iv.] JUNE 199 



Very little sowing is necessary, but a good deal may 

 be done in the way of planting. The crops of Carrots,* 

 Parsnips, Beet, and Onions should be thinned ; Broccoli, 

 Cauliflowers, and Cabbages pricked out into seed-beds. 



A full crop of the most approved kinds of Turnips 

 should be sown for the winter. Where room can be 

 found for Garden Swedes, put them in drills 18 inches 

 apart, and thin out to 9 or 12 inches. They keep better 

 than all vegetables, lasting into the following summer. 



Scarlet Geraniums (Zonal Pelargonium} should be 

 removed from the greenhouse, and planted out in their 

 summer quarters. Some of the smaller and better plants 

 may be reserved, re-potted, and kept growing through the 

 season in a cold frame, to flower in the house during 

 autumn and winter, all flower-buds being for the present 

 picked off as they appear. 



Chrysanthemums should now have their final shift. 

 This is the time for looking after the Freesia Bulbs 

 which have been laid aside in their pots to dry on the 

 shelf of the greenhouse. The secret of success with 

 these bulbs is very simple. When the bloom is over 

 the plants should still be vigorously grown on, and 

 supplied with water until they naturally fade away. 

 Then comes the time for laying them on their sides, 

 and letting them bake in the sun until the day for 

 next season's potting when they are at once transferred 

 to their new quarters without having been left an hour 

 out of the earth. The larger bulbs should be selected 

 * See page 120. 



