240 Hort'iciiUural Memoranda. 



Currant and Gooseberry hushes should be very severely pruned ; for the 

 want of this, many bushes are wholly spoiled, and the crop lost. 



Pruning trees, where there is a large collection, will occupy a great deal 

 of time, and it should not be done too hastily ; for want of a little thought 

 in pruning, many trees are much injured in their appearance. 



Insects should be looked after ; a few hours' neglect now will require 

 whole days to extirpate them later, besides the damage which they will 

 have done to the trees. 



FLOWER DEPARTMENT. 



Camellias will have completed their growth, and will be forming their 

 flower-buds : as soon as well developed, the plants .should be immediately 

 removed to the open air. Frequent syringings should be given in order to 

 keep the foliage bright and clean, and free from insects. 



Pelarironiums will now be out in all their beauty ; the plants should be 

 nicely staked out if not already done, and an abundance of air should be 

 given ; a slight shade in the middle of the day will keep the blossoms in 

 fine order for a great length of time. Keep the green fly down ; and occa- 

 sionally, not too often, give a little weak guano. 



Fuchsias, now growing rapidly, should be shifted into larger pots, tying 

 every plant up to a straight stake. Water with guano. 



Achimenes and Gloxinias will now begin to bloom, and will require re- 

 potting. 



Cactuses, as soon as done flowering, should be carefully repotted. 



Neapolitan Violets should betaken up, divided, and new plantations made, 

 selecting a cool, half-shady place. 



Dahlias may be planted out the latter part of the month, before which 

 time it is scarcely safe to risk good sorts. 



Tender Annuals, such as Balsams, Coxcombs, China asters. Ama- 

 ranths, &c., may now be planted out. 



Carnations and Picotees may be planted out now in the open ground in 

 beds, where they will bloom freely. 



Roses of the tender kinds should be propagated now from cuttings. 



Chrysanthemums may yet be propagated from cuttings or layers. 



Gladioiuses, Tube-roses, Tiger-Aoioers, and other spring bulbs, may be 

 planted out now. 



Daphnes may now be propagated from cuttings, and the plants shifted 

 into larger pots. 



Annual seeds of all kinds may now be sown in the open border. 



Pansies, wintered in frames, or raised from seed, should now be planted 

 out in a f^ood strong soil, in a cool and moist border or bed. 



Ixias and Sparaxis, done blooming, may be placed away on a dry shelf, 

 under the stage, or in a dry room. 



Poinsettia pulcherrima, and Euphorbia Jacquinceflora should now be headed 

 down and they will make fine bushy plants. Put in the cuttings now, if a 

 larger stock is wanted. 



Japan Lily seeds may yet be sown with perfect success. 



