June and July r\ AUTUMN FLOWERING BULBS. Ill 



We have already been full on these subjects, and expect 

 these to be remembered through the season. Particular 

 care, however, is required to carnations, pinks, or any 

 plants that have heavy heads and slender stems. If car- 

 nations are desired to flower strongly, cut off all the buds 

 except three, leaving the uppermost and any other two of 

 the largest. All climbing plants should have timely sup- 

 port, and tied securely^very week while they are growing. 



JUNE AND JUlit. 



HOLLAND BULBS. 



THE lifting of these will be general in June^ For direc- 

 tions, see May. It is not advisable to take up Jonquils, 

 Fritilldria, Crocus, and Iris, oftener than every alternate 

 year. Jonquils may stand three years. Anemones and 

 Ranunculus should be carefully lifted after their leaves 

 begin to fade. Do not expose them to the sun, but cover 

 slightly with earth or sand until they are perfectly dry, 

 when they may be sifted out of the earth, and put into 

 drawers carefully labeled. Some recommend to soak these 

 roots in soap-suds, to destroy a worm with which they are 

 frequently attacked. We know not how far this may be 

 carried, nor the good or bad effects, never having prac- 

 tised it. 



AUTUMN FLOWERING BULBS. 



These are Amaryllis lutea, now called Sternbtrgia 

 liitea; A. Belladonna, now Belladonna purpurascens ; 

 Crocus satwus, C. Pallasii, C. serotinus, and C. nudiflorus, 

 and all the species of Colchicum, with species of several 

 other genera not introduced into the country. They should 

 all be lifted as soon as the foliage is decayed, and kept only 

 a few weeks out of the ground, and then again replanted 



