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up as soon as the asters are well rooted. Those to flower in pots to 
have a good shift and cold frame. The dwarf varieties are the best 
for the latter system of culture. Newly-made lawns require a little 
special care at this season. If the grass is thin, it must not be mown 
and swept in the usual way, for the roots of young grass sufl'erfroin 
the effects of a hot sun when there is not a close bottom to preserve 
moisture. It is'a good plan to mow early, and leave the mowings 
till the evening, then sweep and clear up, and the grass will have 
twenty-four hours from the morning before the sun comes on it 
, again. Where walks look dingy, a turning with a fork and a good 
rolling is often as effectual a reviver as a supply of new gravel ; but 
if the old gravel is of trifling depth or a bad colour, a new coating 
will complete the beauty of the garden, and give it a necessary 
finish. Dahlias planted out to be staked before the roots extend. 
Plant out all that are in pots at once ; they will do better in the 
ground now than with any more nursing. The shoots of dahlias may 
be bent down, so as to render very short stakes sutlicient. Those not 
staked should be attended to forthwith ; indeed, the stakes should be 
put in at the time of planting, so as to avoid damage to the roots 
when they have begun to grow. Carnations, picotees, and pinks 
may now be propagated by pipings on the north side of a fence, or in 
pots, half filled with sandy loam. The old plan of striking them in 
heat and in exciting composts is quite unnecessary. Panunculuses 
will want water frequently ; they cannot endure drought, and beds 
of valuable kinds must be placed in the same way as tulips, with 
netting or canvas. Pansies strike readily from short side-shoots ; 
the old hollow stems will strike also, but never make good plants ; 
the new growth is that to be depended on. Annuals of quick 
growth, sown now, will bloom late for succession. Nemophilas never 
make a better effect than from sowings in June, in moist, shady 
places. Asters and balsams to be planted out during moist, dull 
weather. Perennials should be sown for next season’s blooming, so 
as to get strong plants. Sow thin in nursery beds, and prick out 
the plants in rows as soon as they make rough leaves. If left crowded 
together, they grow spindled, and never make strong plants. Ameri- 
cans newly planted must have abundance of water, overhead as well 
as at the root. Eemove b}' carefully snapping out with fiuger and 
thumb the dead blooms of rhododendrons and azaleas, to prevent 
seeding. Auriculas will want occasional fumigating ; keep them in 
a cool place, on a hard bottom, and pour water amongst them on 
the ground surface to cause a moist air. An old light may be rested 
on pots over them during storms ; otherwise, let them have the benefit 
of all showmrs. 
Greenhouse. — To prolong the beauty of the plants in flower, 
put up a shading of tiffany. Azaleas not yet done growing keep 
moist and shaded, but beware not to push the growth too far, as, 
unless they are well ripened and rested, there will be few flower- 
buds formed. There is not much danger of that, however, just yet, 
except with those forced early. Plants that are leggy are likely to 
throw out shoots along the stems, if laid on their sides. Cinerarias 
may now be earthed np, to promote the rooting of the suckers. 
June. 
