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t July, 
mulched, if not already done, and the plants 
well watered in times of drought. 
Flower Garden. —The flower-beds having 
been furnished, what is now required is to keep 
them as neat, perfect, and effective as possible. 
The trailing-plants will require pegging down ; 
others will need tying to stakes. It is always 
well to keep a few plants in pots, to supply any 
vacancies that may occur in the beds. After a 
soaking rain, the beds may be surfaced over 
with cocoa-nut fibre, which keeps them cool 
and moist, as well as imparts a neat appearance. 
Cuttings of Pinks can be put in under a hand¬ 
glass in a prepared bed of sandy soil, or be 
put into pots and kept in a cold frame. 
During the month, Carnations and Picotees 
can be layered. Hollyhocks , Dahlias, Del¬ 
phiniums, Phloxes , and other tall-growing 
plants should be kept neatly tied to stakes, to 
prevent the wind from blowing them about. 
Creepers on walls, such as Roses , Clematis , 
and others that are making a quick growth, 
should be kept tied or nailed out promptly, so 
as to give the shoots room to develop, and 
neatly cover the surface of the wall. The same 
class of plants trained to poles, pillars, &c., 
should be tied in also. Roses can be budded 
in dull weather, and the ties of the earliest 
budded should be loosened, as soon as they 
begin to grow. The grass plat should be 
rolled and mown and kept neat, and garden 
walks kept free of weeds and neatly rolled. 
Biennials and Perennials can be transplanted 
in dull, showery weather, when time permits. 
Seedling Pansies and Violas can be planted 
out in beds or patches to bloom in autumn, as 
they are very useful for this purpose. 
Cold Frames. —All the Primula family can 
still be divided and potted, and placed on a 
moist ash bottom to make their growth, 
keeping them sprinkled overhead in dry 
weather. Those already potted should have 
the soil stirred occasionally, decaying leaves 
removed, and the plants kept clear of green¬ 
fly. Neglect at this season of the year will 
prove fatal to many of the plants, and it is by 
a constant discharge of small attentions that 
the occupants of the cold frames will be kept 
healthy and doing well. 
Greenhouse. —At this season of the year 
Greenhouse plants required for late blooming 
will be all the better for a shift, so as to 
encourage them to grow on into good size 
before they flower. Primulas , Cinerarias , and 
Cyclamens for winter-blooming require shifting 
and good culture, to have strong plants to 
bloom well in October and November. All 
kinds of hard-wooded plants that are out of 
bloom may now be repotted with advantage. 
All flowering plants will need to be carefully 
attended to in the matter of watering during 
hot drying weather, removing, at the same 
time, decaying foliage and blossoms. Plants 
that are pot-bound will be much benefited by 
a surface-sprinkling of some fertiliser, such as 
Standen’s Amateur’s Gardener’s Friend, or Clay 
and Levesley’s Manure. Cuttings of Pelar¬ 
goniums may now be put in, in order to have 
strong plants to flower early next summer. 
The syringe can be freely used early in the 
morning and in the afternoon ; and the floor 
of the house should be kept moist and cool, by 
means of occasional sprinklings of water.— 
SUBURBANUS. 
GARDEN GOSSIP. 
S HE Great Flower Shows of the past 
month have been both of them suc¬ 
cessful as exhibitions, though held at 
the same time. That of the Royal Horticultural 
Society was a good general show, and remarkable 
for the display of implements and garden appliances. 
That of the Manchester Royal Botanical and Horti¬ 
cultural Society was, as usual, remarkable for its 
grand display of orchids. The annexe tent was 
occupied by a fine series of Rhododendrons from the 
Bagshot nurseries of Messrs. John Waterer and 
Sons. This latter Society attracted 44,000 visitors 
to its show, and realised some £700 profit; but we 
regret to find the London sightseers did not support 
that at South Kensington, so that it proved to be a 
loss. The Rhododendron displays in Hyde Park 
and at the Royal Botanic Society from Mr. Anthony 
Waterer, of Knaphill, have been finer than usual, 
and we believe a good display was also made by 
Messrs. J. Waterer and Sons, of Bagshot, at their 
exhibition in Sloane Street, Chelsea. 
— e are glad to be able to report favour¬ 
ably on tlie Excelsior Mowing Machine, 
which, is extremely simple, easy to work, and 
not liable to clog, as the gearing is all enclosed in a 
box. Unlike the machines which have the driving- 
wheels at the side, it will cut close up to the edge 
of a bed or a path, which is no small advantage. 
Another test of its efficiency is that the workmen 
“take to it.” A 14-inch machine can be worked 
continuously with the greatest ease. The handles 
can readily be set to any height, so as to suit the 
person who is using it. 
— ®he Gardeners’ Chronicle speaks thus 
highly of Day’s Early Sunrise Pea :—“ On 
June 15th, we received a liberal sample of this 
Pea from the raiser, Mr. John Day, jun., Ash, near 
Sandwich, and found the quality excellent, superior 
indeed to any other early Pea we have eaten this 
season. Mr. Day informs us that they were grown 
in an exposed field, without a hedge round it, the 
seeds beiDg sown in November last, and the Peas 
picked on June 13th. In the same field and 
under the same conditions the best strain of Sang- 
ster’s No. 1 was sown three days earlier, and each 
was ready for picking at the same time. Early Sun¬ 
rise, however, made one-third more per bushel in 
the market than the other, being so much finer and 
superior in quality. Mr. Day commenced sending 
Peas from this field on June Gth.” 
— &n Exhibition of Designs for Christ- 
