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THE FLORIST’S JOURNAL. 
CALENDAR FOR JULY. 
Stove. The cultivator’s attention must now be chiefly di¬ 
rected towards maintaining a due proportion of moisture in the 
atmosphere of this department; the supply of sun heat is now 
at its maximum, therefore to meet the demands made on the 
plants by it, they must be liberally supplied with the other 
grand stimulant, water. Let every plant that is not flowering 
be gently syringed early in the morning and again in the even¬ 
ing of every day ; in addition, frequently saturate the paths of 
the house, and see that all are duly supplied with water at the 
roots. 
Bulbous-rooted plants that have completed their growth 
should be dried off, and afterwards to do it the more effectually, 
turn the pots in which they were growing bottom upwards, by 
placing the top of it on the top of another empty pot; in this 
manner let them stand on a shelf exposed to the sun for a 
month or longer. 
If there are any plants yet requiring a shift let it be done at 
once ; climbing plants require regular attention, or they soon 
become an entangled, confused mass, from which it is scarcely 
possible to recover them. Propagation may now be successfully 
done. 
The temperature of the house may be allowed to rise as high 
as 75° in the day, though from 65° to 70° is better for an 
average, where it may be easily maintained by regulating the 
supply of air, and with the use of an awning; 60° is sufficient 
for the night. 
Greenhouse. All the large and more hardy plants should 
now be placed out of doors, and those which remain should be 
equally distributed throughout the house, the object being to 
furnish them with a larger supply of air, so that, though a 
sufficient supply of balsams and other tender annuals may be 
brought in to render the house gay, yet they must not be crowded, 
or they are again reduced to the same supply they received 
before any were removed. We mention this, because many, 
from a desire to fill their houses with flowers, lose sight of the 
intended benefit to those which are retained. Plants in small 
pots, and those which have fine fibrous roots will be better if 
placed pot and all into one of a larger size, to defend the roots 
from the sun ; this is a good method with ericaceous plants in' 
all situations through the summer, unless they have been re¬ 
cently shifted, when it is not requisite. The syringe may be 
freely used on camellias, oranges, and other plants not in flower. 
Water everything growing freely, some will require it twice 
a day ; give all the air possible through the day, and about 
half the quantity at night, unless high winds occur. 
Flower Garden. Much practical tact is required this 
month and onwards, to keep up the flower beds and borders ; 
