THINGS TO BE DONE IN JUNE 55 



OUTDOORS AND INDOORS 



Resow where the seed of any annuals failed to grow ; transplant 

 Asters; plant a few more Gladioli or Dahlias out of pots; plant out 

 a part of your Cleveland Cherries, and let the others grow on in pots. 

 Plant out either rooted cuttings or 2-in. stock of variegated and 

 green Yincas and English Ivies. Small Dracaena indivisa plants 

 can also be planted out in the field; the same with Hydrangeas. 

 Plant out Stevia, too. 



Finish planting Roses and Chrysanthemums and start repairing 

 benches in the Carnation houses. Clean up on top of and below the 

 benches, whitewash, paint, scrub, do everything to make things 

 clean and sweet. 



Get the soil ready for filling the Carnation benches. Shade 

 the fern and palm house, but don't get things too dark for the 

 Bostons; they don't need it. A little shade on the Carnation houses 

 will help along, that is, for the old plants still giving you fair flowers. 

 The young stock doesn't need shade, in fact, it must have all the 

 sun possible, as well as plenty of ventilation. 



A good, heavy soil is necessary for the Rose benches and it 

 won't hurt the Chrysanthemums. Don't forget that October and 

 even November varieties can be flowered outdoors in normal seasons 

 over much of the country. Handle and support like those indoors 

 and protect with sash top and cloth sides in late Fall. Plant Smilax 

 out of 2^-in. pots this month, and put up the wires and strings 

 at the same time. For November and early December flowering, 

 plant now, out of cold storage, Lilium speciosum vars. rubrum 

 and album. You can also plant to advantage cold storage Lilium 

 giganteum. Start to dry off the Callas if not already done; but 

 keep on shifting small plants of Godfrey Calla into larger pots. 

 Start to root Poinsettias now; the early ones are best for bench- 

 ing, and will give you the largest stems and bracts. Go over the 

 palm house, shift plants, clean leaves, apply a mulch to some, and 

 throw out what are no good. 



LOOKING AHEAD A LITTLE 



Put away nicely the hotbed sashes not wanted any longer; the 

 same with the flower pots, keeping each size by itself. Order the 

 Bamboo stakes, the wire, and the twine that will be wanted later on 

 for the Chrysanthemums and the Carnations. Stock up with in- 

 secticides, which you will need right along. Buy paint and putty, 

 as well as glass for repairing the roofs later on. Don't put off what- 

 ever changes or alterations you intend making on the place; June, 

 while only the beginning of Summer, is the time to start such work 

 if you want to get through before Fall. Plant out a few Buddleias, 

 they give fine cut flowers. 



