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mos, coreopsis, candytuft, cineraria, centaurea, digi- 

 talis, daisy, forget-me-not, gaillardia, marigold, 

 phlox, petunia, poppy and salpiglossis. 



This is the last month in which the bulbs of canna, 

 dahlia and gladiolus should be planted; also plant: 

 Ageratum, balsam, carnation, cosmos, centaurea, 

 coreopsis, celosia, daisy, hollyhock, snapdragon, vio- 

 let and zinnia. Pelargonium can be started from cut- 

 tings now and by next spring will produce strong, 

 bushy plants. It is still time to start late flowering 

 chrysanthemum. Cuttings can be put in from now 

 till the middle of July, and they will produce good 

 flowers. 



SEASONABLE SUGGESTIONS 



Small greenhouses in which you are growing ferns, 

 begonias and that class of plants should have a 

 heavy shading on the glass, and the houses should 

 be sprayed every morning in bright weather, and on 

 very hot days the woodwork, paths and all absorbent 

 surfaces sprayed two or three times a day to keep 

 down the temperature, for the nearer you can keep 

 the temperature of your greenhouses to 70 degrees 

 the better your plants will do. 



Late sweet peas, in cool and coastal sections, are 

 now in full bloom and the flowers should be picked 

 off, for the forming of one seed pod exhausts the 

 plant more than the production of a hundred flowers. 

 Mulch the roots with stable litter or clippings from 

 the lawn and spray the foliage at least once a day. 

 The spraying should be done in the early morn- 

 ing. Do all your watering in the morning 

 and never spray your plants after noon for they will 

 not dry off before night, and this may cause mildew. 



Many rose bushes have had one crop of flowers, 

 and the long barren flower stems are sucking up 



