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Mr. Mylam, gardener to S. Rucker, Esq., Wandsworth ; Acineta Humboldtij an immense specimen 
exhibited by Mr. Carson, with seven scapes of bloom. Tricohpilia tortilis was shown by Mr. Plant, 
gardener to H. E. Schroder, Esq., in great beauty ; the plant though small had upwards of forty- 
five flowers fully expanded, hanging over the edge of the pot, and interspersed among the foliage j 
an excellent specimen of good cultivation. Dendrobium pulchellum was another charming specimen 
of good cultivation, the plant literally buried by its gaily-coloured flowers in such profusion as 
almost to defy description ; Dendrobium nobile, a more superb plant, both for the size, profusion, 
and rich colour of its flowers, we may confidently state has never been surpassed. These were 
exhibited by Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E, Antrobus, Cheam ; the latter plant, Mr. G. informs 
us, he treats as a greenhouse plant while making its growth ; afterwards, to assist the development 
of the flower, but only for a short period, he places it in a cucumber pit, and certainly the healthy 
appearance of the specimen clearly shows that it has received a treatment most suitable. Den- 
drobium fimbriatum, an excellent specimen, was shown by Mr. Jack, gardener to G. Lorraine, Esq., 
Carshalton, flowering most abundantly ; we counted upwards of seventy racemes upon it. A plant 
such as this, its graceful and pendant habit, accompanied with the large mass of bright golden 
blossoms, is very rarely seen or surpassed. 
OPERATIONS FOR JUNE, 
This month is one of the most cheerful and gay in the whole year ; almost every part of vege- 
table nature being now in the most vigorous growth. The business, however, of a cultivator is 
chiefly routine. In plant structures, especially those where a strong heat is kept up, as in the 
stove and Orchid house, insects will be very numerous, and must be closely looked after, or their 
depredations will entirely prevent success. Amongst Orchids, Stanhopeas and other kinds with 
similar habits will now be coming into flower ; take care the buds are not broken against the sides 
of the pots or baskets. Dendrobiums, also, of several sorts will now make a fine show. All Orchids 
attached to blocks of wood must be often watered, and are better for being occasionally plunged 
into a cistern of water, of the same temperature as the house. A free circulation of air is also of 
great importance at this season of the year, which should always be given in the morning ; syringe 
freely to prevent aridity ; keep the walls and floors wet, and always close with plenty of solar heat. 
If the sun be very bright, as was the case for some time past, until the 17th of May, stretch a 
screen over the roof, which might also be regularly wetted with the syringe. Such Orchids as 
naturally grow in cool and mountainous parts of the tropics, as Lmlias, Cattleyas, and some others, 
which were noticed in last month’s “ Operations,” should be removed to a cooler place without 
delay ; a common vinery will answer very well. Stove plants require treating liberally with heat 
and moisture, as recommended last month. Give good shifts to such as require it, and be sure to 
give plenty of drainage. When plants for winter-flowering have formed their wood, remove them 
to a cooler place to ripen and harden, that they may bear exciting, in the dark weather of winter, 
without injury. 
There is scarcely a handsomer plant for w’inter-blooming than Euphorbia jaequiniflora ; it should 
be potted in a very sandy peat, containing plenty of fibre, and the pot filled with one-third of 
broken crocks. Whilst in a state of growth, very weak and clear liquid manure should be used. 
In the greenhouse and conservatory, specimen plants of Fuchsia, Pelargonium, and other fine- 
flowering species, may be introduced, to supply the places of others as they go out of bloom. 
Cinerarias, Pelargoniums, and some others, should be planted in the flower-borders. Chorizemas, 
Corrceas, Epacrises, and other plants with similar habits, should now be pushed into vigorous 
growth, and let all the strong shoots be stopped, to render the plants bushy. Syringe them whilst 
growing, every fine day, close the house early to increase the heat. Cactaceous plants, which have 
flowered freely, should be placed in a moist and warm temperature, to encourage them to grow. 
Camellia stocks may also now be safely grafted ; select the young shoots for the purpose, as ripe 
as possible. Make cuttings of everything necessary. Habrothamnus fasciculatus and corymhosus, 
which have flowered in pots or tubs, may now be turned out of doors, as recommended in Mag, 
Dot., V. 14, p. 113. 
In the open flower-garden, the early part of the month will be occupied with filling up the 
borders and beds with half-hardy plants intended for autumn-flowering ; and after this in trimming, 
watering, keeping clean, and much other business which will not now admit of the least neglect. 
