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THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
June 29. 
from suckers, or merely by thinning-out, or abiding the old plants when 
grovyth has commenced. Cuttings, make and plant, placing them in 
cool pits at a distance from the glass, or in a mild bottom-heat, according 
. to their requirements. Dress and keep everything neat. Calceolarias, 
give manured water; fumigate when necessary ; cut down early 
i blooming: thin the pods of those left for seed, as one pod will give 
hundreds of plants. Fine kinds done flowering, cut down and plant in 
light soil, on a north border; sow seeds of these and Cinerarias to have 
them early; for moderate early blooming in spring, it will be time 
enough a month hence. Geraniums, cut down the forwardeat; tie and 
train successions ; prepare for early supply of cuttings ; they will do 
better now stuck in an open border than two months hence in pits or 
frames. Heatiis, cut down and prune when done flowering; give plenty 
of air to those in flower ; shift those starting again after being pruned ; 
and propagate by seeds and by cuttings in a pit under, hand-glasses. 
Examine all Peat Plants as respects water, for if dried up several 
times death is next to certain ; your only chance is to set the pot or tub 
in water until all is saturated, and then allow it to drain All Hard- 
wooded Plants must receive similar attention ; the more sun they can 
stand now, the rougher and colder the treatment they will stand in 
winter. Seedlings of all kinds prick off as soon as up, or they will be 
I apt to fox off at the surface of the soil. Shade when necessary, especially 
things not well rooted ; it is better in bright weather than more air or 
j delugings of waterings. Siiieting must be attended to with all suc- 
j cessions, such as fuchsias, geraniums, balsams, cockscombs, &c., and 
free-growing, quick-blooming plants, as Achimenes patens and coccineu. 
Tropceolums , and other twiners and climbers, must be trained and 
fastened daily. One of the prettiest ornaments for a window is the 
Tropceolum pentaphyllum ; when done flowering, keep bulbs in dry 
earth until they vegetate. Water must now be given with great 
judgment, especially to newly shifted plants that have been transferred 
from a small to a large pot. In general circumstances, there is now as 
much danger from want of water as in winter there was the danger of 
giving too much, and giving it when not required. All bulbs that have 
finished flowering and growing are an exception ; as soon as the leaves 
get yellow they should be encouraged to get into a state of rest as soon 
as possible by withholding water. Those that have their leaves yet green 
snould be assisted with water until the bulbs are mature. 
- R. Fish. 
FRUIT GARDEN. 
Apple Espaliers, train, thin, and stop. Apricots, pick off cater¬ 
pillars, stop and train. Cherries, cleanse from fly and protect from birds. 
Cucumbers, thin and stop frequently, and reserve specimens for seed. 
Currants (red and white), prune back all side spray and top. Cur¬ 
rants (black), water freely. Figs, thin out the wood, and stop. Goose¬ 
berries, exterminate the caterpillar ; thin out where bushes are over¬ 
loaded. Insects of all kinds exterminate. Melons, train, stop, thin, 
set fruit, and water freely when swelling the fruit; also syringe on fine 
afternoons. Nectarines, as Peaches. Nuts remove superfluous spray 
from the interior of the bushes, also suckers. Pears, remove waste 
shoots, stop, &c., according to advice previously given ; thin fruit if too 
thick. Peaches, make a final thinning of both fruit and wood ; stop 
gross shoots wherever found. Plums, beware of the fly; stop, and thim 
Raspberries, thin suckers, and stop when more than five feet high. 
Strawberries, keep down runners, and water late kinds. Vines, 
remove extra laterals from those ripe, and continue stopping late grapes • 
water border, if dry and sound beneath, in dry weather. 
a- R. Errington. 
FLORISTS’ FLOWERS. 
Auriculas and Polyanthuses, supply with water in dry weather; 
r fP“ t such as were not done is spring. Carnations and Picotees, 
shade from sun, and shelter from wind and rain; layer them as soon as 
the shoots are long enough. Cinerarias, put in slips of as cuttings • 
transplant seedlings. Calceolarias, treat similarly. Crysanthe- 
mums, advance a stage by repotting. Dahlias, attend to tying; see 
the ties are not too tight ; thin branches where too numerous; place 
traps to catch earwigs ; look out for slugs, and if any are found water the 
ground with lime water; mulch freely, if not already done; and water 
abundantly in fine weather; put stakes to, if not done before. Cuttings 
put in of new and rare sorts ; shelter the flowers when they open (See 
next month’s Calendar). Fuchsias now in flower, supply liberally with 
water ; repot such as require it. Hollyhocks now advancing to flower 
keep well tied to the stakes; mulch and water freely. Hyacinths, take 
U P> dry, and store. Pansies, save seed from; layer; protect from 
adverse weather; put in cuttings; seedlings transplant where they are j 
to flower. Pelargoniums, specimens of, cut down ; give no water till 
they give over bleeding ; putin cuttings ; pot off those that have struck. ' 
Pinks, cut off decaying blooms ; layer, and pipe—it is not yet too late ' 
Ranunculuses, take up, dry, and store, e. Roses,' cut off all decaying 1 
flow er and flower-stems ; destroy insects on, or the autumn bloom will I 
be spoilt. Tulips take up, dry, and store, e. or b. Water all florists’ 
flowers in pots freely in dry weather. T. Appleby. 
r UIvL.IJN li HOUSE. 
Borders, attend to. Bottom-heats, minimum 80°, maximum 90 ° 
Cherries, secure from sudden changes, may sink gradually to rest; us. 
a little liquid-manure. Cucumbers, water and stop regularly; bewar. 
of insects. Floors, moisten twice a-day. Fires, try toforget atpresent 
Figs, be sure the root is moistened; stop every shoot when four or fi vt 
inches. Grapes ripening, give abundance of air of a dry character • sue 
cession crops give air and moisture; thin, tie, train, stop, &c. Insects 
continue to destroy. Liouid-manure, apply where needed. Melons 
sustain the foliage for a second crop; proceed as before with very lat( 
ones. Moistube Root, see well to; in air, should be well kept up 
except with ripe fruit. Nectarines, as Peaches; neglect will provi 
painful in the end. Peaches, stop, train, and thin foliage, to coloui 
fruit; late crops, apply liquid-manure. Pines, fruiters, use liquid- 
manure, clear; sustain a bottom-heat of 85°; shut up hot and moist 
Pines, successions, frequently sprinkle ; shift boldly when requisite, and 
f.L' .fnH 7 ’ t0 j keep , t} ! cm 8 J tur “J’' Vines, young, train carefully, stop 
frequently, and apply liquid-manure, if moisture be needed. Venti- 
w T i 0N ’ forget . no i by day ’ an<1 all night if possible; be not niggardly, 
Watering, attend to constantly. R. Errington. 
PLANT STOVE. 
Air, give most abundantly by day, and partially by night. Amaryllis 
Bulbs that have done flowering, place in a cool house, to cause a state 
of rest. Amaryllis (Hippeastrum) aulica , pot, and plunge in heat. 
Achimenes picta, put into wide shallow pans, and start into growth. 
Apiielandra Aurantiaca, pot and grow on, to flower in winter. Bas¬ 
kets, any plant in, water freely, by dipping them in a cistern of well- 
aired water. Baskets with drooping plants dip frequently. Begonias, 
to flower in winter, repot and grow on freely. Euphorbia Jacquini- 
folia, Erantiiemum strictum, and Eranthemum pulchellum, 
require liberal treatment now, to cause them to bloom well in winter. 
Bulbs, done blooming, remove into a cool house, to induce rest. 
Climbers, tie in, and keep clean from insects. Cuttings of various 
kinds of fast-rooting stove plants may be put in now successfully. 
Cuttings that are rooted, pot off, and shade for a few days. Gloxinias 
and Gesneras done blooming, set out in the air in an open situation, to 
induce them to rest; lay the pots on one side to keep off heavy rain. 
Gesnera zebrina, repot to bloom in winter. Ixoras, give the last 
potting for the season to such as are intended for specimens ; tie down, 
to allow the young shoots to spring up in the centre; stop these, to 
cause bushiness. Moisture, supply to the internal air liberally. 
Poinsettia pulciierrima, pot and place in heat, to start into growth 
freely. Plants (young), remove as many as possible into cold frames 
early in the month; this gives them a stout hardy habit, and helps to 
keep down insects, especially the red spider. Potting may yet be done 
for all freely-growing young plants. Rest, give to all buibous plants, 
and early flowering shrubby and herbaceous piants. Syringe, morning 
and evening, to keep down red spider, and to w ash the dust off the leaves. 
Water, apply in abundance to the freely-growing species, but withhold 
it from such as have made their annual growths. T. Appleby. 
ORCHID HOUSE. 
Air may yet be given freely, and moisture in liberal supplies, by 
[ wetting the walls, walks, and pipes two or three times a day. Blocks, 
i syringe daily, except such as may have ripened their pseudo-bulbs; 
! remove such into a cooler and drier house. Dendrobes, continue to 
grow on for another month ; water them abundantly. Insects breed 
fast during this month : appply the usual destroying remedy quickly and 
effectually. The white scale propagates tbe fastest of any of its class: 
wash the plants infested with it with a strong soap water worked into a 
lather, and laid on warm, but not hot. Syringe all the plants daily 
during the month, excepting it should prove cold and cloudy; let every 
part be kept neat and clean in every plant house. Tot-dressing; 
during this month go over all the plants, sponge the leaves, and top- 
dress such as require it. W^ater freely all growing plants, but as soon 
as the new pseudo-bulbs are fully formed, withhold water, and place the 
plants in a cool house. T. Appleby. 
KITCHEN-GARDEN. 
Alexanders, earth up in dry weather. Artichokes, attend to. 
Asparagus, discontinue cutting; keep clean from weeds. If salting 
has been attended to, none will appear; but earth-stir with some pointed 
instrument. Beets, see that these are well thinned out; use the hoe 
freely. Broad Beans, save seeds from the best kinds ; a small planting 
may be made of the Early Mazagan kind in an open south border, and 
well watered at the time of planting, should the weather be dry. Borage, 
sow, and thin out a foot apart. Borecoles, plant out and prick out; in 
l all cases well water at the time of planting. Brocolis, treat the same. 
Cabb ages, plant out; sow seed about the 20th of the month, in an open 
situation, should the weather be dry. well water previously to sowing. 
Capsicums, earth-stir among frequently. Cardoons, attend to earth¬ 
ing-up, &*c. Carraway, collect seed, &c. Carrots, see that all arc 
well thinned out, and use the hoe freely among them. Cauliflowers, 
plant out; supply those that are forward in growth with plenty of water; 
invert a few leaves over the heads of those turning in. Celery, plant 
out in earnest, and attend to earthing-up forward crops, and look after 
seed as it ripens. Chamomile, keep clear from weeds, and collect 
flowers. Cucumbers, attend to daily, as to thinning, topping, training 
out, top-dressing and watering. The hand-glass crops, fork up the 
earth round about their roots, allowing them sufficient room to run out 
freely. Endive, of both sorts, make a good sowing towards the middle 
of this month, and plant out previously sown plants. Garlic and 
Shallots, take up and dry off for winter use. Herbs of any kind, cut 
and dry when in bloom. Kidney Beans (dw'arfs), at this late season, 
should be sown in open, warm borders. Knotted or Sweet Mar¬ 
joram, attend to earth-stirring. Leeks, plant out, b. Lettuces, sow 
or plant out, tie up in succession, and seed look after. Melons, attend 
to eartliing-up late planted out crops; do such work in the afternoon ; 
shut up close; setting the fruit is best done about 10 or 11 o’clock in the 
forenoon ; give plenty of air to those ripening off their fruit; be sparing 
of the w'ater among the ripening fruit. Onions, well thin out, weed, and 
earth-stir; press down stiff-necked onions as they advance in growth. 
Parsnips, use hoe freely. Peas, at this late season, sow early kinds 
in warm situations; well water at the time of sowing in dry weather; 
save seed from the best favourite kinds. In all kinds of-P lanting-out, 
take advantage of dull weather, and water well at the time of planting. 
Make good use of the Hoe in dry weather, in cutting down weeds and 
earth-stirring. We never like to see the rake used much in the kitchen- 
garden. Radishes, sow r where required. Salsafy and Scorzonera, 
thin out, and hoe among, b. Savoys, plant out. Seeds of all kinds 
look after, and collect as they ripen. Spinach, sow in succession, and 
thin out. Sweet Basil, earth-stir among. Turnips, sow ir. succes¬ 
sion, and attend to thinning-out; use the hoe freely among them. Par¬ 
ticularly attend to planting out this month; water, and use the hoe. 
Vegetable Marrows, train out and thin out. T. Weaver. 
London: Printed by Harry Wooldridge, Winchester High-street, 
in the Parish of Saint Mary Kalendar ; and Published by William 
Somerville OaR,of Church Hill, Walthamstow, in the County of 
Essex, at the Office, No. 2, Amen Corner, in the Parish of Christ 
Church, City of London.—June 29th, 1854. 
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