172 Monthly Calendar of Operations. 



of walls or in boxes on the balcony for draping railings 

 and covering walls. 



Mat. 



In this month bedding plants of all sorts are cheap 

 and plentiful, and all boxes for balconies and windows 

 should now be filled and placed in their positions 

 for the season. Seeds of annual climbers, such as 

 Nasturtiums, Tropeolums, Ipomeeas, Scarlet Runners, 

 &c., sown last month will be coming through the soil. 

 Wire or twine should be arranged for them to cling to 

 wherever you wish them to run. Hanging baskets for 

 balconies should now be arranged, and rockeries for 

 balconies and areas constructed and planted. Roses of 

 all kinds will now be coming into bloom and should be 

 placed where they are to flower. Great care must now 

 be taken to keep all plants well watered, trained, and 

 kept clean and in good order. Watering should now 

 be done if possible after sundown. Plants enjoy the 

 benefit of the watering before the sun is up again. 



Juke. 



This is the month of Roses, and fl.owers of all sorts 

 are now plentiful and cheap, and the full summer 

 display can now be made up. Annuals of all sorts 

 will now be very gay ; Rhododendrons will be in their 

 full beauty ; and bedding plants will be coming into 

 full flower. Boxes, pots, and fern cases should now 

 be well supplied with water and encouraged to make 

 a good start in growth. AU old spring bulhs should 



