384 Horticultural Operations for August. 



AcHiMENES and Gloxinias should be looked after; such as require it 

 may have a shift into larger pots. Gloxinias should be well watered. 



Heaths will need good care. Don't be afraid of the water. Give them 

 a good watering overhead, with a fine rose, at least once a day, just before 

 the sun leaves them. Hundreds of plants are lost for want of water. 



Euphorbias should now be kept in a growing condition, so as to make 

 good shoots for flowering during winter. 



Verbenas for winter flowering, will be growing well, and the flower buds 

 should be kept cut oflf; water occasionally with liquid manure. 



Roses in pots are now at rest; such as are intended to flower early, 

 should now be repotted, headed in, and placed in a good situation. Cut- 

 tings put in now, root freely. August is the month to prepare plants for 

 winter blooming. 



Mignonette, and other annuals, should be sown, if not already done. ' 



Japan Lilies in pots should be well watered till they have done flow- 

 ering, when they should have but a smill quantity. 



Gesnerias should now be potted and forced into growth. 



Heliotropes — old plants, intended to flower during the winter — should 

 now be headed well in. 



Scarlet Geraniums should be potted now, for early blooming in the 

 fall. 



Monthly Carnations. — The young layers may now be planted out in 

 a rich bed, in order to make fine roots for taking up in October. 



Fuchsias intended for very large specimens, should have a shift into the 

 next size pots. 



Cinerarias should now be divided and repotted. 



Calceolarias should also be divided and repotted. 



OxALis BowiEi and hirta should now be potted. 



FLOWER GARDEN AND SHRUBBERY. 



The shrubbery should be neatly kept ; though few flowers are visible, 

 no diminution of care should be allowed. Prune into shape any shrubs 

 which require it : keep the grass or box edgings neatly cut, and roll and 

 mow the lawns: keep the walks clear of all weeds, and roll after every 

 good rain. 



Hollyhocks raised from seed, may be set out in the beds where they 

 are to grow and flower. 



White Lilies may be taken up the last of the month. 



Dahlias will require careful staking and pruning. Keep them well tied 

 up, and see that the earth is loosened up every week or ten days. 



Carnations and Picotees should be layered now. 



Pansies may be yet sown for spring blooming. New and choice kinds 

 may be propagated by cuttings or layers. 



Phloxes may be propagated by cuttings, when the sorts are very scarce. 



Herbaceous Plants will now require to be put in good order, heading 

 down such as have done blooming, and encouraging others to flower in the 

 best order. 



