280 Monthly Calendar. 



MONTHLY CALENDAR 



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HORTICULTURE AND FLORICULTURE, 



FOR JULY. 



FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 



Grape vines in the green-house or grapery, will by this time have 

 made a growth nearly to the top of the house ; keep the tendrils and 

 laterals cut off, as befoi'e recommended, and the wood will be much 

 stronger : also keep them tied up to the trellis, and not let the shoots 

 run together. Give attention as directed in our last, and on no account 

 neglect to look over the vines at least every other day. The grapes 

 will now have acquired the size of small peas, and wdl be swelling 

 very rapidly ; give them frequent syringinjjs, and, if the weather con- 

 tinues dry, the borders should be flooded with water. Attention should 

 be given,' and the clusters thinned out, so that berries will not crowd 

 one another. Vines in the open air will now have set their fruit ; keep 

 them regularly trimmed, and occasionally water with liquid manure. 



Grape eyes in pots should be kept well watered, and the shoots tied 

 to strong stakes. 



Peach trees in pots should be kept well watered, and the fruit thinned 

 out, this month. 



Plum trees should be looked over, and all the fruit that falls from 

 them should be given to swine. 



Strawberry beds should now receive attention. As soon as the fruit 

 is all picked, give the beds a good weeding, and cut away all small 

 superfluous runners ; if none are wanted to make another bed, let 

 them be cut away altogether. Where wanted for forcing, the runners 

 may be pegged into pots filled with a rich soil, and, when rooted, cut 

 off, and removed to a shady situation. 



FLOWER DEPARTMENT. 



Dahlias may yet be planted ; and, if the weather continues warm 

 ■and the plants are tolerably strong, they will bloom abundantly. We 

 have known small plants raised from cutrtngs the latter part of June, 

 planted out in July, produce floAvers through all the months of Sep- 

 tember and October. Set in a deep rich sandy soil. Stake those plants 

 set out in June. 



Azaleas may now be propagated from cuttings planted in sand. 



Biennial and perennial seeds may yet be planted — sow in a light rich 

 soil, well pulverized ; transplant as soon as the plants are two or three 

 inches high. 



Carnations may be now layed with success. Seedlings raised in 

 boxes should also be transplanted into the border. 



Annual flower seeds of many kinds will bloom finely in September 

 and October, if now sown. 



Calceolarias should be propagated from cuttings this month. 



Tulips, rananculuses, hyacinths, S^c, should be taken up this month; 

 choose a dry day to do this. 



Rose-bushes infested with the aphides should be syrmged with tobac- 

 co-water. Plants may be budded the latter part of the month. 



Geraniums. — Cuttings of these should now be put in. For directions 

 see Vol. I. 



Green-house plants of all sorts may be propagated this month. 



