), regulate, b.; 

 remove blighted shoots; summer prune, 

 e. — Nectarines, finish summer regulat- 

 ing. — Newly planted Trees, stake and 

 fasten; give water in dry weather; li- 

 quid manure to the weakly ; keep mulch 

 round. — Pears (Wall and Espalier), 

 properly regulate, b. — Plums (Wall 

 and Espalier), properly regulate, b. — 

 Scarify, trunks of hide-bound trees, 

 rather than in winter, but this affection 

 will never occur, if they are scrubbed 

 in January with brine. — Snails, Slugs, 

 search for, morning and evening. — 

 Strawberries, water in dry weather. — 

 Thinning fruit on walls, complete, b. 

 — Vines before omitted, finish, regulat- 

 ing, b. ; and those done in May re-exa- 

 mine. 



FLOWER GARDEN. 



Anemones, take up as leaves wither; 



plants. — Biennials and 

 sow, if omitted, b. — Box 



— Earthing-up, attendto. — Endive, sow, green -hous 

 b.; plant. — Fennel, plant. — Finochio, i Perennials, 

 sow; earth up advancing crops. — G«?'- . edgings clip; plant. — Bulbous Roots 

 lie is fit for present use. — Herbs, for (Tulips, Jonquils, &c.), take up as 

 drying and distilling, gather. — Jerusalem ■ leaves decay; remove offsets from; 

 Artichokes, hoe, &c. — Kidney Beans, dry and store; may transplant some, 

 (dwarfs), sow ; (runners), attend to. — ; or keep until autumn ; (autumn flower- 

 I-eefcs, thin, &c.; transplant, e. — Lettuce, ing), as Colchicums, &c., take up as 

 sow ; plant, &c. — Mint, plant. — Pars- leaves decay, separate offsets, and re- 

 nips, thin. — Peas, sow; attend to ad- plant, or not, until end of July. — Car- 

 vancing crops. — Potatoes, hoe, &c. — nations, in bloom, attend ; aid the bud- 

 Radishes, sow. — Rampion, thin. — Sage, pod to split with a pair of narrow sharp- 

 plant. — Salsafy, thin. — Savoys, plant ; i pointed scissors; water every second 

 prick out. — Scorzonera, thin. — Scurvy , day ; tie to supporters, &c. ; prick out 

 Grass, sow. — Seeds, attend to and gather, i seedlings; make layers ; pipe. — Cycla- 

 — Small Salading, sow. — Spinach, sow; , mens, transplant. — Dahlias, finish plant- 

 thin advancing. — Stir Ground between ing out, b. — Dress the borders assidu- 

 crops, in rows, &c. — Succory, sow. — , ously; neatness now stamps a gardener's 

 Tarra^ora, plant. — Thinning, attend to. ; character. — Fibrous rooted Perennials, 

 — Toma^os, plant out. — Turnip Cabbage, propagate by cuttings of flower-stalks; 



