240 Horticultural Memoranda. 



Guano may be applied once a month, either liquid or dry : in the latter 

 case, stirring into the soil, about four ounces to a good strong vine. 



Strawberry beds should be carefully weeded now before the fruit begins 

 to color. Water, if the weather proves dry. Newly planted beds should 

 be frequently hoed. 



Prunijig Fruit Trees. — Summer pruning, by nipping off the ends of the 

 new wood, should be attended to this month ; for full directions we refer to 

 our last volume (XI.) 



ISewly planted trees should be staked ; and if very dry weather, the soil 

 mulched with coarse manure. Attend to the destruction of all kinds of 

 insects. 



FLOWER DEPARTMENT. 



Dahlias should now be planted out ; from the first to the middle of the 

 month is the most favorable period. Dig a good sized hole, and mix in two 

 shovels full of manure ; then fill it up and set out the plants, about two 

 inches deeper than they stood in the pots. Stake very carefully, and water 

 if very dry weather. 



Achimenes, Gloxinias, cf-c. should now be shifted into the pots in which 

 they are to flower. 



Tulips and Hyacinths, should be taken up this month, or as soon as the 

 tops begin to turn yellow. 



Pelargoniums should be headed down the latter part of the month, and 

 cuttings put in if young plants are wanted. 



Roses of all the tender kinds should now be propagated from cuttings. 



Azaltas should now be re-potted, and placed in the open air, in a half 

 shady place ; cuttings may be put in now. 



Annual flowers which have been raised in hot beds should now be turned 

 out into the open border. 



Pansy seed should be sown this month, to make strong flowering plants 

 for next spring. 



Chinese Primrose seeds should be planted now, if young plants are 

 wanted for flowering next winter. 



Ipomcea Learii, turned out into the border, will flower abundantly all 

 summer. 



Ericas should be removed to frames facing the north in a cool airy situa- 

 tion. 



Bulbs of all kinds done blooming should not be watered. 



Calceolarias now in bloom should be carefully watered. 



Cactuses should be rather freely watered, and old plants should be headed 

 in, in order to have a good growth of young wood. 



Greenhouse plants of all kinds should now be removed to the open air ; 

 and all young stock, recently potted, protected in frames facing the north. 



Japan lilies should be shifted again, if the roots have filled the pots. 



Camellias may be shifted this month, as soon as the new wood is well 

 hardened. 



