320 Horticultural Memoranda. 



of hardy kinds, in the open air, will need frequent tieing up, and all the 

 small and useless foliage removed. 



Strawberry Beds may be now prepared for planting out by the fifteenth 

 of the month. Dig and enrich the ground well, previous to planting. 

 Guano is the finest manure for the strawberry. 



Cherry, Pear, Apple and Peach Trees may be budded this month. 



Transplanting Trees may be commenced the latter part of the month, 

 according to Capt. Lovett's plan, at p. 161. 



Ch'afting Trees with fruit buds may also be commenced the latter part 

 of the month. 



Summer Pruning should yet be attended to. 



Insects should be attended to now : nothing is more important than this. 



FLOWER DEPARTMENT. 



Dahlias, after the refreshing rains of the last week, appear to be rapidly 

 improving, and will soon begin to bloom freely. Keep them neatly and 

 firmly tied up to the stakes ; prune freely ; and water with guano weekly. 

 Keep the oil soap in use to drive oiF insects. 



White Lilies may be taken up now, separated and replanted again : or 

 laid away on a dry shelf for planting out in October. 



Seedling Calceolarias should be repotted this month. 



Roses will now be in fine condition for layering ; attend to this. Bud 

 all good stocks this month ; put in cuttings of such sorts as root freely. 

 Repot those intended for blooming in November ; pot off cuttings put in 

 in June. Water freely with liquid guano. 



Chrysanthemums layered last month, should have their tops pinched off 

 the end of the month. 



Orange and Lemon Trees may yet be budded. 



Ericas should be repotted now if they require it, and placed in a frame 

 facing towards the north. 



Pelargoniums may yet be cut down and the cuttings put in : repot the 

 old plants the latter part of the month. 



Cactuses should now be watered more freely, using liquid guano. 



Camellias will now need repeated syringing to keep them in good con- 

 dition. Repot such as need it ; put in cuttings ; continue to graft ; pot 

 off cuttings already rooted. 



Oxalis Bowiei and hirta and floribunda may be potted this month. 



Amaryllis floribunda should be watered freely as soon as signs of flow- 

 ering appear. 



Verbenas may be layered the latter part of the month, into small pots, 

 for winter plants. 



Tree Paonies may be increased by grafting, till the 15th of the 

 month. 



Fuchsias should be again repotted if large specimens are wanted. 



Pansy Seed should now be sown in beds, for spring flowering. 



Carnations may yet be layered, if not already done. 



Mignonette, Schizanthus and Sweet Alyssum should now be sown, if 

 flowering plants are wanted in winter. 



Cyclamens should be repotted this month. 



Callas should be repotted this month. 



Greenhouse Plants of all kind should be put in order for the winter, the 

 latter part of the month. 



