240 Horticultural Memoranda. 



HORTICULTURAL MEMORANDA 



FOR JUNE. 



FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 



Grape Vines will now have set their fruit, and more air may be given, 

 and syringing again resorted to, not, however, too frequently. Continue 

 to lay in the new hearing wood carefully, and cut out all laterals beyond 

 the first joint. Water at the roots Avith guano liquid, once a week. 



Vmes in the open air will soon open their flowers. Now is a good 

 tmie to prune off any large branches, as all danger of bleeding is over. 

 Thin out and tie up all wood wanted for next year. Grafting may yet be 

 performed. 



Slraivherry Beds should be looked after. Keep them free from weeds, 

 and as soon as the fruit is picked, cut off all superfluous runners, if not 

 wanted to make new beds. 



Grafted Trees should have all suckers rubbed oft' of the stock, as fast 

 as they appear. 



Summer Pruning should be commenced this month, as recommended 

 in Mr. Carmichael's article. 



FLOWER DEPARTMENT. 



Dahlias should be all set out this month, commencing now, and contin- 

 uing to plant till July, so as to have a succession of flowers. Those 

 planted about the 20th will give the best show flowers, as the plants will 

 not be exhausted in September. Stake and tie up as soon as planted. 



Roses should now be turned out into the border. Cuttings may be put 

 in now. 



Tulips and Hyacinths should be taken up the latter part of the month, 

 or as soon as the leaves die oft'. 



Perennial Flower Seeds may be sown any time this montli. 



Chinese Primrose Seeds may be planted this month. 



Ericas may yet be propagated from cuttings. 



Camellias should be removed from the house to the open air, and placed 

 in a half shady situation. Syringe often. 



Asters, Balsams, S,-c. raised in pots or frames should now be planted out. 



Fuchsias now beginning to bloom should be shifted into large pots. 



Geraniums should be cut down the latter part of tlie month, and cut- 

 tings may be put in. 



Carnations, in pots, or in the ground, should have their flower stems 

 neatly tied up. 



Hardy Roses should be layered, if duplicate plants are wanted. 



Azaleas may now be propagated from cuttings ; top such plants as have 

 a tendency to grow tall without branching-. 



Cyclamens should either be turned out of the pots into a shady border, 

 or kept in a cool place and sparingly watered. 



Heliotropes may now be propagated from cuttings. 



Callus should now be turned down on the sides of tlie pets, in a shady 

 situation, where they may remain till September. 



Amaryllis Belladonna, now having completed their growth, watering 

 should be omitted till September. 



Cinerarias may be separated the latter part of the month. 



