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thin, &c. — Peas, sow ; top tliose bloom- I during midday; (Autumn blooming). 



ing. — Pennyroyal, plant. — Poinpions, 

 sow, b. ; ridfje out, b. — Potatoes, plant, 



plant again after separating offaets, or 

 else store until end of July. — Carna- 



b. ; hoe. — Purslane, sow; leave for | //o;iS, remove side-buds from liower- 



seed. — Radishes, sow ; leave for seed. 

 — Rape, lor salading, sow ; (Edible- 



stems ; shade from meridian sun; water 

 n (Xry weather; sow. — Dahlias, plant 



rooted), sow, e, — Rosemary, plant. — j out from green-house; e. — Dress the 

 Rue, plant. — Sage, plant. — Salsnfy, borders, &c., almost daily. — Evergreens 

 thin, &c. — Savory, sow and plant. — Sa- , njay be planted, b. — Fibrous-rooted pe- 

 voys, sow, b. ; plant ; prick out. — Scor- , rcnnials, propagate by cuttings of young 

 zonera, thin, &c. — Sorrels, sow and | llower-stalks. — Flowering-Plants re- 

 plant. — Spinach, sow; thin; leave for | quire staking, &c. — Grass, mow and 

 seed. — Tansy, and Tarragon, plant. — i roll weekly. — Gravel, roll weekly. — 

 TAi/me, sow and plant. — Tomatoes, \)\anl Hoeing cannot be too frequent. — Hya- 

 out. — Turnips, sow; thin. — Turnip- j cinths, take up and store as leaves de- 

 Cabbage, sow. — Watering, attend to in cay. — Mignionette, sow for succession, 



dry weather. — Weeds, destroy as they 

 appear. 



ORCHARD. 



Apples (Wall and Espalier), trim and 

 train, e. — Apricots, trim and thin their 

 fruit. — Budded Trees, remove shoots 

 from stocks below the buds. — Grafts, 

 remove clay and loosen bandages from, 

 e. ; remove shoots from stock. — Insects, 

 watch for and destroy with lime-dust, 

 tobacco, or other application. — Mulch, 

 continue round late-planted trees. — 

 Nectarines, trim and train ; thin fruit. — 

 Peaches, trim and train; thin fruit. — 

 Pears (Wall and Espalier), trim and 

 train, e. — Plums (Wall and Espalier), 

 trim and train, e. — Salt, strewn along 

 the top of a wall, prevents slugs and 

 snails coming over from the shaded 

 side. — Snails, destroy; they are very 



b. — Perennials, sow, b.; propagate by 

 slips and cuttings. — Polyanthuses, part, 

 if not done in April; shade, and through- 

 out the summer, sunshine destroys 

 them. — Roses, this is the best season for 

 budding. — Stake and tie up plants ; seed- 

 lings, thin. — Tulips, remove seed-pods ; 

 take up and store as leaves decay. — 

 Turf may be laid, and grass-seed sown, 

 b. ; water frequently in dry weather. — 

 Wall-Jiowers, sow, to bloom next year. 

 — Water-glass bulbs, plant in borders 

 as flowers decay. — Watering, attend to 

 in dry weather, especially to plants 

 newly removed, 



HOT-HOUSE. 



Air, admit as freely as possible. — 

 Bark-Beds may be renewed, if not done 

 in Ajjril. — Figs, keep well watered; 

 pick olf laterals. — Fruit Trees, in fore- 



destructive now to wall-fruit, especially j '"'Sj '"f treatment see April. — Grapes, 

 nectarines.— I7ne.s, trim and train ; hoe | gather before dead ripe, and hang in 

 frequently those in vineyard.— fFa// 1 grape-room.— Pines, water every fourth 



Trees generally require training this 

 month. — Water, apply by the engine 

 to wall-trees and espaliers; give to 

 newly-planted trees, in dry weather, 

 frequently 



FLOWER GARDEI^. 



Anemones, take up, and separate off- 

 sets as leaves decay. — Annicals, remove 



morning ; shift last year's crowns, if not 

 done in April, b.; temperature at night 

 75". and at midday 100^'. — Potted Plants 

 may yet be shifted, b. ; shade for a few 

 days after, — Propagate by seeds, cut- 

 tings, &c., if before omitted. — Pruning 

 should have been finished last month; 

 pinch down the fruit-shoots. — Strawber- 

 ries, fruiting, give liquid-manure. — Sy- 



from hot-bed to borders. — yl«r/cu/as, j riVig-ing, generally, as fruit ripens, dis- 

 done blooming, remove to north-east ' continue. — Vines, keep at a night tem- 

 aspect, where they will not have the I perature of 70", and at midday 85"; 



sunshine after nine ; offsets, detach and 

 plant; seedlings, keep in the shade; 

 water moderately in dry weather. — 

 Awnings or other shelter, continue 

 over beds of hyacinths, tulips, e., now 

 in bloom. — Biennials, aow, b. — Bulbous 

 Roots, generally, directly leaves decay, 

 take up and store; seedlings, shade 



when grapes are beginning to ripen 

 cease from syringing; remove super- 

 fluous shoots. — Water, supply very fre- 

 (juently, but moderately. — Work, gene- 

 ral, required, (See April.) 



GBEEN-HOUSE. 



Air is now so essential that potted 



