280 Horticultural J[IemGranda. 



HORTICULTURAL MEMORANDA 



FOR JULY. 



FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 



Grape vines will, in the green-house, &ic., soon be swelling their fruit 

 rapidly; thin out the branches it' not done before, and give frequent syr- 

 ingings. Keep the shoots laid in at regular distances, and trim off" all 

 .superfluous branches, laterals, &-c. Cuttings in pots should be well wa- 

 tered. Vines in the open air will now have set their fruit. Tie up all 

 the shoots which are required for another year, and prune off the rest. 



Strawberry beds should be looked at. Cut off" all the runners, un- 

 less some are wanted to make new beds, a nl these should be carefully 

 pegged down to the- soil. Hoe up all weeds r.m\ keep the bed in good 

 order. The latter part of the month will be the season to prepare for 

 new beds. 



FLOWER DEPARTMENT. 



Dahlias. The dahlias will probably have been all planted by this 

 time. If not staked, it should be done now. Tie up the plants careful- 

 ly, and give them water if the ground is dry. 



Geraniums should now be propagated from cuttings. 



Rose bushes should be budded this month. 



Chrysanthemums potted in May, should now be topped, and shifted 

 about the middle of the month. 



Carnations should be layed this month. 



Pinks should be propagated from pipings. 



Perennial Jioioer seeds may yet be sown. 



Mignonette, for blooming in November, should be sown the latter 

 part of this month. 



Chinese primrose ; continue to sow seeds, if plants are wanted. 



Cactuses will do better to be removed into the open air. 



Camellias may be inarched now, from the young wood just hardened. 



Ericas should be repotted now as they are placed in the open air. 

 Cuttings may yet be put in. 



Pansies may be increased by pipings. 



Verbenas in pots should now be shifted into the next size. 



Green-house and stove plants, of most kinds, may yet be propagated 

 with success. 



VEGETABLE DEPARTMENT. 



Celery plants should be transplanted into beds for earthing up. 

 Cucumbers may be sown for pickles. 



Rhtibarb; new beds may now be prepared to plant out in August. 

 Turnip seed should now be planted. 



