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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[ June, 
Cold Frames: These are now serving two useful purposes. They give 
accommodation to seeds of perennials and biennials requiring to be sown in pans 
and boxes ; and they serve as a nursery to the greenhouse, for the housing of 
plants coming into flower there by-and-by. They are useful just now for 
accommodating plants that have done flowering in the greenhouse, and which it 
may not be safe to place in the open air just yet. 
Flower Garden: No time should be lost in getting the flower-beds quite 
filled. The hardier plants placed out in May will now be growing, and the 
spaces left for Alternantheras, Perilla^ Tagetes^ Tropseolums, Heliotropes, <tec., 
should be occupied at once. Plant out during showery weather, and press the 
soil firmly about the balls of earth round the roots. An occasional sprinkling 
during sunny weather will be of great advantage. Every encouragement should 
be given to the plants to take root as quickly as possible. Petunias, Verbenas, 
Phlox Drummondii^ and any other plants of a trailing character, should have 
their shoots pegged down to the soil. Two small sticks crossed will do this 
effectually. The grass edges of the beds should be kept neatly trimmed, and 
the beds free of weeds. 
In the mixed border the decaying flowers of Hyacinths, Tulips, Narcissi, 
Crown Imperials, and Grape Hyacinths should be cut away as soon as they get 
out of bloom, but all the leaves should be left to decay naturally. Other early- 
blooming plants going out of flower, may have their flower-stalks cut away in the 
same manner. It does no injury to the plants, and greatly serves to make things 
tidy. Anemones, Ranunculus, Narcissus poeticus^ Alpine Auriculas, Pansies, 
Violas, Saxifraga granulata flore-pleno^ Cheiranthus^ Auhrietia^ Alyssum saxatile^ 
and many other plants are very gay now. Where there is room to fill-up, 
plant out Fuchsias, Pelargoniums, Phlox Drummondii^ Heliotropes, dwarf 
Nasturtiums, &c., as they come in very useful towards the end of the 
summer. All tall-growing plants throwing up flower-stems, such as Chrysanthe¬ 
mums, Pyrethrums, Lilies, Aconitums, Delphiniums, Foxgloves, Hollyhocks, 
Aquilegias, &c., should be supported by stakes, otherwise the wind is apt to 
blow them about, and spoil their effect. In the way of hardy biennials. 
Wallflowers, Honesty, and Bronipton and Queen Stocks are very gay, and 
they well deserve a place in the border. 
Kitchen Garden. —Fruit-trees on walls need constant looking over to keep 
them clear of curled leaves, caterpillars, snails, &c. ; where the shoots are very 
crowded, a few may be thinned out. Vines on walls need to be stopped one joint 
beyond the fruit, excepting some of the leading shoots, which may be left at 
full length. Radishes and Lettuce, and also Turnips, should be sown for suc¬ 
cession, and Tomatos planted out against sunny walls. The latest crops of 
Peas, such as Veitch’s Perfection and Laxton’s Omega, should be got in without 
delay. Hoeing, earthing-up, weeding, cleaning, and planting-out, are among the 
most urgent duties of the gardener at this season of the year, so that June is one 
of the busiest months in the garden of the whole year.—D. 
GARDEN GOSSIP. 
'’E learn from S. Barlow, Esq., the Honorary Secretary to the Royal 
National Tulip Society.^ that the exhibition proposed to have been held 
¥ 011 the 25th ult., in connection with the Royal Manchester Botanical 
and Horticultural Society’s Whitsun show, has been postponed, it 
having been found utterly impossible, owing to the lateness of the season, to hold an eshibi- 
