118 JUNE. 



Balsams* and Marygolds, (French and African,) 

 Indian Pinks, Convolvulus major, (Ipomoea,) Ama- 

 ranthus, and many others may, in the course of this 

 month, be put into the borders or beds, in showery 

 weather, if such there should be, and if not, let them 

 be moderately and carefully watered. 



DAHLIAS. 



Finish planting out your Dahlias in good strong 

 loam, for it is in this they attain the greatest perfec- 

 tion ; plant them three, four, or six feet apart, ac- 

 cording to their size, ranging them with reference 

 to their height, and water them when in full bloom, 

 with liquid manure. If you have spare room, change 

 their location every year ; if not, trench up the ground 

 and add some fresh compost every season, or (which 

 will have the same effect) raise new tubers every 

 year from the cuttings of your most approved varie- 

 ties. The finest Dahlias degenerate if confined to 

 the same soil. Staking them is necessary, else the 

 wind will make sad havoc among them when their 

 branches become heavy. 



The firmest mode of staking is by placing three 

 sticks in an angular position, one of a height exceed- 

 ing the probable altitude of the plant, and the other 

 two about one-half its height ; these firmly tied at 

 their point of junction, form a secure frame for the 

 support of the plant, (which will soon conceal it by 

 its foliage,) that no wind can disturb. 



Another, and a neater mode, is by placing two or 



* The Balsam, Coxcomb, Ipomoea, and Amaranthus will, how- 

 ever, blow much better if retained in the green-house. The sama 

 may be said of almost all the tender and half-hardy annuali. 



