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with sulphur water. The shoots should be kept well tied in, and all 

 Buperfluous ones cut out. Syrinoje freely, and give an abundance of 

 air, leaving the sashes open all night, unless there are signs of rain. 



Straifberries. — Now is the season to prepare for new plantations, 

 so that the plants may be set out the latter part of the month, or ear- 

 ly in September. The soil should be well dug up and manured with 

 old compost, and the plants may be then set out. Old beds should re- 

 ceive attention. Keep them clear of weeds, and cut off the super- 

 fluous runners, if they are not wanted to fill up the bed. 



Budding should be done this month. Cherries and plums in par- 

 ticular should be attended to. Pears, apples, and especially peaches, 

 may be put off later. 



FLOWER DEPARTMENT. 



Dahlias. — Owing to the dry season, dahlias are now suffering; yet 

 they do not look so bad as we have seen them in more favorable 

 years, and we predict a good bloom, if rain should fall soon. They 

 will need care. Keep the branches well tied up, and cut away all 

 superfluous wood. Hoe frequently, and if the soil gets hard by 

 trampling upon the surface, let it be lightly forked over. 



White lilies, and similar bulbs, should be taken up now if it is de- 

 sirable to increase them. 



Chrysanthemums should be repotted this month, into No. 4 pots. 



Geraniwns may be propagated all this month. 



Camellias should be duly watered and freely syringed over the 

 foliage. Where there is a large collection, repotting may commence 

 the latter part of the month. 



Cactuses will require occasional supplies of water. 



Roses of the hardy kinds may now be budded. The Chinese and 

 other tender sorts may also be layered this month. 



Oxalises of some kinds may be potted the latter part of the month 

 for early flowering. 



Mignonette and sweet alyssum may be now sown in pots for flow- 

 ering in winter. 



Verbenas wanted for keeping over the winter, should now be lay- 

 ered into small pots, or cuttings put in so that the plants may be well 

 established before cold weather. 



Pansy seed should now be planted for early flowering in the 

 spring. 



Ericas may be repotted if they require it, and cuttings inserted in 

 May will now be rooted so as to be potted off. 



Chinese primroses should be now repotted into No. 4 pots, in 

 which they are to flower during the winter. 



Orange and lemon trees should be budded in August. 



Azaleas may now be propagated from cuttings with success. 



Cantua coronopifolia seed sown now, will produce fine plants for 

 blooming next summer. 



Green-house and hot-house plants will require considerable atten- 

 tion this month. They should all be looked over preparatory to 

 removing to the houses in September. 



