302 DIRECTIONS FOR EACH MONTH. 



Sow a little Ten Week Stock seed, to blow in the 

 autumn. 



Observe, in the work of Piping Pinks, not to make a 

 hole to receive them, but let the piping find its way in 

 without, consequently the earth must be finely sifted ; if a 

 mixture of drift sand is employed, you will be more likely 

 to succeed in striking them. 



THE GREENHOUSE. 



June. 



Now bring out all the Greenhouse Plants, attending 

 to the directions in last month. 



Any plants that want shifting, now is the proper season 

 to do it ; but the plants must be kept in the shade till they 

 are settled in the fresh pot, though greenhouse plants in 

 general always do best in a shady situation. 



It is a good method to put oyster-shells, or short mow- 

 ings of grass or moss, on the surface of the pots, to keep 

 the plants cool and moist. 



Continue to plant Cuttings of Myrtles, Geraniums, 

 &c. Put a hand-glass over them, and shade them from 

 the sun ; they will strike in six weeks. Then take the 

 glass away, otherwise they will be drawn weak. If the 

 cuttings are placed in a shady border, they will strike this 

 month, though of course quicker under a glass. 



You may now cut away any straggling shoots or branches 

 from the Greenhouse plants that need it. 



Plant the slips of the young shoots of Myrtles in a pot 

 of rich earth, and cover them close with a hand-light ; it 

 would encourage their striking, if the pot was plunged up 

 to the rim in tan. They should be shaded from the mid- 

 day sun. 



