288 Horticultural Opei^ations for June. 



Veronicas, for fall blooming, should have a shift, and the tops nipped off 

 to make bushy plants. 



Acacias, getting too tall, should now be repotted and headed in : they 

 bear the knife freely. 



Begonias are fine when well grown; shift, if they require it, and grow 

 them in a partially shaded situation. 



Cactuses, now going out of bloom, will need looking over: prune them 

 well in, and repot all that require it. Water liberally to get a good growth. 



Chorizemias, Boronias, and other New Holland plants, should be re- 

 potted and neatly tied out to make fine dwarf, bushy plants. 



All kinds of winter blooming plants should now be looked up and put 

 in good growing order. 



FLOWER GARDEN AND SHRUBBERY. 



Bedding out work will now be the principal occupation for a week or two. 

 If all the plants have been secured or grown, the work can soon be done. 

 Prepare the ground well. Such as are pot-bound must not be put in in such 

 a state : it is ruinous to the plant ; but break up the ball and spread out the 

 roots. All annuals not already sown should be delayed no longer ; and 

 such kinds as were forwarded in frames should be planted. 



Walks will require to be kept in good order; roll, frequently. Grass 

 edgings should he mown every fortnight. Hedges should be clipped, if not 

 yet done. Roses, of the tall growing sorts, should be tied up before they 

 get into bloom. 



Pansies should be frequently watered to have fine blooms ; seedlings of 

 this spring should now be put out in beds. 



Hyacinths should be taken up and their places filled with annuals. 



Carnations and picotees will need tieing up as their flower stems ad- 

 vance : keep the ground stirred and the beds free from weeds. 



Tuberoses and amaryllises may now be planted. 



Dahlias should be all planted out before the 25th of the month- Make 

 the soil rich. 



Ipom^as, Cobras, and other running plants, should be trained up to 

 stakes before they become tangled up so as to endanger the breaking of the 

 branches. 



Roses may be budded this month : the Teas and Noisettes will make a 

 fine growth this year. 



Mulch all newly planted shrubs which maybe likely to suffer should dry 

 weather set in. 



vegetable department. 



Everything hardy planted out, there is little to do but keep the garden in 

 the neatest order ; but in extensive gardens, or even in smaller ones, many 

 tender things will do better put into the ground now than earlier. 



Egg Plants, Tomatoes and Peppers should be set out immediately. 



Radishes and Lettuces should be planted for a succession. 



Cucumbers should be planted for pickles. 



Celery should be planted out. 



