MAY. 



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111 a dry place before you put them up for next plant- 

 ing season. 



FALL CROCUSSES, A'ARCISSUS, Src 



Bulbous roots that flower in the fall will now have 

 their leaves decayed. Every two qj- three years 

 the roots of these flowers should be taken up, and 

 this is the best month to do it ; take them up in dry 

 weather, separate the off*setts from the main root, and 

 dry the whole in the sun, to be planted in July or 

 August — or they may be planted now, either main 

 roots or oflsetts — main roots will flower in the fall. 



AjYjYUAL flov/ers. 



Transplant tender annuals this month, if not done 

 before, as cockscombs, tricolours, egg-plants, globe 

 amaranthus, balsams — also, those less tender, as hol- 

 lyhocks, mavel of Peru, persicaria, mignionette, 

 China-asters, amaranthuses, African and French mari- 

 golds, India pink, ten-weeks stock, scabiouses, &c. 

 Transplant them in showery weather. Sow hardy 

 annuals, as LobeFs catchfly, sweet sultans, lupines, 

 w^hite and purple candy tuft, fios Adonis, dwarf pop- 

 py, Venus' navel wort, Venus^ looking-glass, virgins 

 stock, &c. 



SEEDING BULBS. 



Screen your seeding bulbs in the heat of the day 

 from the sun. 



AURICULAS. 



Remove those (in pots) that are done flowering 

 into a place where they will have the morning sun 

 only; also seeding aurieulas, and vfater them lig-htly, 

 frequently ; plant offsetts in a shady place till Fall, 



WALL FLOWERS. 



Plant slips of wall fiOwers in a shady place and 

 water them often ; take the slips of strongest growth^ 



