280 Horticultural Memoranda. 



the morning and close up early in the afternoon. Lay in all wood for 

 next year's bearing carefully, and cut out all superfluous shoots, laterals, 

 tendrils. Sic. Continue to shoulder the large bunches if not done before. 

 Attend to the destruction of insects, such as the red spider and thrips, and 

 do not allow mildew to find a phice in the house. If forcing was com- 

 menced early, the crop will soon ripen, and must have treatment accord- 

 ing to the forwardness of the vines. 



Strmvbcrry Beds. — Prepare soon to make new plantations of strawber- 

 ries. Let the soil be well manured, spaded deep, or trenched, and all 

 will be ready for planting out in August. Keep weeds out of old beds, 

 and take off all runners beyond the 2d, if large fruit is wanted. 



Phtin Trees should be budded tlie latter part of tlie month. 



Prune Fruit Trees at this season ; nuich may be gained by performing 

 the operation now. The trees are sooner thrown into fruit, and it obvi- 

 ates the necessity of taking off large shoots in the spring. 



Grape Vmes in the open ground should be pruned of all useless wood, 

 and the branches tied up to the trellis or stake. 



FLOWER DEPARTBIE^JT. 



Dahlias should now be encouraged in their growth. Stake all newly set 

 plants, not yet attended to, and tie up with soft matting. Prune olF all 

 laterals, and keep the earth loose and free from weeds around the roots. 



Camellias may be inarched this month, and grafting may be performed 

 as recommended at p. 265. Put in cuttings now, and repot such plants 

 as need it. 



Cuttings of Roses may now be put into pots or in the open ground un- 

 der hand glasses. The large shoots may be layered. The hardy kinds 

 should also be layered at this season, if duplicate plants arc wanted. 



Fuchsias should be repotted, if strong plants are wanted. 



Chrysantheiniims should now be shifted into No. 3 pots, and the latter 

 part of the month the tops nipped off, in order to make bushy plants. 



Heliotropes may yet be propagated with success. 



Orange and Lemon Trees should be budded during this month. 



Tree Pcconies may be increased by grafting on the roots of the herba- 

 ceous ones. 



Carnations and Pinks should be layered this month. 



Fine Pansies should be propagated from cuttings under a hand glass. 



Cinerarias may be increased by separating the roots. 



Chinese Primrose Seeds should he sown now to make good plants for 

 blooming next winter. 



Snap Dragons, of fine sorts, should be increased by cuttings, as the 

 seeds cannot be depended upon. 



All kinds of Ornamental Planis should be propagated by layers. 



Ericas, of many kinds, may be propagated froin cuttings ; young 

 plants may now be shifted into the next size, and placed in a frame facing 

 the north. 



Schizanthus, Petunia and Stock Seeds should be sown this month, if 

 plants are wanted for flowering in the winter. 



Sotr Perennial and Biennial Flower Seeds this month. 



