CALENDAR FOR JULY. ' 
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leaves both on the top and under-side with clean water:—this applies to both 
stove and greenhouse plants. Give a good supply of air on fine days. Sy¬ 
ringe frequently, taking care not to wet the flowers, or it will spoil them. 
Re-pot all plants that require it. 
Greenhouse. —Camellias are now setting bloom. They must not be allowed 
to get dry or yet too wet; and they should be shaded from the intense heat of 
the sun ; as in the one case the bloom buds will fall, and in the other the foliage 
will be scorched and spoiled. Cuttings of Geraniums should now be struck ; 
also all other succulent plants. Ericas, as before. Air should now be-let in all 
night, say one-third of the quantity given in the day. Attend to the plants 
out of doors; fasten the tall ones to a stake driven in the ground at the back 
of the plant. Keep them well watered; also those in the house. Oranges, 
Citrons, Lemons, and Camellias, may now be budded. 
Flower Garden. —Take up Tulips: lay the roots in a shaded place to dry— 
when thoroughly dry, clean them and put them away in boxes or drawers. 
This is a good time to bud roses :—the Chinese varieties do best on the Com¬ 
mon China, the others on stocks of the Wild or Dog Rose. Pipe Pinks 
under a handglass ; shade them from the sun, and keep them just moist. Sow 
Picottees, Pinks, Polyanthus, and Pansies, and all biennials. Carnations will 
require a'greatdeal of attention now:—keep them neatly tied up, and as the 
buds open, split the calyx equally on all sides ; if the bloom does not open 
regularly, tie a small piece of bass or silk round it. Ranunculus should have 
all the weather; and immediately the foliage is dry, they should be taken up, 
or the roots begin to grow again, which is the principal cause of so many 
failures ; the roots should then be placed in a dry shed or room, out of the 
sun, till they are fit to put away:—this manner of drying roots or bulbs is far 
preferable to the old method of drying in the sun, inasmuch as the object is 
attained more gradually, and consequently more effectually. Dahlias must be 
attended to :—thin them out and keep them tied up neatly—where blooms are 
required for showing, they must be shaded. Hyacinths, Crocuses, Narcissus* 
&c. should now be taken up where any change is desired to be made. Carna¬ 
tions should be layered about the time the flowers begin to go off. 
ON THE FLOWERS FIGURED IN NUMBER IV. 
BY R. PLANT. 
TROPEOLUM MAJUS ATROSANGUINEUM. 
This deservedly admired inhabitant of our flower borders is a native of 
India. Seeds of it were received in England about the year 1832. 
It is a most profuse bloomer ; and of very easy culture, requiring the treatment 
of a half-hardy annual. The genus Tropeolum is one of the most ornamental we 
possess, the different species affording a constant supply of flowers during the 
entire spring and summer. The species Tricolor, Tricolor grandiflora, Brache- 
syres, and the old Double Nasturtium, require the assistance of a greenhouse, 
where, from their peculiar thread-like manner of growing, and brilliant flowers, 
they are very striking objects. T. Canarieme is a very rapid climber and abundant 
