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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 



CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS. 



Conservatory. 



Camellias and other large plants growing in pots 

 or tubs, that have completed their growth, may now 

 he removed to a shaded situation out of doors. Pay 

 attention to late-growing plants in borders, while in 

 active growth they require a good deal of -water. 

 Be careful not to crowd the plants too much, as the 

 permanent plants in borders willnowneed tbatthewood 

 may get properly matured. Syringe freely all plants 

 not in flower, and attend well to the watering. Shade 

 in bright weather, and ventilate freely night and day. 

 Greenhouses. 



Hardwooded Plants. — All plants intended to 

 stand out of doors during the summer should now be 

 removed to a sheltered situation where they will be 

 shaded from the midday sun. All tender delicate 

 plants should be kept in-doors, also all young plants 

 intended to he grown to fine specimens. Shift all 

 plants that require it. Stop and tie-out shoots. 

 Syringe freely, and attend well to the watering. Give 

 abundance ot air night and day, and shade in bright 

 weathei - . Softwooded Plants. — Pelargoniums.— 

 As soon as the early-flowering plants have done 

 blooming, they shoidd be set out of doors for two or 

 three weeks, to ripen their wood before they are cut 

 down. Attend to the tying-out of the late-blooming 

 plants, and give them liberal supplies of weak liquid 

 manure. Guard the opening with gauze or net, to 

 keep the bees out. Yentilate freely. Cinerarias.— 

 Plants that have clone blooming should now be planted 

 out in some nice soil in a cool shady situation, where 

 they may remain for two months, to be then parted 

 and potted for next season's blooming. Seedling 

 plants should now be kept freely growing, and should 

 be shifted when necessary. Keep them well watered, 

 and give them plenty of ah\ Calceolarias. — These 

 will now be coming into flower, and should be well 

 attended to. See that they are clear of insects. Keep 

 the stems neatly tied up, and attend carefully to the 

 ■watering. Fuchsias.— These will now require liberal 

 supplies of weak liquid manure. 



Stove. 



More air than was formerly given will now be re- 

 quired. This will increase the evaporation, therefore 

 more care must be taken to keep the air of the house 

 sufficiently moist. Give plenty of weak liquid manure 

 to all strong-growing plants. Shift any plants that 

 may require it. 



Flower Garden. 

 In consequence of the weather being so very favour- 

 able, the newly-planted-out stock will now be rooting 

 freely. Take up spring-flowering bulbs as they get 

 ripe, and thoroughly dry them before storing them 

 away. Keep the surface of the beds well stirred up 

 amongst the plants, and in dry weather water every- 

 thing that needs it. Attend regularly to the training 

 and pegging-down of the young growths as they 

 advance. Fill baskets and vases. Plant Dahlias, and 

 secure the plants to stakes. Stake and tie-up Holly- 

 hocks. Sow Brompton Stocks for spring-flowering on 

 some light soil. Sow Hollyhock seed. Plant out 

 Asters, Stocks, &c. Prick-out seedlings of all kinds. 

 Roses require great attention now. Keep them clear 

 of insects, and thin and regulate the shoots. Measure 

 Grounds.— Attend well to the watering of all newly- 

 planted trees. Give them a good soaking when they 

 require it, Attend regularly to the rolling and mowing 

 of the grass. See the walks are free from weeds, and 

 heep them well rolled. 



Forcing. 



FRUiTt— Pine Apples— Maintain a steady bottom 

 heat of about 85°. Give all plants swelling off fruit 

 liberal supplies of liquid manure. Give abundance of 

 air. Keep the day temperature at about from 75° to 

 85°, with a rise of 10 p by sun heat. Shift at once, if 

 not already done, all plants intended for autumn and 

 winter fruiting. Give them a good bottom heat, 

 plenty of air, and all the light possible. By these 

 means you will get strong stiff plants, which will be 

 almost certain, under favourable circumstances, to 

 bear fine Iruit. Shift succession plants anytime they 



may require it. Vines. — Keep all ripe Grapes cool 

 and dry, otherwise they will soon shrivel. In houses 

 where Grapes are approaching maturity the night 

 temperature should not be less than 65°, and during 

 the day temperature should be about 80°, with a rise 

 of 10° by sun heat. In hot weather the later houses 

 will not require much fire heat, but in dull wet 

 weather it will be necessary. Give air early in the 

 mornings and close up early in the afternoons, and 

 well wet the floors and paths with water in all houses 

 where the Grapes are swelling. Peaches and Nec- 

 tarines. — When the fruit from the early house is all 

 gathered, attend to the ripening of the wood. This 

 will be best done by keeping the foliage in a green 

 healthy state as long as possible. Give abundance of 

 air at all times, and use the syringe freely. Keep a 

 drier atmosphere where fruit is ripening, and give 

 plenty of air. In late houses where fruit is swelling 

 keep as moist an atmosphere as you can. Go over the 

 trees, and remove any shoots not required for next 

 year. Figs.— After the first crop of fruit is gathered, 

 pay every necessary attention to the second crop. 

 Give the borders a good watering, and to plants in 

 tubs or pots give plenty of liquid manure. Syringe 

 freely to keep down red spider, and maintain a moist 

 atmosphere. Cherries. — When the trees are removed 

 out of doors, they must be well attended to. In dry 

 weather they should be well syringed every afternoon, 

 and should also be well watered. Straxvberries. — 

 Keep the plants well syringed until the fruit begins to 

 ripen. Towards the end of the month, if runners can 

 be obtained, they should be layered in small pots for 

 early forcing next year. Melons. — Maintain a good 

 steady bottom heat. Give them a good watering when 

 they require any. Keep the shoots from getting 

 crowded. Give air freely in fine weather. Cucumbers. 

 — Pay every attention to the heat, air, and moisture. 

 Red spider is often troublesome at this season, es- 

 pecially in plants that have been some timein bearing. 

 Spare no pains to keep it down. Thin and regulate 

 the shoots. Do not let the leaves get too crowded, 

 and avoid overcropping. 



Hardy Fruit. 



Wall fruit trees will now require to be carefully 

 attended to. Lose no time in thinning the fruit, as 

 the sooner this is done the better it will be for the 

 crop. Keep the trees thin of wood. Train and nail 

 in the shoots as they require it. Look sharply after 

 insects. Two or three good syringings with tobacco 

 water will soon clear the trees of green fly. Cater- 

 pillars are sometimes very troublesome on Pears and 

 Apricots, as they curl up the leaves and injure the 

 young fruit. They should be carefully looked after 

 when they appear, and picked off and destroyed. Give 

 the trees a good syringing every afternoon. Water 

 well in dry weather newly-planted trees. 



Kitchen Garden. 



The young crops will now require great attention 

 in thinning, filling up vacancies, weeding, hoeing, 

 and watering in dry weather. In showery weather 

 slugs are very destructive to seedlings. Look out for 

 them early in the mornings and late in the evenings. 

 Cauliflowers. — Plant for suecessional crops in well- 

 enriched land. Manure and dig deeply ground for 

 planting out large breadths of Broccoli of sorts, 



Brussels Sprouts, Savoys, Borecole, &c. Celery 



Get out the first crop at once in well-manured trenches, 

 and Avater well in dry weather. Prick out and en- 

 courage young plants for late crops. Plant Lettuces. 

 Peas, Beans, and French Beans.— Sow for suecessional 

 crops. Spinach.— Sow. Lettuces. — Sow. Endive. — 

 Sow for early crop. Turnips.— Sow the main crop 

 for winter towards the end of the month. Onions, 

 Carrots, Beet, Parsnips, Salsafy, Seorzonera, and the 

 like should all be well thinned, and the hoe should be 

 kept constantly plied between the rows. Potatoes. — 

 Hoe and earth-up late crops. Marjoram and Basil.— 

 Plant out early in warm sheltered borders. Asparagus, 

 — Cease cutting after the middle of the month, and in 

 showery weather dress the beds with salt. Never let 

 weeds get ahead. Keep the hoe constantly going. 

 Maintain the greatest cleanliness and order.— M. S. 



