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THE FLORIST. 
Pansies. —Take off young cuttings as they are obtainable, and strike 
them under small glasses in a shady situation. 
Peach-forcing. —Keep a dry atmosphere where fruit is ripening, and 
give abundance of air both by day and night. The inside borders of 
houses, when the fruit is swelling, must be well watered, and a good 
soaking of liquid manure will be of great benefit to them. Syringe the 
trees once or twice daily, to keep down red spider. 
Pinery. —Fruit that is ripening should have air admitted freely to 
them, and all the light possible. Fruit that is swelling must have 
a moist atmosphere and liberal supplies of water. The young plants 
will now require a shift; all the large strong plants should be put at 
once into the pot they are intended to fruit in. The others should just 
have a shift sufficient to carry them on till August. When potted 
they must be plunged in a steady bottom heat of from 85° to 90°, and 
they should be kept rather close for a few days. 
Pleasure Grounds. —Rolling, mowing, and sweeping must now be 
constantly attended to, in order to maintain a proper state of high 
keeping. Look over young Conifers, and if any of them have lost the 
leading shoot, encourage one that is likely to make a lead. 
Pinks. —Water copiously should dry weather prevail. During the 
time the buds are swelling weak liquid manure may be applied bene¬ 
ficially. A late bud and a fine bloom this season promises. 
Pelargoniums. —With many it is now no small matter of anxiety 
to prolong the bloom of these delightful favourites, and if we can assist 
them but slightly, that circumstance will afford us inexpressible pleasure. 
Some of the finest kinds are now in perfection, and it is most desirable 
that the shading of such should be attended to carefully, or one sunny 
day may injure the flowers beyond hope of remedy. It is equally 
desirable that the atmosphere of the house should be kept nicely cool: 
this will tend greatly to promote the object in view. In early morning 
the plants should invariably be watered, and this being adhered to will 
in the main induce a tolerably dry atmosphere; little moisture will then 
arise at night, than which we know no one thing in the matter more 
desirable to avoid, as it both operates prejudicially on the appearance of 
the flowers and also causes their early decay. To our friends, whose 
seedlings are approaching development, what shall we do but wish each 
his full measure of success ? And it is our wish that their perseverance 
may be abundantly rewarded. 
Stove. —Continue to shift Clerodendrons, Allamandas, Begonias, &c.; 
give them plenty of pot-room. Attend well to the stopping and tying 
out of the shoots. Water copiously when necessary ; syringe freely 
once or twice a day; admit air freely during the day. Maintain a 
moist growing atmosphere, and keep a temperature of from 65° to 
70° degrees by night, and 80° to 85° by day. 
Strawberries (/or forcing'). —The first runners should be layered in 
small pots as soon as they can be had, in order to secure good strong 
plants for early forcing next season. If the plants that have been forced 
are planted out, they will bear good fruit in the autumn, and good crops 
next year. 
