240 Horticultural Operations for May. 



Epacrises and Heaths should be put in a frame, to harden off before 

 the hot weather. Repot every plant that needs it. Cuttings may be put 

 in now. 



Japan Lilies should be shifted as soon as the pots are full of roots. 



Begonias should now be placed in the warmest part of the house, in a 

 shady place. 



Stephanotus, and other twining plants, should now be shifted into their 

 blooming pots. 



Plants, of all kinds, intended for decorating the greenhouse in summer, 

 should be looked after and have good treatment; and those intended for the 

 open air, should not be neglected, as is usually the case, after their bloom 

 is over, but receive a due share of attention, preparatory to moving to their 

 summer quarters. 



FLOWER GARDEN AND SHRUBBERY. 



If advantage has been taken of the good weather, the flower garden and 

 shrubbery will now be in pretty forward order. If not yet attended to, do 

 not neglect it. Our directions last month, need not be repeated ; a refer- 

 ence to them will show what ought to have been done. 



Tulip Beds will now be coming forward, and by the 25th of the month 

 will probably be in bloom. Prepare to shade the flowers if they are fine 

 ones, as their beauty is preserved a long time. 



Carnations and Picotees should be got out as early as possible, as 

 the earlier the stronger they bloom. Sow seeds now for next year's stock. 



Verbenas, Pyrethrum, and other half-hardy plants, may be set out 

 immediately for early bloom ; to be succeeded by another planting later. 



Dahlias will do to plant any time after the 15th of the month. 



Gladioluses, Amaryllises, Tiger Flowers, &c., may be planted 

 now. 



Herbaceous Plants may yet be removed with good success. 



Annuals, of all hardy, and half-hardy kinds, may now be planted ; tender 

 kinds should be forwarded in frames, as the weather will be too cool to ex- 

 pose them till the last of the month. 



vegetable garden. 



All early made hotbeds will now need a good lining of fresh manure to 

 keep up the temperature. New ones should also be made for a semiannual 

 crop of such things as melons and cucumbers. 



Egg Plants and Tomatoes may have a shift into larger pots, if fine 

 strong plants are wanted. 



Seeds of all hardy vegetables may be got in as early as possible; 

 squashes, and tender ones later in the month. 



Sweet Herbs, of all kinds, may be brought forward in the hotbed, and 

 then put out in the open ground. 



Sow lettuce, radishes, &c., for a succession. 



Celery should be planted immediately. 



Planting seeds of all kinds, should be completed this month. 



