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them on as the pots get full of roots. Pot off cuttings just struck, 

 and shift on young stuff, so that no check may be experienced by 

 them at this stage. 



Stove. — The plants in this structure must have a good syringing 

 overhead at least once a day in bright weather, and not be allowed 

 to suffer for the want of water at the roots. A few cans of water 

 should be poured on the paths several times during the day. Any 

 of the stove-plants that are to go into the conservatory when in 

 bloom should be removed to the coolest end, or go into an interme- 

 diate house a week previous. Stove-plants should have the warmest 

 position the conservatory affords, and be guarded from draughts. 



.Forcing. — The bottom-heat in which the pines are plunged must 

 not be allowed to decline now — more especially in the fruiting- 

 house. Shift into larger pots suckers and succession plants that are 

 getting pot-bound. Vines in all stages to have abundant ventilation 

 early in the day. The borders must be kept well supplied with water, 

 except where the grapes are just colouring. Peaches and nectarines 

 must be well aired directly the crop begins to ripen, and the lights 

 taken off, where practicable, soon after it is gathered ; or, failing the 

 ability to do that, the ventilators must be opened as wide as possible, 

 and the trees regularly syringed. Plenty of moisture at the roots 

 will also be necessary, to enable them to swell up the buds for next 

 year. Pigs must be kept rather cool and dry whilst the first crop is 

 ripening, and then, when the bulk is gathered, they can be kept moist 

 and close to push on the second lot. 



HORTICULTURAL NOTES. 



J|HE month of May has been characterized by the prevalence 

 of cold north-easterly winds, which, as is so well 

 known, are by no means favourable to the rapid pro- 

 gress of early-sown crops, and many things are late 

 in consequence. So much damage has not, however, 

 been done to the fruit crops as was anticipated at one time, and 

 from all parts of the country we hear most favourable accounts of 

 the fruit prospects for the ensuing season. The crop of peaches and 

 nectarines is rather thin in comparison with that of last year, for 

 the sharp frosts, with which the trees were visited when in bloom, 

 destroyed a considerable proportion of the flowers ; but owing to the 

 weather being very dry at the time, the frosts did not do so much 

 damage as was expected at the time. Apples, pears, cherries, plums, 

 and apricots are tolerably plentiful, a few of the flowers on the 

 outside of the trees only having been injured, and we may once 

 more reasonably expect an abundant fruit harvest. 



The exhibitions during May have been so numerous that to do 

 more than direct attention to a few of the most important of recent 

 introductions is impossible. The two exhibitions held by the Royal 

 Horticultural Society, on the 3rd and 17th respectively, were re- 

 markably poor, although it would not be just to pronounce them 



