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Camellias now completing their growth should still be liberally watered, 

 and well syringed over the foliage. 



Chinese Primroses of the double sorts should now be propagated by 

 cuttings ; and the old roots repotted. Sow seeds of the single sorts for 

 blooming next year. 



Heaths should be headed in now, and have a shift into larger pots ; place 

 them in a frame where they can be protected from heavy rains. 



Azaleas will now be growing vigorously ; water and syringe freely. 



Pelargoniums will be coming into bloom; water cautiously and fu- 

 migate if the green fly makes its appearance. 



Fuchsias will need another shift if large specimens are wanted; keep 

 them in a situation where the hot sun will not reach thsm, and water occa- 

 sionally with liquid manure. 



Gloxinias and Achimenes maybe brought in for a succession, and the 

 early started plants be repotted. 



Orange Trees may now be repotted, and pruned into shape before 

 making their growth ; water occasionally with liquid manure. 



Acacias, which have already acquired a large size, should be headed in 

 before they make their new growth. They bear the knife freely. 



Cinerarias, done flowering, should have the protection of a cool frame. 



Oxalises, Ixias, and other Cape bulbs, done blooming, may be placed 

 away under the stage. 



Chrysanthemums should now have attention ; divide and pot the young 

 suckers, or propagate your cuttings in the usual way. 



Propagating, for next winter's stock, should nearly all be completed 



this month. 



flower garden and shrubbery. 



As the season advances, and the early flowering shrubs, bulbs, &c., begin 

 to bloom, all should be neatness and beauty in this department. The walks 

 and lawn should be often rolled, and the borders carefully raked ; by the 

 middle of the month the lawn will need mowing. Ground should be pre- 

 pared for choice tender annuals now growing in pots, and hardy kinds should 

 at once be sown in the open ground. Box edgings should be clipped and 

 new settings made of thrift, pinks, or other similar edgings. 



Perennial Plants of most kinds may be safely removed all the month. 



TcLip Beds should have the top soil slightly loosened with a trowel. 



Hollyhocks should be divided and reset. 



Gladioluses may be planted out this month. 



Carnations and Picotees should be planted out. 



Bedding Plants, of most kinds, may be set out by the middle of the 

 month. 



Roses, yet unpruned, should be attended to immediately. 



Dahlias may be set out the middle of this month. 



Annuals, of all kinds, may be planted in the open ground, during the 

 latter part of the month. 



Pansies, wintered in frames, should now be removed to well prepared 

 beds in the open ground. 



