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THE EL0E1ST AND POMOLOQIST. 
[ June, 
require tlrinning-out, the former to nine inches 
apart, to give them room to swell into size. 
The hoe must be freely used among Potatos , 
loosening the soil in the rows, and eartliing-up 
the growing lines. A little Turnip can be sown ; 
the American White Strapleaf is one of the best. 
Fruit Garden. —Wall Trees, such as Peaches , 
Nectarines , and Apricots , Plums, and Pears , 
will require frequently looking over, as the 
effect of the dry weather is to induce curl and 
blister, or at least to aggravate the latter, if it 
does not produce it. In addition, all ill-placed 
and very strong shoots need to be removed, at 
the same time nailing or tying-in those that 
are sufficiently advanced in growth, but care¬ 
fully avoiding over-crowding, or the wood is 
likely to be insufficiently matured. We fear 
that generally the crops of fruit are so thin 
that tliinning-out will not be necessary, but if 
it needs to be done, now is the time. The 
trees should also be plentifully syringed in the 
afternoon of the day, when the sun has ceased 
to shine on them. 
All newly-planted Fruit trees and Strawberry 
plants must be mulched and watered while the 
dry weather lasts. Late-planted trees are 
having a rather bad time of it, and require 
attention owing to the drought. Vines upon 
Avails need attention now; some gardeners 
recommend that the tendrils be picked off ; 
the fruit-bearing shoots should be stopped at 
one joint beyond the bunch, excepting the 
leading shoots, some of which, for future ser¬ 
vice, can be kept at full length. The shoots 
need to be thinned out carefully, not injuring 
or checking the foliage in doing so. 
Flower Garden. —It is time “ bedding out ’’ 
should be got on with and completed. It is 
unsafe to put out tender plants while the wind 
is in the east, for there is no knowing when 
frosts may come, but such things as Calceolarias , 
Verbenas , Pelargoniums , Centaureas , &c., may 
be bedded out without fear of risk. If the 
Aveatlier continues dry, the plants must be 
watered. Pelargoniums for training against 
pillars, also Lophospermums , Maurandyas, and 
other creepers can be placed in position also. 
Vases, if nicely filled, form pleasing objects; 
the graceful Idumea elegans is suitable for a 
centre plant, and Fuchsias , Abutilons , Ivy- 
leaved Pelargoniums , &c., can go round it. The 
A r ases look best Avlien filled as full as possible, 
Avith some trailing plants hanging over the 
sides. Annuals need to be carefully thinned 
out. and some transplanted in shoAvery weather ; 
fresh sowings of a few of the quicker-growing 
ones can be made, to bloom in autumn. All 
tall-crrowing Perennials should have stakes to 
support them, the shoots being neatly tied 
thereto. Such useful things as Aubrietias , 
Ibcr is , Cheiranthus , Alyssum saxatile , and 
A rabis can be propagated by dividing the 
plants, and placing the pieces in good ground, 
treading them firmly into the soil. Dahlias 
should be planted out so soon as convenient, 
in order that the plants may get established 
as quickly as possible. 
Gold Frames. —Those who grow hardy 
Primulas of all kinds will find their cold frames 
very acceptable for stowing them away, now 
that the bedding plants are being placed in the 
beds. It is found by experience that the earlier 
these can be repotted the better, as they make 
new roots freely at this time of the year, and 
the fresher and sweeter the soil, the better for 
the plants. All Polyanthuses and Primroses , 
and indeed such things as Primula denticulata , 
rosea , intermedia , villosa , nivea, and others, 
may be planted out in the open ground with 
great advantage; it is a change that does 
the plants much good. When they are 
thus planted out, the soil should be pressed 
firmly about the roots, and the plants 
put a little deep in the soil. Saxifraga 
granulata Jlore-pleno is a capital plant for 
growing in pots in a cold frame; the pure 
white double flowers are very useful in a cut 
state, and highly valuable for bouquets. Many 
spring-flowering things in pots can be placed 
out-of-doors on a coal-ash bed, in a shady, cool 
place; and if they can be plunged-in cocoa-nut 
fibre or ashes, so much the better. 
Greenhouse. —All plants in floAver need to 
have frequent supplies of water during the 
bright drying weather, and shading is also 
necessary to prolong the bloom. It is a good 
plan to Avhitewash over the outside of a green¬ 
house, where no shading can be given. Air 
must be given freely, and in the case of plants 
that dry quickly, it is a saving of labour to 
stand the pots into others a size or two larger, 
placing moss or cocoa-fibre between the inner 
and outer one. Such useful things as Cytisus , 
Deutzia , &c., that have gone out of bloom, 
should be removed to a shady place out-of- 
doors, but not alloAved to perish from drought, 
It is best to stand the plants on slates, boards, 
&c., so as to prevent as far as possible the in¬ 
gress of worms. The ordinary greenhouse 
plants for summer decoration, such as Fuchsias , 
Balsams , Petunias , and the like, should be 
kept growing on freely, so that they may be 
in good condition for blooming presently. 
Harrison's Mush , Kalosanthes coccinea , climb¬ 
ing Tropccolurns , and things of this character 
are good plants for summer Avork in the con¬ 
servatory, and do much towards securing a 
pleasing display. —Suburb anus. 
PANAX PLUMATUM. 
HERE arc in our gardens two or three 
species referred to Panax , in which the 
evergreen leaves are A'cry much divided, 
and not over large in size. The plant now 
