120 
OPERATIONS FOR JUNE. 
Greenhouse plants^ if they were not taken to the open air last month, may 
now be removed ; they should be placed in a sheltered situation, and one in which 
they will also be slightly shaded, but not beneath trees. We would recommend 
that only the common and inferior species be treated in this manner, and the more 
valuable sorts retained in the greenhouse. In either case judicious watering is the 
principal requisite at this season, and those which are placed in the open air should 
have either coal ashes or some more solid materials placed beneath the pots, 
otherwise the holes at the bottom will become choked with soil, and the water will 
be retained too long in the pots, to the great injury of the plants. Hydrangeas 
require a more than ordinary supply of water at this season, and should receive it 
twice or thrice in each day. Balsams should be allowed an abundance of pot room 
and light, and kept in a slightly humid heat as near as possible to the glass. If 
they are necessarily placed in a situation where they can only receive light from 
one side, they should occasionally be turned, that the whole plant may enjoy an 
equal degree of light, or they will become deformed ; and they must especially be 
placed at a sufficient distance from each other to prevent similar bad results. 
Plants of Cereus speciosissimus^ Jenkinsonii, &c., that were brought into flower 
early in the season, and have now matured their young shoots, should be removed 
to an exposed situation in the open air, which will cause them to flower in much 
greater perfection in the ensuing year. Greenhouse plants of all descriptions may 
now be propagated abundantly from cuttings. 
The Jlotcer garden is now daily becoming more attractive, and, besides the ordi- 
nary routine of cleaning the beds, borders, &:c., every plant will require more or 
less attention. All blossoms should be cut off as soon as they begin to decay, un- 
less seed is required ; which will induce some of the sorts to flower again in the 
autumn. Annuals and other plants must be timely staked and supported, and 
hollyhocks especially should be staked as soon as the flower-stems commence 
growing. Chrysanthemums may now be propagated either by cuttings or layers, 
the former of which methods is the most suitable at this season. They will strike 
freely if placed numerously in pots in a sandy soil, and kept in a slightly humid 
bottom heat. China roses of all kinds may also now be multiplied by cuttings of 
the half-ripened wood, merely requiring the protection of a hand-glass and shade. 
To eff'ect the latter purpose, they should not be planted in a border with a northern 
aspect, or one that is permanently naturally shaded, but in a southern situation, 
and shaded by artificial and mutable means, such as by placing a mat over the 
hand-glass in the heat of the day. Mesembryanthemums may now be planted out 
in an open border with a southern aspect, and a rather poor soil, and they will 
flower most abundantly. A few hardy annuals may now be sown in the open 
ground, where they are intended to flower, which they will do about the month of 
September. Dahlias must be planted out early in this month, if this has not been 
previously effected, and greenhouse or half-hardy plants that are required for the 
borders should be placed out at the same time. 
