MAy VILLA GARDENING 531 



Spinach, Basil, Summer Savoury, and Sweet Marjoram on warm 

 border. Plant out Vegetable Marrows and Ridge Cucumbers. 

 Sow Beetroot, Chicory, Radishes, and Walcheren Cauliflowers. 

 Plant out Veitch's Autumn Giant Cauliflowers raised in heat. 

 Make up Mushroom-beds in open air. Phmt out Tomatoes against 

 south walls or fences. Sow Turnips. Plant cuttings of all kinds 

 of Herbs. Thin out Parsley. 



CoxsERVATORY.^Use the syringe or engine freely in the even- 

 ing to keep down insects. Move plants out to cool house to 

 fumigate, if necessary. Train Creepers frequently. Thin and 

 stop superfluous growth everywhere. Sliift into larger pots all 

 plants that need more root-room. Train Fuchsias, Pehirgoniums, 

 etc., and give liquid manure. Ventilate freely, and shade when 

 bright. 



Stove. — Maintain a moist atmosphere. Pinch the young- 

 specimens to make them symmetrical. Keep Crotons and Cala- 

 diums near the glass to infuse colour into the leaves. Take 

 cuttings of anything of which stock is required. Sliift on young 

 plants of Bouvardias, Begonias, Justicias, etc., for winter blooming. 

 Put in cuttings of Poinsettias. Basket jjlants will now require a 

 deal of water — should be dipped in a tub occasionally. Plants 

 that are growing rapidly should be rearranged weekly to keep 

 them in condition. Ferns wiU require shade. Night tempera- 

 ture, 70°. 



Forcing-Pit. — Young plants of Gardenias should be shifted 

 into larger pots, as they require more space. Seedling Ferns to be 

 potted ofl^ into single pots, and kept close and shady. Young 

 stock of all kinds to be kept in a dense bushy state by pinching 

 and occupying a position near the glass. Night temperature, 

 65°. 



North House. — This will be found useful for retarding plants 

 that are coming on too fast, especially if it is wished to exhibit 

 plants or cut flowers at the summer shows. All places under a 

 glass roof may be made more genial by sprinkling the i>aths and 

 stages once or twice a day. 



Forcing Fruit — The Vinery.— Pinch all sub-laterals to one 

 leaf, and permit no growth beyond. Keep inside borders moist. 

 Ventilate more freely when the Grapes begin to colour. Leave a 

 little air on all night ; mix a little sulphm- in milk, and rub on 

 the pipes, as a preventive against red-spider. Keep down thrips 

 by fumigating with Tobacco. Thin late Grapes freely to prevent 

 damp lodging in the bunches. Mulch all borders, and remove all 

 plants from vineries as far as possible. Night temperatm-e, 65°; 

 Muscats, 70°. 



