THE GARDEN WEEK BY WEEK 



July 

 16-31 



time has arrived. The plants are a Httle the worse for 

 wear, and moreover are going to seed. When once they 

 start going downhill they move fast, and an effort should 

 be made to stop the down-grade movement at the very 

 outset. Preventing seeding by the prompt removal of 

 all fading flowers, stirring the soil with a hoe, watering, 

 and occasional doses of hquid manure will all help to 

 keep the plants fresh. 



Repotting Cinerarias, — Plants raised in spring, and 

 subsequently placed in small pots, will be ready for 

 larger ones as soon as roots protrude at the drainage 

 hole, and 5-inch may be chosen. Drain with crocks 

 and moss, use a compost of 

 loam, leaf-mould, and sand, 

 ) pot firmly, keep them close 

 and shaded for a few days, 

 then put them in a cold 

 frame and give abundance of 

 air. See that the green fly 

 does not establish itself on 

 the young plants, or it will 

 soon do great harm. It is 

 to be hoped that the Star 

 Cinerarias are being grown. 

 They are lovely for winter 

 blooming. 

 a Drainage and compost. y^j^^^ Roman Hvacinths.— 



0. How the bulbs are inserted, _ -^ 



leaving the crowns just above These charmiug bulbs are 

 generally procurable at the 

 end of July, and may be bought and potted, or grown 

 in vases of fibre. 



Wallfiowers should be taken from the seed beds and 

 planted out, or they will spoil each other by over- 

 crowding. 



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Fig. S3.— Potting Roman 

 Hyacinths. 



