256 THE MAGAZINE OF HORTICULTURE. 



Chinese Primrose Seed may be sown now, for procuring fine plants for 

 next winter. Propagate the double kinds from cuttings. 



Cestrums should now be headed down, repotted and set to growing. 



Heaths should be repotted now, and have the protection of a cold frame 

 until well established. 



Epackises should have the same treatment as Heaths. 



Camellias are now growing vigorously, and should be freely syringed 

 every night. Water well at the root. 



Azaleas, now beginning to grow, should have an abundance of moist- 

 ure. 



Geraniums will now be in bloom — shade, as we have above advised, to 

 keep them in perfection. 



Cinerarias should be looked after; now is a good time to divide the 

 roots to increase the plants. 



Fuchsias should be repotted and kept constantly growing. 



Tender Annuals, such as Amaranths, Coxcombs, &c., should now be 

 planted in hotbeds. 



AcHiMENES AND Gloxinias should be repotted. Fresh roots of the 

 former may be potted for a succession of bloom. 



Cactuses should now have more attention — as the flower bud 3 advance, 

 water rather more liberally. 



Oranges and Lemons may be repotted this month, and have nearly the 

 same treatment as the camellia. 



Prepare all kinds of bedding-out plants in season to be put into the 

 ground the last of May. 



• flower garden and SHRUBBERY. 



Tulips and other bulbs, now coming up, should have the beds dressed, 

 and the soil loosened around them. 



Annual Seeds of the hardy kinds, such as Rocket Larkspur, Chryseis, 

 Clarkias, Pansies, &c., should now be sown. 



Pansies in pots or frames should now be set out in well prepared beds. 



Hollyhocks should be transplanted now. ' 



Carnations and Picotees should be planted out this month. 



Daisies and Polyanthus, protected in frames, should be planted out in 

 the borders, near the edging, as they grow low. 



Dahlias, for early blooming, may be planted towards the last of the 

 month. 



Grass and Box edging may be newly planted or reset now. 



Lawns should be rolled often, and mowed early. 



Gravel walks should be cleaned, raked, and rolled firm and hard. 



Shrubbery of every kind wanted to fill up gaps, or to make new 

 grounds, should be planted this month. 



Prune roses and other shrubs, and manure and dig the ground in every 

 part of the flower garden. 



Keep down insects ; syringe roses for the thrip, early in the season, with 

 whale oil soap, before they spoil the beauty of the plants. 



