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and picked off and destroyed. The thinning of the fruit should be attended to in 

 time, when they are set too thickly ; give the trees a good washing with the 

 garden engine two or three times a week. The ends of the young shoots of 

 Gooseberries and Currants are very subject to the attacks of green-fly ; as soon 

 as they are detected give the trees a good syringing with tobacco-water, 

 and keep all newly planted trees well watered and carefully mulched. Give 

 Strawherries liberal doses of liquid manure. — M. Saul, Stourton, York, 



VEGETABLES, 

 SuccESSiONAL sowings must now be made of various kinds of Salads, especially 

 of Endive (both the curled-leaved and Batavian or lettuce-leaved types). Lettuces, 

 &c., for the early autumn supply. The latter kind of Endive will be found to 

 heart-in well for such purposes as mixed salads, &c., wanted during the early- 

 winter, and a breadth should be grown on accordingly. Where the youag plants 

 of earlier-sown 6'/«'co?y/, grown for a winter supply, have come up irregularly, it 

 will be desirable to transplant as many as possible on to an open space singly ; 

 in this way they will make fine large roots for forcing. Further sowings must 

 likewise be made of Broccoli^ such as Grange's Late White, Alexandra, Lauder's 

 Protecting, Late White Goschen, Leamington, Snow's, &c., which will afford a 

 later successional supply next spring than can be expected from previously-sown 

 plants. Marrow Peas of the tall-growing sorts should also be sown for the last 

 time this season ; also Broad Beans,, French Beans,, &c. Where a large demand 

 for Herbs exists, and where there is no very great amount of glass, it will be found 

 advisable to sow Sweet Basil, Chervil, and Purslane upon a warm border in the 

 open ground ; Parsley should also be sown now for a permanent winter supply. 

 These sowings, suggested as the last of the season, should be made about the 

 middle of the month. With the first shower in June, many kinds of Tender 

 Annuals, Herbs, Greens, Brussels Sprouts, &c., will need transplanting to their 

 permanent winter quarters ; this operation should never be delayed in any instance 

 when the aid which superficial rains afford can be secured. 



Prepare trenches for the early Celery, which will need a more abundant supply 

 of manure at this period than is absolutely necessary later, the preparation of the 

 ground being also deeper in consonance therewith. The first rows of Celery are 

 generally planted upon vacant ground following the earliest crop of Peas. Li the 

 preparation of the ground for this first crop, it will be necessary to make the 

 trenches wider, as is well understood. Towards the end of the month make sow- 

 ings of Turnij)s and Spinach ; the former is likely to come in for a very useful 

 crop, and the latter may afford a supply, if a moderately damp week follows its 

 germination. In regard to the general routine, keep the soil constantly loosened 

 amongst crops to prevent too free an evaporation of moisture. Plant Vegetable 

 Marrows, Ridge Cucumbers, and Gherkins, also Chillis upon prepared beds formed 

 of any kind of coarse materials that will, by fermentation, afford a slight degree 

 of heat, placing thereon an abundance of soil in which the roots may grow freely. 

 When good crops of Vegetables are sought, it will be necessary to keep the 

 water-pot going freely amongst them during all continued periods of drought. 



Cucumbers and Melons, in frames, must now have less artificial heat and more 

 air than was necessary previously. Give to each a moderate supply of night air,, 

 and attend, by anticipation, to their proper training, rather than, as is too fre- 

 quently the case, allowing them to grow densely together and then setting about 

 putting them right. A regular system of watering must be followed in regard to 

 each. They require slightly damping down daily, but the surface soil should not 

 be kept constantly damp ; abundant waterings should be given periodically, so 

 that they do not become too wet. — William Earley, Valentines. 



