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Summer pruning should still be continued, persevering until the growth 

 of vigorous trees is quite checked. 



Raspberry plants should have their old shoots now cut out, and the new 

 ones tied up to stakes. 



FLOWTER DEPARTMENT. 



Dahlias will now be growing rapidly, and will need occasional pruning 

 and tying up ; the ground may be also mulched with old rotten manure, 

 which will keep the soil moist and cool. If very dry weather, give them a 

 good watering. 



Chinese primroses , raised from seed, should now be potted off into three 

 inch pots. 



Cineraria seedlings should now be potted off into thumb pots. 

 Calceolarias should now be potted off into small pots ; it is not too late to 

 sow seed if there is not a supply of plants. 



Pelargoniums, if not already cut down, should be attended to immedi- 

 ately : cuttings should be carefully shaded from the hot sun. 



Roses may still be layered with good success, particularly prairies. Cut- 

 tings may now be put in of Tea, Bourbon, and other kinds, and budding 

 may now be done. 



Carnations and Picotees should now be layered, if not already done. Seed- 

 lings should now be pricked out in good rich soil ; plants for forcing should 

 be potted as soon as well rooted. 



Oxalis hirta, and Bowieii should be potted this month. 



Azalea cuttings, put in in June, should now be potted ; the old plants may 

 now have a shift into the next size. 



Verbenas may now be layered in order to secure a stock for winter. 



Cyclamens may be repotted this month. 



Pansy seed, sown now, will make fine plants for spring flowering. 



Camellias, if not potted, should now be attended to without delay. (See 

 our article on this head.) Inarching and grafting may both be done now, 

 and cuttings may be put in. 



Orange and lemon trees may still be budded. 



Perennial plants, raised from seed, may now be set out in beds, where 

 they are intended to remain for bloom. 



Neapolitan violets should be watered in dry weather. 



Mignonette and sweet alyssnm may still be sown for a winter crop. 



Blue Nemophila should now be sown for winter flowering. 



Schizanlhus seeds should now be planted, if a stock is wanted for winter. 



Anemone japonica. — Plants of this should be now shifted into a larger 

 size, and be kept in a cool, half-shady place. 



Chysanthemurns should be layered this month. Plants in pots should 

 now be topped in order to make them stout bushy plants. 



Japan lilies should be more sparingly watered, and, as soon as the flow- 

 ers are all expanded, the plants may be removed to the open air. 



Callas may be potted this month. 



Sedum Sicboldii in pots should now be shifted into a larger size. 



