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and more abundantly, by merely nipping off the earlier blossoms as their beauty becomes defad 
Among numbers of greenhouse shrubs, which flower from month to month, and in which e 
opening blossoms are increased in size when the dead and the dying are abstracted, we ]|,y 
instance the Pimelea decussata, which almost doubles the magnitude of its heads with ^is 
attention. We need not say more ; a short trial will best convince of the extent of itsinfluecL 
An improvement may be effected in the flowering of China Roses, by continually cutting \ k 
those shoots which have done flowering : a more regular and plentiful succession will be lig 
maintained. The length of shoot left must be regulated by the season: during the preut 
month they may be cut low, as the most vigorous-flowering shobts will always be obtained f n 
near the base ; but in after months they must be more sparingly pruned, because the grovig 
produced from the buds higher on the former shoot, will sooner reach a flowering state tn 
those which issue from the vicinity of its base. 
Whatever spring-flowering bulbs yet remain in any of the flower-beds, may, for the most p t, 
be removed safely in the course of the present month. If the ground is to be planted, and y 
are not sufficiently ripened, they may be taken with what soil will adhere to them, to le 
reserve garden. Others must be stored up till the period for re-planting. Bulbs in pots it 
have finished blooming, should be placed by themselves to ripen ; where they will be kept y, 
and fully exposed to the sun. The tubers of Tropoeolums which are sufficiently matured, maoe 
taken out of the pots and packed in bags of sand till they begin to sprout again. It is a pl)d 
plan before repotting, to lay them in boxes of dry sand in a warm place, till the shoots have grfn 
two or three inches in length. , 
Greenhouse plants in pots, such as Pelargoniums that have done flowering, should be^t 
down, the balls of earth reduced, the roots dressed, and then replaced with fresh soil in srajir 
pots, and committed to a frame to renew their growth. Cuttings may be prepared from the p ts 
cut away, and encouraged to grow, so that they may make strong plants before winter. j 
Roses may be increased during the present month both by budding and layering. Lairs 
formed at this season root more readily tha.n those done in spring. This is the proper time 3o 
for layering Carnations, &c , and putting in pipings of pinks. An extensive stock of Pansiiof 
the commoner kinds should be raised this month to fill the flower-beds in spring. 
Greenhouse plants set out in the open air in pots, should be as much as possible secured ijm 
strong winds, and carefully supplied with water if the weather prove dry. A copious syrinig 
overhead will be beneficial in the evening of sunny days, and will help to keep the foliage csir 
of dust, and free from the inroads of insects. i 
It will be quite necessary to have the greenhouse shaded for at least four or five hours irjie 
after part of clear days. The material employed for this purpose should be thin and light, mtjly 
sufficient to mellow the sunlight. Shade will be required the greater part of the day iniiie 
orchidaceous house ; but here, also, it would be advisable to adopt some lighter substance :in 
what we generally find in use. The advantages of span-roofed houses with regard to shaig, 
are very perspicuous ; one side only requiring to be shaded in the morning and the other iijjie 
afternoon. i 
As the new shoots and pseudo-bulbs of most orchidaceous plants will now be far advanc|in 
growth, and about the maximum of their vigour, they will require a larger supply of humidi||m 
the atmosphere and at the roots, than at any other season of the year. Nevertheless, her|as 
well as in all other plant structures, syringing the plants, and damping the floors, must be p|ly 
regulated by the external w^eather. 
Pits and frames will be very useful now for bringing forward a supply of soft-wooded, qp- 
growing plants to maintain a good show of flowers in the greenhouse. For this purpose Ballos 
and other tender annuals should not be despised for their commonness. j[ 
Where there is an Arboretum, this, and the following months of summer, are the besjor 
examining the correctness of the names attached to the plants. As loose tallies are apt hfet 
misplaced through the inadvertency of workmen, it is advisable, in private collections, to 
also others stamped with numbers fastened to the trees and shrubs, with reference to a catabj 
to avoid confusion. 
Erratum. — At p. 109, second line from the bottom, instead of “ Gardening for Ladies f 
“ Ladies' Country Companion." 
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