JUNE. 
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CALENDAR FOR THE MONTH. 
Auriculas. —Place these in the shade, but free from the drip of 
trees. 
Camellias. —These will now be showing their bloom buds ; a drier 
atmosphere should be maintained, otherwise they are apt to make 
a second growth, which would completely spoil the bloom. 
Carnations and Picotees. —Remove any part of the surface soil that 
has become green and sour, and top dress with fresh. Cut away any 
dead foliage, and tie securely the main shoots to neat green stakes. 
Conservatory and Show-house. —All large plants in tubs or pots— 
such as Camellias, Orange-trees, Acacias, &c.—should, as soon as their 
growth is completed, be set in some shaded situation in the open air. 
This will give more room for plants in flower, and these should never 
be the least crowded. Creepers will now require considerable attention 
in training and regulating their growth. Water copiously, and venti¬ 
late freely night and day. Guard against insects. Keep everything 
clean. 
Dahlias. —Complete planting as soon as possible. The soil having 
been well prepared during winter, a little rotten manure to each plant 
is all that will be required, unless the soil is very stiff, when a little 
leaf mould is beneficially employed, to give the plant a fair start. Keep 
them well and regularly watered. 
Flower Garden. —Plant Asters, Stocks, Zinnias, Marigolds, &c. 
Attend to the staking and tying of all tall-growing plants that may 
require it Petunias, Verbenas, Ageratums, Anagallises, and plants of 
similar habit, should be pegged, to get them to cover the ground as 
soon as possible. Plants in vases will require considerable attention in 
watering, &c. Should the weather be very dry, all newly-planted 
beds should be well watered. Sow Brompton and Intermediate Stocks. 
Put in slips of' Double Wallflowers, Sweetwilliams, and Rockets, either 
under hand-glasses or close to a north wall. 
Foicmg Uardy Shrubs. —Plants intended for forcing next season 
should now be well attended to, in order to secure well-ripened wood 
and properly-formed buds. Disbudding and stopping of the shoots are 
operations as necessary to be attended to here as with fruit trees. 
Forcing Ground. —Attend to the regulating of the shoots of 
Cucumbers on ridges, also Vegetable Marrow. Water Capsicums. 
Stop and thin the shoots of Tomatoes. 
Fruit Qiardy'). —Disbud all fruit trees in a trained.state. Nail in 
the shoots of Peaches and Nectarines ; thin the fruit when set too 
thick. Give the trees a good washing about twice a week with an 
engine—this will clear them of filth. Caterpillars are often very 
destructive on Apricot and Pear trees ; their appearance should be 
carefully watched, and they should be hand-picked, which is the only 
effective means of getting rid of them. Look out for caterpillars on 
the Gooseberry bushes ; white hellebore will effectually destroy them. 
Greenhouse (hard-wooded). —Leave air at night. Now that all 
danger from frost is over, the hardier Heaths and New Holland plants 
may be placed out of doors in a sheltered place; in wet weather turn 
them on their sides, to prevent the soil in the pots from becoming 
