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THE FLORIST. 
that the bloom this season was below the average. This was to 
be expected from the sudden change at the close of April from 
moist to dry and parching weather, which continued its exhaust¬ 
ing power through May, a period when moisture is essential to 
this flower. The care of the present month is, to secure seed as 
it ripens, and to take up the roots and store them safely. Com¬ 
mence taking up such plants as ripen early, and the foliage of 
which has turned brown. Those that have not bloomed will be 
fit first. The weak will be mature before the strong. Some 
sorts will be earlier than others, and hence the importance of 
taking them up daily as they ripen, rather than wait till a whole 
bed, or even the whole of a sort, be fit. If this be neglected, 
a second growth will be excited, to the great detriment of the 
tubers. Protect choice beds from rains at this season. Place 
the tubers, as soon as lifted, in an airy cool room or shed; then 
strew them, and let the drying process be very gradual. Turn 
occasionally to prevent mildew. Part the tubers when about half 
dry, in which state they will separate easily, and may be cleaned 
from soil without injury. Tyso and Son. 
Wallingford. 
Roses in Pots. —Nothing is to be done but to enjoy their beauty, 
and to prepare for the autumnal blooming of the perpetual va¬ 
rieties, by removing all dead flowers, and placing the pots in 
situations most conducive for keeping the roots cool and moist. 
Other varieties should be sunk in trenches, such as are described 
in No. II. p. 28, where their wood will ripen, and where they may 
be left as much in a state of nature as if planted out in the beds. 
Whilst we have suffered much this season from dryness in the 
month of May, we have been more free from mildew; and the 
wet and warmth which have characterised the month of June 
have brought us a most beautiful crop of bloom, considering the 
smallness of our plants. The whole of our collection having 
been disposed of, I must resign this portion of the Calendar into 
abler hands. John Dobson. 
Isle worth. 
Tulips will now be in a fit state to take up. This should be done 
either in the morning or evening — by no means in the middle of 
a hot sunny day, for one minute’s exposure of the bulb just taken 
up to the rays of a hot mid-day sun would be very injurious, if 
not completely destroy it. It is well to leave about two inches 
of the old stem attached to the bulbs, which should be kept in a 
cool, dry situation, where they can have a free circulation of air. 
J. Hunt. 
Levey, Robson, and Franklyn, Great New Street, Fetter Lane. 
