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GARDENING CALENDAR FOR JUNE. 
give a slight shading in very bright weather ; 
a little air may be left on at night. 
Vinery. — Temperature, from 75 to 85 clegs, 
by day. and from 65 to 70 degs. by night. 
Very little fire heat is necessary now, unless 
the fruit is wanted early ; gradually lessen the 
watering to those colouring, and air a little at 
night, if mild : sponge over the leaves if red 
spider appears. The late houses must receive 
no check ; and those which are cleared must 
be thoroughly ventilated. 
FLOWER GARDEN" AXD SHRUBBERY. 
Son; for succession a few of the most showy 
annuals ; biennials, and perennials to plant 
out in spring, may yet be sown. 
Plant and Transplant all annuals, half 
hardy, and greenhouse plants, that are worthy 
of attention. 
General Directions. — Mow, sweep, and roll 
lawns ; dress and clean borders and walks ; 
stake and peg plants as required ; and if dry 
weather prevails, give all transplanted things, 
especially dahlias, good soakings of water. 
Keep in reserve a few annuals and other plants 
to fill up the vacancies which are certain to 
occur. The taking up of bulbs, and the 
shortening of the luxuriant shoots of shrubs, 
&c, and cutting all dead flower stalks, must 
also be attended to. 
Auriculas. — Those which are being kept 
for seed wail be the better for sun, but all 
others must be put in a shady situation, and 
the pots plunged in sand, coal ashes, or saw- 
dust : if a frame can be spared, it is an advan- 
tage to have them protected from heavy rains. 
Annual*. — Lose no time in thinning out, and 
place about them sturdy twigs to support them : 
reserve a few in pots to succeed the early bulbs. 
Anemones. — Those planted in February 
should now be copiously watered, and shaded 
from the mid-day sun : those past bloom must 
be taken up so soon as the foliage turns 
yellow ; dry them in the shade ; afterwards 
clean and store them away in boxes. 
Calceolaria* may all be safely planted out : 
the shrubby sorts look well either in masses or 
as single specimens ; the seedling and old 
plants of the herbaceous kinds are best in 
beds ; and all are the better of a little peat : 
if they are at all infested with insects, it will 
be well to fumigate them before being put out. 
Campanulas, such as C. pyramidalis. must 
be timely staked, and will be improved by a 
watering of weak clear liquid manure. Such 
kinds as C. garganica. should be prepared for 
the edges of baskets, &c. 
Carnations. — Place those in pots on stands 
in water ; or be very careful of earwigs : look 
for the wireworm at the root of the plant : 
thin the flower stems to the strongest, and 
gently syringe them if there are no jefreshing 
showers ; begin propagating by the end of the 
month : treat the flowers as explained under 
Pinks and Picotees. 
Chrysanthemums. — Top those required to 
he dwarf, and give liberal waterings with 
liquid manure. 
Colchicums may now be increased by lifting 
and dividing the bulbs ; they are nothing the 
better for being moved, and should be planted 
again immediately. 
Crocus. — When the leaves appear to wither, 
it is time to take them up ; attend to drying 
them before cleaning and storing them. The 
autumnal kinds may now be increased by lift- 
ing, but none are any the better for being 
often moved ; plant them again at once. 
Dahlias may now be with safety planted 
out : some prefer putting in the stake before 
making the pit for the plant ; this is immate- 
rial, but attend to tying them at once, and 
not too tight : destroy the earwigs and vermin 
as fast as possible ; for this end, use reeds, or 
bean stalks, and put on the stakes inverted 
flowerpots, with a littlemoss at the bottom, &c, 
which look over daily ; liquid manure will 
benefit the plants when they are growing freely. 
Fuchsias may have liquid manure once a 
week : stake and tie them out to suit their 
various positions. Those trained to one stem 
should have the side shoots topped, to thicken 
the side branches and assist the leader. 
Lobelias. — When the strong growing sorts, 
as L. fulgens and ignea, have commenced 
growing freely, water liberally with liquid 
manure, and keep them damp. The L. gra- 
cilis is one of the best for vases, baskets, &c, 
inasmuch as few of the others grow so rapidly. 
Pansies. — Continue to propagate these ; 
when a bed of them has nearly passed its best, 
the plants should be cut close over, and have a 
top-dressing of fresh soil, when they will 
flower again beautifully in autumn ; shade 
those in good condition ; and water all over 
freely in the evening. 
Petunias look well on banks closely pegged 
down ; they also do in masses, staked up in the 
centre, and pegged around the edge ; have 
respect to the proper mixing of the colours. 
Pinks. — Reduce the stems to one, and the 
buds to three ; as they swell, tie a piece of 
matting or worsted round the middle of the 
bud, and place a round piece of card with a 
hole in the centre, to form as it were a resting- 
place for the under petals, on which all the 
others must be neatly folded ; water occasion- 
ally, if very dry : commence propagating by 
pipings at the end of the month. 
Picotees. — Treat the same as carnation, and 
if likely to be too early for show, take off the 
most forward buds, and allow the best lateral 
bloom buds to take their place : seeds may yet 
be sown. 
