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Fruit Trees of all kinds will now need attention. This is the time to 

 begin to stake and tie up every crooked or ill shaped one, pruning them 

 into proper form ; and disbudding such as need it. Young trees on the 

 quince stock, which bloom so freely, should not be permitted to bear too 

 large a crop. 



Insects will now require looking after. The canker worm, aphis, pear 

 slug, curculio, gooseberry caterpillar, and others equally destructive, will 

 be at work, and their ravages should be stopped as quick as possible. 

 Whale oil soap we have found the best guard against their attacks. 



FLOWER DEPARTMENT. 



The weather of the last two weeks has been so pleasant, that, if taken 

 advantage of, many plants may have been brought into the open air, or 

 placed in cold frames, preparatory to plunging them out for the summer. 

 But if not already done, no time should be lost in attending to it now. 



June is a busy month where there is much of a collection ; all kinds 

 of plants wanted for blooming next winter will require looking after ; some 

 will need to be re-potted ; others only top-dressed ; some will require 

 only a slight heading in; whilst others may be cut quite down, in order to 

 get up a new growth. All kinds of summer bloomers will need a shift ; 

 climbers trained to the roof, or to trellises, should be pruned in, except such 

 as are now blooming. Keep the house well syringed, and the temperature 

 as even as possible. 



Pelargoniums are now in their height of bloom, and produce a blaze of 

 beauty, unsurpassed by anything but the camellias. What we said in 

 favor of the fancy varieties last month, we may now say in favor of the 

 show kinds. Some of the new ones are superb — superb. Ajax, May 

 Queen, Elegans, Beauty of Montpellier, Prince Arthur, Gaiety, &.C., are 

 all great improvements on those of former years. Water liberally, and 

 shade in the middle of the day, to prolong the bloom. 



Japan Lilies in pots will require a shift, if not already done. 



Camellias which have formed their flower buds may be removed to the 

 open air. Plants inarched in February and March may now be cut from 

 the parent stock. 



Azaleas will now be growing vigorously, and should be syringed morn- 

 ing and night. 



OxALisES done flowering, may be placed away on a dry shelf. 



Fuchsias will require to be shifted often, if fine large specimens are 

 wanted. 



Monthly Carnations may now be layered. 



Cinerarias should now be looked after. Keep them in a cool frame, so 

 as to encourage the growth of thrifty suckers. Water very sparingly. 



Chinese Primrose seeds may be sown the last of the month for next 

 year's stock. The double sorts should now be propagated from cuttings. 



Euphorbia jacquinj:flora and Poinsettia pulcherrina should now 

 be encouraged in their summer growth, the former by turning out into the 

 open ground, in a sheltered place. 



