Green-House

Air, admit at every favourable time, when the temperature outside is above 32°. - Earth in the pots and borders, stir frequently. - Fires to exclude frost and damp should be lighted as required ; day temp. 50°, night temp. 40°. - Fogs, especially exclude. Leaves, wash, when foul; (decayed), remove as they appear. - Succulent Plants now scarcely require any water. - Water sparingly, and in mild weather, and about noon. - Windows, keep closed both in foggy and frosty weather; cover with mats or shutters in rigorous seasons, even in the day time.

Jasione

Two species. Hardy herbaceous. Seed. Division and cuttings. Peat.

Jasminum

Jasmine. Thirty-two species. Stove, green-house, and hardy climbers, twiners, and shrubs. Ripe cuttings. The stove and green-house species require sandy loam and peat, but the hardy species any common soil.

Jeffersonia

Jeffersonia diphylla. Hardy herbaceous. Seed and division. Common soil.

Jersey Thistle

Centaurea is-nardi.

Jerusalem Sage

Phlomis fruc-ticosa.

Jet D'Eau

See Fountain.

Johnia

Two species. Stove evergreens ; one a climber, the other shrubby. Ripe cuttings. Loam and peat.

Jolliffia

Jolliffia africana. Stove evergreen twiner. Cuttings of flowering shoots. Sandy loam and peat.

Jonesia

Two species. Stove evergreens; one climbing, the other a tree. Cuttings. Sandy loam and peat.

Jonquille

See Narcissus.

Jossinia

Jossinia orbiculata. Stove evergreen shrub. Cuttings. Loam and peat.

Jove's Fruit

Laurus diospyros.

Judas Tree

Cercis.

Juglans

Walnut tree. Five species, besides varieties. Hardy deciduous trees. Seed and grafts. Rich loam. See Walnut.

Julus

Snake millipede.

J. Terrestris

Has about two hundred legs. Lead colour. Scaly, like wood-louse. Eats the roots of the pansy.

J. Pulchellus

Ochreous colour, with crimson spots down its sides. Legs, about 170. Attacks roots of beans, cabbages, peas, and scarlet beans.

J. Complanatus

Lilac colour. Sixty legs. - Gard. Chron.

July

July is a busy month, as will appear from the following directions: -

Orchard

Budding, perform in all stone-fruit, apples, and pears; select cloudy weather. - Espaliers, continue to regulate (see Wall Trees); young ones head down. - Fig Trees, regulate; remove over luxuriant shoots. - Pruning (summer), complete. - Raspberries, clear from needless suckers. - Snails and slugs, search for morning and evening. - Stocks, clear from lateral shoots. - Strawberries, for forcing, lay in pots; Vines require constantly regulating; all late shoots remove; stop bearing shoots. - Wall Trees, continue to regulate as their shoots require; train in, do not shorten their shoots. - Walnuts, gather for pickling. - Wasps, entrap; bottles of sugared beer are best. - Water newly planted trees in dry weather; keep mulch round.

Hot-House

Air, admit freely every fine day. - Dress pots, etc, frequently, and give fresh earth if plants languish. - Fumigations of tobacco give frequently, especially if insects prevail. - Liquid Manure give to weakly plants. - Orchidaceous Plants, keep in coolest parts of the house, and give very little water, or they will not bloom well next spring. - Pine Apples, plant by crowns or suckers; gather ripe, early in the morning; shift succession for next season; give liquid manure; do not shift all at once, but at weekly intervals. - Potting, finish, b. - Propagate stove plants by cuttings, layers, and suckers, as suitable. - Steam, admit to plants. - Vines, when all the leaves are off, expose day and night; grapes, ripening late, require a moderate moist heat, and air only of a morning. - Water frequently and abundantly, but rather less to flowering plants than last month.