384 Horticultural Operations for August. 



attention will now be required tlian heretofore ; as the berries get well col- 

 ored the watering of tlie house should be done less frequently, until it is 

 discontinued altogether; abundance of air should be given, and in very 

 mild niglits, the sashes may be left open for a slight ventilation ; it will have 

 a tendency to give a better color ; continue to stop the laterals as they re- 

 quire it. New vineries, planted this year, should be kept rather close, to 

 encourage a free growtli, and should be freely syringed. Vines in cold- 

 houses, should now be carefully tended, as neglect might be the cause of 

 mildew, which frequently steals in when the cultivator least thinks of it. 

 Keep the laterals stopped in, and damp down the walks, morning, noon, and 

 night. Vines in pots should have an abundant supply of water or liquid 

 manure. Hardy grapes should now have attention ; prune off all superfluous 

 wood, and stop the fruit-bearing laterals as often as they break anew. 



Strawberry Beds should now be put in order for making new runners, 

 by digging in the old roots and allowing tlie young plants to occupy their 

 places. New beds may be successfully made the last of the month. 



Raspberry Plantations should be looked after when the fruit is gath- 

 ered ; if the old canes are then cut down, it Avill encourage the growth of 

 the young suckers. 



Fig Trees in pots, now ripening tlieir second crop, should be watered 

 freely witli liquid manure or guano. 



Pear, Apple, and other Fruit Trees, should now be summer pruned, 

 as we have repeatedly advised ; root-pruning may now be successfully per- 

 formed, as will be seen by an article on a previous page. 



flower department. 



Dahlias should be closely watched ; keep off all suckers which con- 

 stantly spring up ; prune off some of the laterals, mulch the ground with old 

 manure or short grass, and if dry, give the roots a good drenching with 

 water, once in ten days ; see tliat the shoots are securely tied to the stakes. 



White Lilies may be taken up this month. 



Carnations and Picotees should now be carefully layered, selecting 

 only tlie best ripened shoots. 



Pansies should now be layered, or propagated from cuttings, for new 

 beds, for blooming in spring. 



Pelargoniums, headed in last month, should now be repotted, reducing 

 the ball, and sheltering them from the hot sun a few days, until well rooted. 



Camellias should now be repotted, if not already done ; attend to the 

 saving of seeds, where they have been impregnated ; grafting may now be 

 commenced. 



Chrysanthemums may now be shifted into larger pots ; fine plants may 

 now be raised by laying the tops of the shoots into small pots. 



Verbenas for early Avinter blooming, should now be propagated from 

 cuttings. 



Heliotropes for winter flowering, should now be shifted into larger 

 pots, and headed in. 



OxALis BowiEi AND HiRTA, should uow be potted. 



Callas should now be repotted, and more liberally watered. 



