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plenty of reserve plants should be always at hand to fill the 
places of those going out of flower, nothing should be allowed 
to remain where high keeping is pretended to, after it has 
ceased to be ornamental. Verbenas and other creeping plants 
require to be frequently pegged down to their respective places. 
Dahlias and other tall plants must be carefully and constantly se¬ 
cured to their sticks. Carnations and picottees are now arriving 
at perfection ; tie the buds just before they burst, and if they do 
not open regularly, split the calyx equally on all sides with a 
small knife; protect them from rain, winds, and sun; begin 
layering about the middle of the month. Pinks, if not already 
done, should be increased by pipings; if seed is required, tear 
off the decaying calyx to prevent earwigs secreting in them. 
Take up tulips, ranunculus, and other bulbous-rooted plants 
as soon as the foliage decays. Auriculas and polyanthus re¬ 
quire all the air that can be given to them ; keep them con¬ 
stantly moist and shaded from the sun and heavy rains, though 
they may be allowed to receive gentle showers. Repot chrys¬ 
anthemums as they require it, give them plenty of water and 
occasionally a little liquid manure. 
Prick out perennials and biennials sown last month and sow 
more if wanted; water all newly-planted flowers; thin out the 
successional sowings; the general routine of mowing, sweeping, 
raking, &c. will require increased attention this month. 
PLORICULTURAL INTELLIGENCE. 
Horticultural Society of London. The Horticultural 
fetes at Chiswick are proverbial for the fortunate occurrence of 
fine weather whenever they happen. The second show of the 
season, June 17, was of the usual kind, a beautiful day and a 
most magnificent exhibition. It was certainly one of the most 
brilliant, to say the least of it, we ever witnessed. The plants 
were in fine order, and presented a scene of splendour of which 
British Gardeners may well be proud. The two large collec¬ 
tions exhibited by Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. Antrobus, 
and Mr. Goode, gardener to Mrs. Lawrence, were awarded equal 
prizes. In that of Mr. Green’s we noticed a very fine plant 
of the new Siphocampylus betulsefolius beautifully bloomed, 
also Leschenaultia biloba, Calanthe veratrifolia, Ixora coccinea, 
Hibbertia Cunninghamii, Borronia serrulata, Eutaxia pungens, 
and Azaleas Danielsiana, Gledstanesii, lateritia, and indica 
variegata. 
In Mr. Goode’s collection were remarkable plants of Ste- 
phanotus floribundus, Leschenaultia Baxterii, and a variety of 
L. biloba called grandiflora, Pavetta caffra, three good speci¬ 
mens of Pimelea rosea, Acacia alata and pulchella, Erythrina 
cristagalli and chorizema varium. 
