DIARY OF OPERATIONS. 281 



25A. Potted off Double White Primulas put in on 

 the 21st ult., with a loss not exceeding 1 per cent. The 

 last 6 days have been very wet. 58 66. 



26th. Planted out stock plants of Petunias, Calceola- 

 rias, Pentstemons, etc. 57 68. 



27th. Planted out Roses in large quantities to-day. 

 58 56. 



28th. The same. 54 60. 



29th. The same. 58 64. 



30^. The same. 62 68. 



JUNE, 1868. 



1st. The same. 64 68. 



2nd. Potted off cuttings of Egg Plants that were put 

 in on the 18th inst. 62 66. 



3rd. Potted last lots of Chrysanthemums, Phloxes, 

 and Lantanas, that were put in on the 14th ult. 60 

 64. 



4th. Continued to put in Dahlia cuttings. 64 68. 



5th. Planted out our collection of hardy herbaceous 

 plants. 66 70. 



6^. The same. 68 72. 



8th. Topped Carnation plants that were planted out 

 on April 2nd, to keep them dwarf and bushy. 60 64. 



9th. Potted off Dahlias and Double White Primroses. 

 62 66. 



Wth. Repotted stock plants of Double White Prim- 

 roses. They are kept under glass during summer, and 

 shaded by whitewashing the glass from May 1st to No- 

 vember 1st, heavier shading being given during the months 

 of July and August. 54 60. 



llth. Shifted the Lemon Verbenas that were potted on 

 May 13th from 2-inch to 4-inch pots, in which they will 

 remain all summer. 64 68. 



12th. Washed the soil entirely from the roots of stock 

 Pelargoniums, which have been exhausted by excessive 



