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prune, b.; young, head down. — Plant- 

 ing omitted complete, b. — Pruning, 

 complete, without fail, b. — Raspherries, 

 finish planting, b. — Strawberries, finish 

 dressing, b.; plant; and in pots for suc- 

 cessive forcing. — Suckers, for stocks, 

 may be planted. — Support with slakes 

 trees newly planted. — Stocks, raise from 

 seeds of Apples, Pears, Quinces, and 

 Medlars. — Trench, ^-c. ground for plant- 

 ing — Vines, finish pruning without fail, 

 b.j plant cuttings, and make layers. 



FLOWER GARDEN. 



Annuals (Tender), prick out in hot- 

 bed ; give air freely ; and sow to blow 

 from July to Oct.; (Hardy), sow in bor- 

 ders, and pot to remain. — Anemones, 

 finish planting. — Auriculas, plant off- 

 sets; sow; and dress where omitted 

 last month. — Biennials, sow, e. — Bulbs, 

 finish planting — Carnations, sow; raised 

 by layers last year plant out. — Chrysan- 

 themums, raised from cuttings, plant 

 from frames into pots. — Cleanliness is 

 now even more than ordinarily requi- 

 site. — Dahlias, sow ; prick out ; plant 

 cuttings of roots ; all in a gentle hot- 

 bed. — Dress borders generally, if omit- 

 ted before. — Earth, give fresh to plants 

 in pots. — Edgings of Box, &c., may be 

 made. — Evergreens, sow ; plant and 

 prune in mild weather. — Forest Trees, 

 sow ; cut down in shrubberies, &c. — 

 Grass Seeds, sow. — Gravel, weed, turn, 

 lay, and roll twice a week in dry wea- 

 ther. — Hand Glasses and a warm border 

 will now do for Tender Annuals. — 

 Hedges, finish making. — Hot-beds, for 

 tender Annuals, make ; give air freely; 

 protect at night; day temp, to be kept 

 about 70°. — Hyacinths, put fresh tan or 

 saw-dust on beds. — Layers, make of the 

 Arborescent Chinese Peonies, &c. — Pe- 

 rennials, plant and water, they will 

 blow same year ; sow. — Polyanthuses, 

 divide roots and sow. — Pots of Roses 

 and other flowers put in hot-house, for 

 succession produce. — Protection, give 

 to Auriculas and other choice flowers 

 in bud. — Roses, prune, b.; plant cuttings 

 of roots ; plant established trees, and 

 if repeated in April and May, b., a suc- 

 cession of flowers may be had until 

 September ends ; give liquid manure. — 

 Shrubs, generally finish pruning and 

 planting. — Stake newly |)lanted, and all 

 pliant shrubs, &c. — Sweet Briar for 

 hedges, &c., sow where to remain. — 

 Tulips (Early), protect bloom. — Turf 



may be laid. — Water frequently, but 

 moderately, and only in mild weather. 



HOT-HOUSE. 



Air, admit freely. — Cherries ripening 

 require but little water. — Flowers in 

 pots continue to introduce. — Kidney 

 Beans, continue forcing. — Leaves, clean 

 by the sponge and syringe. — Pines re- 

 quire more water, and greater heat ; 

 syringe their crowns; give liquid ma- 

 nure ; shift into larger pots. — Peaches, 

 thin; the day temp, for them should 

 not exceed IQ^ ; disbud; trim; water 

 abundantly.-Propagfa^e hot-house plants 

 by slips, cuttings, suckers, and layers, 

 according to the plant's nature ; it is 

 the best season. — Seedlings of culinary 

 plants, remove to a cooler place. — 

 Straioberries, in pots, continue forcing. 

 — Temperature for Pines should be about 

 8.5"^ at midday, and during niaht 60" ; 

 in the flower stove 65'' and 55^. — To- 

 bacco fumigations continue. — Vines are 

 now all in motion ; thin ; train ; keep 

 well supplied with liquid manure ; air 

 keep moist, except to those in blossom ; 

 temp, as last month. 



GREEN-HOUSE. 



Air cannot be admitted too freely 

 during fine weather and the tempera- 

 ture above 32'-. — Earth (I'resh), give to 

 oranges and other shrubs ; stir the sur- 

 face of that in the pots frequently. — 

 Heading-down may be practised upon 

 oranges and other shrubs growing ir- 

 regularly. — Leaves, clean and remove 

 those decayed. — Orange Kernels, sow 

 to raise stocks. — Pot singly last year's 

 cuttings. — Propagate by slips, cuttings, 

 and layers as appropriate. — Pruiiing, 

 finish. — Shifting, complete, where ne- 

 cessary. — Sow seeds of green-house 

 plants in pots, and plunge in a hot-bed. 

 Water frequently, but moderately. — 

 Windows alwaysclose at night. — Wood, 

 dead and weakly, remove. 



MARGINS of streams and other wa- 

 ters must always accord with the plea- 

 sure grounds in which they are placed. 

 Art, therefore, must imitate each in its 

 proper place, not always by a studious 

 picturesque arrangement of the margi- 

 nal accompaniments in each case, but 

 by excavating the groundwork, planting 

 the trees and shrubs, and leaving the 

 rest to the motion of the waves of the 

 water. After the effects of one winter, 

 stones or gravel may be deposited in 



