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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[ July, 
“ bedded ” out until June have had heavy work, and much difficulty, to keep 
their plants from suffering; the intense heat and drought have rendered 
heavy and frequent waterings necessary to keep the plants alive. Dahlias, 
Hollyhocks, and other tall-growing plants, should be kept neatly tied up as 
they advance in growth. A good mulching of rotten dung, decayed leaves, 
or spent bark, around the roots will greatly benefit the plants and save 
watering, where it can be put on without being an eyesore. All suckers on 
standard Eoses should be removed as they appear; all faded flowers should 
be picked off daily, and the autumn-flowering Eoses should be now well 
watered with liquid manure. The budding of Eoses should be proceeded 
with as quickly as possible. Mignonette to stand the winter in pots should 
be sown about the middle of the month in light fresh sandy soil. All 
blanks or vacant places in borders should be filled up. All weeds should 
be eradicated as soon as they appear. The surface soil should be kept open 
and fresh, by frequent stirring with the hoe. 
Should the hot dry weather we have had for so long a time, continue 
through a part or the whole of the month, frequent and heavy waterings 
will be required by all new-planted vegetables. As soon as any ground 
becomes vacant it should be prepared at once to receive such plants of the 
Brassica tribe as will be required for the autumn and winter months. To 
save time and labour in watering, advantage should be taken of showery 
weather to transplant Cauliflowers, Cape and other Broccolis, Borecole, 
Savoys, Brussels Sprouts, &c. Celery should be planted in well-manured 
trenches, and be kept well watered in dry weather. Lettuces and Endive 
should be planted, and sowings of each made for a supply. Ash-leaved 
Kidneys of all kinds, and other early varieties of Potatos intended for seed, 
should be taken up at once. They should be allowed to remain on the 
surface of the ground for two or three days to green, and should then, 
when dry, be stored away. The hoe should be kept continually going 
among all growing crops, and no quarter should be given to weeds. 
Strawberries are a very heavy crop this season, but will not last long 
unless a good rain sets in. The plants everywhere have suffered much from 
drought. When they can be well watered they should have frequent and 
liberal supplies. The layering of plants in pots for forcing should be pro¬ 
ceeded with as quickly as possible. This is the time to insure a crop on fruit 
trees next season. Want of proper management during the summer months 
is the real cause of short or deficient fruit crops. By now well thinning 
the fruit, and by thinning and shortening of the shoots, so that the sun and 
air may reach every part, and the wood and buds may get well matured, 
there is a certainty of a crop next year, if the season should be an ordinary 
one. Of course we sometimes have extraordinary seasons, and the fruit 
crop may then fail to a certain extent, but these are exceptional cases; 
