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increase their size very much, and materially shorten the 
period of their coming into fruit. The forcing-houses ought 
to have the same treatment as stated for last month. 
In the , Green-house, little alteration will take place 
in the culture and management from that given for last 
month; necessary attention being paid to potting, shifting, 
and putting in cuttings, and giving abundance of water to 
the potted plants, both in the house and out of doors. 
Flower-Garden and Shrubbery.—Take up: the remain- 
der of tuberous roots, such as anemone and ranunculus; 
finishing by the end of the first week; fill up their places, 
and any vaeancies that may have oceurred, with annuals 
from the reserve ground. Propagate all the finer herba- 
eeous plants that have gone out of flower, by means of cut- 
tings and slips; also select roscs and American shrubs, by 
layering, budding, or cuttings. Go on with the laying, 
piping, and striking of carnations, pinks, pansies, and the 
different varieties of superennial plants, as Sweet- William, 
pink, catchfly, double rocket, and double wallflower, in 
hand-glasses, or in shaded ‘situations. Attend to the 
staking and tying up of dabklias and strong herbaceous 
\ plants, Great attention must now be paid to cleaning in 
every department, weeds springing up after every shower. 
AUGUST. 
In the Kitchen- Garden, sow winter and spring spinach 
in the beginning and about the middle of the month; 
parsely and winter onions, fora full crop in the first week ; 
cabbages, cauliflower, savoys, and German greens, about the 
middle of the month, for planting out in spring; lettucein 
the first and last week; small salads oecasionally ; black 
Spanish, red and white queen radish, for winter crops, 
