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INISH planting the 
new hose plants 
in the benches if you 
have not already done 
so. Remember to thor- 
oughly firm the soil; 
keep the plants well 
sprayed for red _ spi- 
der; keep the soil on 
the benches stirred 
continuously. If the 
house is too warm 
the plants will get soft and will be an easy 
victim to mildew. As the buds form, pick them 
off. Old plants to be carried over another sea- 
son should be started in the “drying o ” proc- 
ess, which consists of gradually reducing the 
water at the roots until the foliage drops and 
the wood hardens. ‘The plants can then be 
rested and later pruned snd started into growth 
again. 
Carnation plants in the field or greenhouse 
must not be neglected. Keep the shoots pinched 
back. Spray about every ten days with bor- 
deaux mixture or copper solution to keep under 
control the Carnation rust. Also constantly 
cultivate the soil between the plants. 
Summer flowering bulbous plants, such as 
Achimine, Gloxinia, Begonia, ete., will stand 
liberal feeding with liquid manure. This is 
preferable to frequent repotting as it confines 
the plants to smaller pots and makes them 
more attractive. 
Hard-wooded forcing plants, such as Camel- 
lia, Acacia, Oleander, ete., should now be 
plunged in the soil outdoors in some well pro- 
tected place. Keep them well sprayed to pre- 
vent attacks from red spider; keep the pots 
mulched with pure sheep or cow manure to 
maintain good growth and also to relieve the 
necessity of too frequent repotting. 
Select a place not far from the greenhouse 
and prepare it thoroughly for the young plants 
of Bouvardia, Solanum and Stevia. Do not 
neglect these pias as next winter’s results 
depend upon their present growth. 
There are two methods of handling the 
hardy forcing shrubs, such as Climbing Roses, 
Lilac, Wisteria, ete. One is to carry them over 
in pots, in which case they should be fed freely ; 
the other is to plant out in a rich border soil. 
I prefer the latter method, and a supply of 
plants that will allow one season’s rest is 
advisable. 
Bay trees should be sprayed frequently to 
Keep down red spider. They are also subject to 
scale, which can be kept in check by an occa- 
sional spraying with kerosene emulsion or other 
good insecticide. If once infected by scale, the 
trees will have to be sponged, and this is hard, 
tedious work. 
There are a number of plants belonging to 
different families that make attractive winter 
pot plants—Abutilon, Paris Daisy, Fuchsia, 
ete. They can all be propagated from cuttings 
made now, and should be grown in pots. 
Sow a batch of Primula malacoides and 
others of this type. It is one of the best of all 
pot plants for winter work and deserves greater 
popularity. Begonias of all types can be 
propagated and should be kept growing after 
The Readers’ Service will answer your Greenhouse Problems 
The Real Beginning of Summer 
they have rooted, es- 
pecially the Lorraine 
type which will start 
flowering if allowed 
to. This is the only 
opportunity to get 
any growth in the 
plants. lLeafmold is 
essential for Begonias. 
If a great quantity 
of OCineraria is de- 
sired, it would be well 
to start sowing seed now. Make a sowing in 
three successive months so as to lengthen the 
season of flowering. When only one lot of 
plants is wanted, July is the best month for 
sowing the seed. 
Gardenias should be kept growing fast. Feed 
the plants freely if their condition warrants it. 
Liquid manures are advisable for the purpose. 
Bear in mind that it is a detriment to a plant 
to give it more fertilizer than it can readil 
consume. Keep the Gardenia plants well 
sprayed and pick off all the buds as they form. 
Early in the month a large batch of Ohrysan- 
themum cuttings can be put in. These plants 
should be finished in 6-inch pots a the 
blooms should be, if well grown, a nice size for 
all kinds of decorative work. Don’t forget a 
quantity of the single Chrysanthemums as they 
are indispensable for cut’ flower purposes. 
Palms and other foliage plants should be 
sprayed about every two weeks with a weak 
solution of tobacco water to keep down insect 
pests of all kinds. These plants are absolutely 
ruined if they are once attacked by insects. 
Success with fruit wnder glass depends upon 
the attention they receive; the price of good 
moe peaches and nectarines is persistency. 
o the pinching almost every day; the spraying 
must be as regular as clock work when weather 
conditions demand it; the plants must be 
watered with judgment. 
Frequent applications of plant food, such as 
bone meal, guano, ete. are essential to the 
border, and the atmospheric conditions must be 
watched as closely as a mariner studies his 
compass. - 
Cyclamen, Primula, and Antirrhinum and 
other pot plants that are being carried over 
im frames must have the best of attention. Be 
careful not to over pot, and spray frequently 
but not carelessly. Do not spray until the soil 
in the pots is wet; simply moisten the tops of 
the plants. 
This is the time to put growth on ferns of all 
types. The plants must be well watered, but 
over-watering is very bad and can usually be 
detected by the mossy formation on top of the 
pots. Feed the ferns freely with liquid ma- 
nure keep an abundance of moisture in the fern 
house; and don’t neglect to shade the plants 
on bright, sunshiny days. 
Pansies are one of the finest cut flowers for 
winter use; the colors are brilliant and when 
well grown the stems are quite long. Seed 
sown now and grown along slowly in a cold- 
frame where they are to remain for the winter 
will give good sized plants in fall in prime con- 
dition for producing winter flowers. 
New York. W. C. McCoLiLom. 
June in the greenhouse means a general collection of summer plants—Orchids, Gloxinias, Ferns, Begonias, etc. 
