June.] MONTHLY CALENDAR. 377 



Give frequent waterings to the flower beds, in general ; cut 

 down dead flower stalks ; remove decayed plants, and care- 

 fully replace them with vigorous ones from the nursery bed. 

 Transplant annual flower plants into the regular beds, with 

 a small trowel or neat dibble, 145. 



Plant Colchicums, 186 ; finish planting Dahlias, and pro- 

 vide poles for their support, 197 ; water them occasionally 

 in dry weather. 



Many sorts of bulbous roots will be ripe by the end of this 

 month ; these should be taken up, and dried as directed, 

 page 181. Those cultivated in pots should not be watered 

 after the foliage is decayed, until the period of regermination 

 takes place, 183 and 212. 



Nnmerous beautiful flowers exhibit themselves this month, 

 some of which are noticed in an article entitled The Beauties 

 of April and May, page 170 to 178. There are, however, 

 several others worthy of notice, which are omitted in that 

 article. The several species of the Phlox are remarkably 

 showy plants, and very desirable to cultivate, as they blossom 

 in their several varieties the whole season. Besides these 

 are all the splendid varieties of Roses, Pinks, Lychnises, 

 Sweet Williams, Fox Glove, Snap-dragons, Perennial 

 Lupins, Verbenas, Veronicas, Valerians, &c. These should 

 be all attended to, and their branches should be tied to neat 

 stakes, so as to enable them to exhibit their flowers to the 

 greatest possible advantage, 147 to 152 



Dahlias that are intended for blossoming this year, should 

 be planted by the middle of this month, if not done before. 



FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 



The principal business of this month in the fruit garden k 

 Summer pruning, which is generally performed with the 

 finger and thumb, by detaching all superfluous shoots and 

 buds ; and also to thin the young fruit of Apricot, Nectarine, 

 and other choice trained trees, where it sets too thick or in 

 clusters, see pages 274 to 310. 



Newly planted trees should be watered in hot dry weather, 

 once or twice a week. 



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