JUNE 



" June takes up the sceptre of May." 



" There's a music of bells from the trampling teams, 

 Wild skylarks hover, the gorses blaze, 

 The rich, ripe rose as with incense steams 

 Midsummer days ! midsummer days ! 

 A soul from the honeysuckle strays, 

 And the nightingale as from prophet heights 

 Sings to the earth of her million Mays 

 Midsummer nights ! O midsummer nights ! " 



W. E. Henley. 



Selection A S the year progresses it becomes increasingly difficult to 

 and Effect y\ gi ye suggestions as to what flowers to grow for the 



best effect ; the profusion of them is so great that 

 sacrifice becomes unavoidable. If the aim for the garden is that 

 it should be rich in flower pictures rather than in the number of 

 its plants and this is a much more feasible ambition for many 

 small gardens selection is a necessity. Many lovely flowers 

 must be omitted from want of space, or want of time to arrange 

 for them. 



Among the wealth of June flowers the Iris, Peony, and 

 Rose stand out pre-eminently, and, roughly speaking, may be 

 said to follow each other in the order given, and to be willing 

 to grow fairly well in any soil. 



In some parts Azaleas are the glory of this month, but 

 though so particularly beautiful if grown in peaty or sandy 

 soil with shelter from wind, they are disappointing, and 

 give a sad sense of failure, if these conditions are wanting. 



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