JULY — FOURTH WEEK. 



the late houses should be watered and mulched, if the 

 weather continue dry. 



FOUETH WEEK. 



GREENHOUSE AND CONSERVATORY. 



The conservatory should now be gay with Balsams, 

 Cockscombs, Euchsias, Grlobe Amaranths, Heliotropes, 

 and the varieties of Japan Lilies. Strict attention must 

 be paid to all plants in these structures that they do not 

 suffer from the want of water. Continue to stop over- 

 luxuriant growth, to obtain compact, sturdy specimens. 

 On the evenings of hot, dry days, after the plants have 

 been watered, give them a slight syringing, or sprinkling, 

 over the leaves, and also the ground upon which they are 

 standing. 



Aotus gracillimus. — When done blooming, to be cut 

 down close to the pot. 



Aphelexis and Helichrysums. — When past their 

 best state, cut the flower-stems close into the old wood ; 

 to be set in a cool shady place until they begin to grow, 

 when any that require it may be repotted. 



Chrysanthemums. — Propagate by cuttings, or layers, 

 to obtain dwarf stocky plants. Continue to top the 

 plants that have been planted out in rows in the open 

 ground, as advised some time ago. 



Cinerarias. — Pot off the first batch of seedlings and 

 offsets. Sow seed. 



Euchsias. — Shift in the last batch, and put in cuttings. 



Leschenaultias. — When they are going out of bloom, 

 or past their best, remove the flowers and flower-buds, 

 and put them in a cool place to start again. 



Kalosanthes. — When done blooming, the flower-stems 

 and all straggling growth to be cut in closely, to form 

 compact specimens for another season. 



Pelargoniums. — Cut back the principal stock, and 

 treat them as advised lately. 



Pimelea spectabilis. — When that and the other kinds 



