i88 JOTTINGS OF A GENTLEMAN GARDENER 



importance of a holiday cannot be too strongly urged. The 

 gardener will come back to his garden with renewed 

 vigour, and will have benefited physically and mentally. 



Prick out hardy perennials into reserve beds or frames. 



Dig out the heap of leaves which will now be pretty 

 good leaf-mould. Store in a heap on the reserve garden 

 in order to make room for leaves which will now begin to 

 fall. 



Bulbs may be planted in the wild garden or wilderness, 

 but it is not absolutely necessary to do this yet. 



Plants of all kinds in summer beds will want watering 

 if the weather is dry, and can be fed once, twice, or thrice 

 a week with diluted liquid manure. 



Keep the hoe going over the flower borders and remove 

 all the weeds uprooted. Hand weeding may be necessary. 



Cuttings can now be taken of Geraniums. These can 

 be put in out of doors and will usually strike readily. 



Rock -plants may be propagated by cuttings in the manner 

 described in Chapter XXII. 



Roses can be propagated by cuttings in water if this 

 has not already been done. 



Carnations should be layered ; this can also be done in 

 July. 



Pinks, Arabis, Sweet Williams, Alyssum saxatile and 

 other subjects can be propagated by cuttings if the plants 

 have not previously thrown up a sufficient quantity of 

 young growth. 



Dahlias should be freely watered and fed during this 

 month. All new growths should be carefully tied in. 



Early-flowering border Chrysanthemums should be 

 given extra ties. 



Pansy and Viola cuttings may be struck, but there is 

 plenty of time yet. 



Prick out seedling Wallflowers, Canterbury Bells, Sweet 

 Williams, Polyanthuses, etc., into reserve beds, and keep 

 them well watered. 



Continue to cut flowers freely from the borders and 

 remove all dead blooms at once. Go over the borders and 



