June 26.] 
THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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corked tightly, and buried in the earth corks downwards, are just as good 
at Christmas as if freshly picked from the trees. The old Red Rough 
and the Warrington (both red) are best for preserving; but any of the 
white or green varieties do best for bottling. 
Hen-coop. A correspondent (Cymro Gian) says—“ If W. H. W. 
would place the coops, of which he gives a sketch (page 138), upon four 
pillars of iron or wood, four feet high, placing stone flags upon the top 
of them, to project half-an-inch from the pillars all round, he would find 
it effectually secured from rats. Thus raised, the poultry-house should 
be made with a door, large enough to admit a person into the roosting 
and laying division, for cleaning, collecting eggs, &c. ; the rest of the 
house to be adapted for sitting-hens, &c., rearing young chicks. Roof to 
be slated. The fowls always to be fed in the house; and sliding doors 
for them to go in and out in the day-time to be shut at night. A move- 
able ladder is also requisite, to reach the house. This plan has been 
tried with great success for six years.” 
CALENDAR FOR JULY. 
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 pelta, put into wide shallow pans, and start into growth. 
Apiielanura 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. Begonias, to flower in winter, repot and grow on freely. 
Euphorbia Jacuuinifolia, Eranthkmum strictum, and Eran- 
themum pulchellum, require liberal treatment now, to cause them to 
bloom well in winter. Bulbs done blooming, remove into a cool house, 
to induce rest. Creepers, tie in, and keep clean from insects Cut¬ 
tings of various kinds of fast-rooting stove plants may be put in now 
successfully. Gloxinias and Gksneras done blooming, set out in the 
air in an open situation, to induce them to rest. Ixoras, give the last 
potting for the season to such as arc intended for specimens ; tie down, 
to allow the young shoots to spring up in the centre; stop these, to 
cause bushiness. Poinsettia fulcherrima, 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 bul¬ 
bous plants, and early flowering shrubby and herbaceous plants. Water, 
apply in abundance to the freely-growing species, but withhold it from 
such as have made their annual growths. T. Appleby. 
FLORISTS’ FLOWERS. 
Auriculas and Polyanthuses, supply with water in dry weather ; 
repot such as were not done in spring. Carnations and Picotees, 
shade from sun, and shelter from wind and rain ; layer them as soon as 
the shoots are long enough. Chrysanthemums, 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). Hya¬ 
cinths, take up, dry, and store. Pansies, save seed from; layer; 
protect from adverse weather; put in cuttings; seedlings transplant 
where they are to flower. 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 flowers and flower-stems ; destroy insects 
on, or the autumn bloom will be spoilt. Tulips, take up, dry, and store, 
e. or b. Water all florists’ flowers in pots freely in dry weather. 
T. Appleby. 
ORCHID HOUSE. 
Air may yet be given freely, and moisture in liberal supplies, by wet¬ 
ting the walls, walks and pipes two or three times a day. Blocks, 
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 : apply the usual destroying remedy quickly and 
effectually. The white scale propagates the 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. T. Appleby. 
GREENHOUSE. 
Air, admit freely night and day, unless when stormy; make an ex¬ 
ception, however, in those cases where growth is still desirable. There 
shut up early, and use the syringe morning and evening. Bud and 
Graft oranges, camellias, azaleas, climbers, &c. 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 blooming ; thin the pods of those left for seed, as one pod 
will give hundreds of plants. Geraniums, cut down the forwardest; 
tie and train successions ; prepare for early supply of cuttings. Heaths, 
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 Feat 
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. Seedlings of all kinds prick off 
as soon as up, or they will be apt to fox off at the surface of the soil. 
Shade when necessary ; it is better in bright weather than more air or 
delugings of waterings. Shifting must be attended to with all suc¬ 
cessions, such as fuchsias, geraniums, balsams, cockscombs, &c., and 
free-growing, quick-blooming plants, as Achimenes patens, and coecinea. 
lropceolums, and other twiners and climbers, must be trained and fas¬ 
tened daily. One of the prettiest ornaments for a window is the Tro- 
poeolum pentaphyllum ; when done flowering, keep in dry earth until 
they vegetate. Water must now be given with great judgment, especially 
to newly sliiited 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 encou¬ 
raged to get into a state of rest as soon us possible by withholding water. 
Those that have their leaves yet green should be assisted with water 
until the bulbs are mature. r. Fish, 
FRUIT GARDEN. 
Apple Espaliers, train, thin, and stop. Apricots, pick off cater¬ 
pillars, 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. Melons, train, stop, thin, set fruit, and water freely when 
swelling the fruit; also syringe on fine afternoons. Nuts, remove 
superfluous spray from the interior of the bushes. 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 thin. 
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. 
R. Errincton. 
FLOWER GARDEN. 
Annuals (Tender), bring out from frames; dress; give fresh earth; 
stake and tie. Annuals, transplant generally. Auriculas in pots, 
dress and water frequently ; seedlings transplant; old plants repot, e. 
Box edgings clip, b. BuDroses, jasamines, &c. Bulbous Roots, take 
up (see June); seeds, sow. Carnations, attend to (see June); shade 
and shelter during hot weather; water freely, and give liquid-manure. 
Chrysanthemum suckers separate and plant; lay. Cuttings of 
most herbaceous plants will root now, and of all the scarlet geraniums, 
if planted on a south border ; b. Dahlias require support and pruning. 
Edgings, clip. Evergreens, prune; seedlings, prick out. Flower¬ 
beds, sir surface often ; train ; stop and often regulate the plants, to 
get a uniform growth and bloom. Grass, mow and roll often. Gravel, 
weed and roll. Heartsease, plant slips, ,e.; water freely. Hedges, 
clip. Hoe and rake at every opportunity. Layering carnations, &c., 
may be performed, b.; water freely ; transplant rooted layers. Leaves, 
decayed, remove as soon as seen. Liquid-manure, give occasionally 
to flowering shrubs. Mignonette and a few other quick-flowering 
annuals may be sown, b., for autumn. Piping of pinks, &c., may be 
still practised, b. Pelargoniums cuttings plant, b. Polyanthuses, 
seedlings, transplant; roots of old, part. Roses, bud and layer, b. 
Seeds, gather as they ripen. Stake and tie up plants wherever 
necessary. Transplant, b., from the reserve garden in damp or 
dull weather.. , Water freely, not only the roots, but over the foliage. 
D. Beaton. 
KITCHEN GARDEN. 
Alexanders, earth up in dry weather. Asparagus, discontinue cut¬ 
ting; keep clean from weeds. If salting has been attended to, none will 
appear; but earth-stir with some pointed instrument. Broad Beans, 
save seed 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 all cases well 
water at the time of planting. Brocolis, treat the same. Cabbages, 
plant out; sow seed about the 20th of the month, in ail open situation ; 
should the weather be dry, well water previously to sowing. Cauli¬ 
flowers, plant out; supply those that are forward in growth with plenty 
of w’ater; invert a few leaves over the heads of those turning in. Cucum¬ 
bers, 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 toward the middle of this month, and 
plant out previously sown plants. Kidney Beans (dwarfs), at this 
late season, should be sown in open, warm borders. Melons, attend to 
earthing-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 fore¬ 
noon ; give plenty of air to those ripening off their fruit; be sparing of 
the water among the ripening fruit. Onions, well thin out, weed, and 
earth-stir; press down stiff-necked onions as they advance in growth. 
Peas, at this late season, sow early kinds in open warm situations ; well 
water at the time of sowing in dry weather. Vegetable Marrows, train 
out and thin out. Peas, save seed from the best favourite kinds. In all 
kinds of Planting-out, take advantage of dull weather, and water well 
at the time of planting. Make good use of the Hof. in dry weather, in 
cutting down weeds and earth-stirring. I never like to see the rake used 
much in the kitchen-garden. T. Weaver. 
London: Printed by Harry Wooldridce, Winchester High-street, 
in the Parish of Saint Mary Kalendar; and Published by William 
Somerville Oru, at the Office, No. 2, Amen Corner, in the Parish of 
Christ Church, City of London.—June 2tith, 1851. 
