328 Horticultural Memoranda. 



that it may be well ripened ; continue to nip off all laterals to the first bud 

 from whence it starts. In cold houses now is a critical time ; be on the 

 look out for mildew, and if any appears immediately syringe with sulphur 

 water ; give air betimes and close up early in the afternoon ; avoid sudden 

 changes of temperature, and there will be but little danger. Keep the 

 floors well damped in good weather, as it will aid in swelling up the fruit. 

 Vines in pots should be watered freely, and if of a proper height, topped, in 

 order to swell up the wood plump and round, and strengthen the buds. 

 Vines in the open air will continue to need topping as the new buds break 

 out. Keep the bearing wood tied in. 



Strawberry beds may be made this month, commencing about the 20th. 

 Prepare the ground at least two weeks beforehand, and it will be all the 

 better for the plants. Select the strongest runners. 



Budding cherry, plum and pear trees should be continued and finished as 

 soon as possible. 



Raspberries should have all the old wood cut out as soon as done bearing. 



Pruning and slaking all kinds of young fruit trees should now be at- 

 tended to. 



FLOWER DEPARTMENT. 



Dahlias should now be pruned about once a week, cutting out all the 

 small laterals, and tying up only one main stem ; the weather has continued 

 favorable, and the fall bloom promises well. 



Pelargoniums should now be repotted, shaking off the old soil and placing 

 them in the same sized pots. 



Tree pcronies should be grafted in the early part of the month. 



Camellias should be grafted this month. The old plants should also be 

 repotted if not done before. Inarchings in May should now be cut off. 



Chrysanthemums may be repotted and watered with liquid guano occa- 

 sionally- 



Orange and lemons should be budded this month. 



O'xahs Bowiei may be potted now and the plants will bloom in September. 



Chinese primroses may now be shifted into larger pots. 



Salvia splendens should now be propagated from cuttings for next winter's 

 stock. 



Heliotropes for a winter's stock should be propagated now. 



Roses may yet be layered ; budding may also yet be done. 



Fuchsias, if large specimens are wanted, should be repotted again. 



Nemophila insignis, schizanthuses , and other annuals for blooming in the 

 greenhouse should now be sown. 



Perpetual violets should now be shifted in order to have strong plants for 

 blooming in winter. 



Pansy seed may yet be sown in beds. 



Scarlet geraniums should now be propagated for next year's stock. 



Aloysia citriodora should now be shifted so as to have the plants strong 

 before winter. 



Petunias for flowering in winter should now be propagated from cuttings 



Gloxinias should now be propagated from the leaves. 



