1352 ] THE PHILADELPHIA FLORIST. 57 



**> practical calendar, not overlooking the naturalist's part, prepared from A) 



^° observations taken during the past few days around the city. The M3 



Botanical portion by Thomas Hutchinson, and the Entomological by 



Hobson & Hidings. Dr. Conrad of the Penna. Hospital furnishes the 



state of the tttermometer. 



CALENDAR. 



Plant-houses are now almost emptied of their contents, or at least 

 should be — Ave observed yesterday a great many plants bedded out. 

 Such as Justicia carnea, scarlet and other Geraniums, Canary Bird 

 Flower, Petunias, Verbenas, Pansies, Alonsoa or Hemimeris, 

 Anagallis, Grammanthes, Antirrhimum, Lobelia, Cypress Vine, all 

 kinds of Morning Glory, and Burridges Morning Glory amongst 

 the rest. We are looking out for an Evening Glory in the way of a 

 fine Oenothera perhaps Evcharidium gi r andi 'florum will be the plant — 

 it belongs to that tribe and is greatly cracked up, perhaps by inter- 

 ested annual growers. Grammanthes is the Day Glory*, for it hates to 

 see the dewy shades of evening; loves the sun as well as any Heliop- 

 hila or sun lover. Get out all plants not already amoved; repot 

 those which require it, take care to put them in a shady place after 

 their removal, until they take to their new pots and quarters. Look 

 out that you do not expose Fuchsias, Heaths, Epacrides, Azaleas, 

 Rhododendrons, and other similar plants to the sun and rain. 



Flower Garden. — Bed out! Bed out ! every one is at it, nothing 

 stops them; Abutilons, Salvias, Calceolarias, Cinerarias, Pelargoni- 

 ums, Fish Geraniums, Fuchsias, Lobelias, Hemimeris, Anagallis, Stocks 

 Wall-flowers, all the host of tender annuals, Convolvulus or Morning 

 Glory, Ipomaea (Burridgli) Burridges Morning Glory. I limbiata 

 margined morning glory (quite new imported by J. F. K.) Gram- 

 manthes gentianoides, Dahlias, in innumerable sorts, they are in the 

 schedule of prizes for the Horticultural Annual Exposition in Septem- 

 ber — although cejected in all respectable exhibitions in England — 

 so that the extensive growers should attend to them. 



Cacti you need not plant out, keep all you have got, they will be 

 wanted in September next; you may preserve even the commoner 

 species — we want a strong muster of the hedgehogs (Echinocactus) 

 let them not be "snubbed," " abused," or slighted, they belong to the 

 vegetable kingdom as well as the Dahlias and Cape Heaths, are 

 brethren of the Victoria regia. Philadelphia has Cacti, and Cacti 

 have friends, all observations to the contrary, notwithstanding. Take 

 care of Epiphyllvm alatum, Hookerii, speciosum, Jenkinsonii,] — 

 Cerefs Maynardii, Scottii, grandiflorus, and many others. Attend to 

 the JVIammillarias ; remember'the Pereskia Blio and rats tail, Turks 

 Cap, and Prickly Pear, Cochineal, and Cactus speciocissimus, — the 

 Mexican volunteers know all about them; keep them well watered 

 through the summer while growing, expose to the sun, on a bottom of 

 coal ashes, or gravel, in pots — shift first, all which require, it and all 

 will be right. 



Pelargoniums are now in full vigor ; those lately exhibited at the 



Museum were splendid specimens, and almost given away, as to price; / 



9g Fuchsias were very choice there also; Snow-drop was a striking C P 



(^ plant. Fuchsias are easily grown, if proper care be taken at a pro- G\ 



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