28S Hortictdtural Meniormida. 



Carnations and picotecs will now be throwing up their flower-stems, and 

 will require to iiave them tied to neat stakes. 



Neapolitan violets should now be divided and planted out in beds, in rows 

 six inches apart, shading for a few days till rooted. 



Japan hlies should all be shifted now, if good specimens are wanted. 



Verbenas, salvias, scarlet geraniums, and all other plants intended for 

 beds, may now be planted out. 



Perennial Jiowcr seeds of all kinds may now be sown in small beds. 

 Chinese primrose seeds may be planted this month for a stock for next 

 winter. 



Abutilon venosutn, turned out into the ground, will flower freely all the 

 autumn. Now is the time to put in cuttings for next year's stock. 



Erythrina crista galli should now be planted out in the border. 



Dahlias should all be planted out by the 20th of tho month. Select a 

 good rich soil and manure well. Stake the plants to prevent their being 

 broken. 



Roses should now be turned out into the border, where they will flower 

 till frost. 



Asters, balsams, and other annuals, raised in hotbeds, should now be 

 planted out in beds or in the borders. 



Pelargoniums will now be in full bloom, and should be shaded from the 

 hot sun to retain their beauty. 



Euphorbia jacquinajlora, raised from cuttings last month, should now be 

 potted off, and forwarded in a hotbed. 



Calceolarias, raised from seeds, should now be potted singly in small pots. 



Rose geraniums should now be headed down, repotted, and plunged in 

 the ground, and they will make fine plants by autumn. 



Azaleas should be removed from the greenhouse to the open air ; and if 

 they require it, now is the season to repot the plants. 



Hyacinths should be taken up the last of the month. 



Jxias, and other winter bulbs done flowering, may now be placed away 

 on a dry shelf. 



Heliotropes should now be propagated for next winter's stock. 



Cyclamens should be plunged in the open air in a half-shady place. 



Cactuses may be repotted when they have done flowering. 



Callas may now be plunged in the ground in a half-shady place, and 

 their foliage allowed to partially dry ofl!". 



Eupatoriums for winter blooming should now be propagated from cut- 

 tings. 



Chinese hibiscuses may be planted out in beds in the open ground, where 

 they will make a splendid display all summer. 



Gloxinias should now have a final shift into eight inch pots, and they 

 will be great ornaments in the greenhouse all summer. 



Greenhouse plants of many kinds may yet be successfully increased by 

 cuttings before hot weather sets in. 



Cinerarias should now be headed down, the soil top-dressed, and the 

 pots plunged in the open ground. 



