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sand. Cuttings will strike quickly in this, and it will be 

 found very useful. 



Dahlias and many other tender roots and plants may 

 be turned out this month, when once there is safety 

 from more frost. Look through the chapters about 

 favourite florists' flowers, as they will want plenty of 

 work bestowed upon them throughout the spring 

 months. Shrubbery walks, and the beds under the 

 shrubs may be finished off with final neat arrangement 

 and planting, and sowing seed of hardy, quick growing 

 annuals, wherever gay patches of bright colour are 

 wanted. 



As groups of annuals grow, care must be taken that 

 they are not so thick as to crowd each other or they will 

 never be fine, either in the plants or in the flower. 

 Plants which are growing tall enough to need it, should 

 have good stakes. 



All the litter that has been used about the garden for 

 giving early protection will scarcely be wanted longer, 

 and it may as well be turned to account for helping to 

 make yet one more gentle hot-bed, which will be sure to 

 come in handy for some purpose or other. 



Plants which are in luxuriant growth, and are bloom- 

 ing very abundantly, may have a little manure water if 

 they are of kinds which require rich nourishment. 



SUMMARY. Follow up planting out throughout the 

 month. Plant cuttings in a gentle hot-bed made on 

 purpose. Plant Dahlias, sow annuals, finish up all 

 arrangements in the shrubbery, &c., and look after the 

 requirements of the florists' flowers. Thin groups of 

 annuals. Use spare litter. Give a little liquid manure 

 to plants in very full growth. 



CHAPTER XXIV. 



GARDEN OPERATIONS IN JUNE. 



As early this month as possible all the planting out 

 should be completed, and all the planted out will for 



