JUNE. 191 



Fruit, Hardy. — In this locality the prospects for a fruit crop are 

 good. The season is so unprecedentedly late, that we hope even the 

 severe frosts at the beginning of j\Iay did but little injury. The summer 

 growth of Peaches and other wall trees will require frequent attention, 

 doing a httle and often to each, stopping or removing entirely gross 

 shoots, and encouraging the weaker ones, so to obtain a nicely balanced 

 tree. A good deal of knowledge is necessary to carry this out, but care 

 and forethought will effect a deal. Look at last Calendar for insects. 



Kitchen Garden. — Peas, broad and French Beans, Spinach, Lettuce, 

 Cauliflower, Walcheren Broccoh, and a variety of other crops, will 

 require successional sowings, to carry on the supply. Lettuce, Spinach, 

 and some others, should always be sown where thay are to remain, as 

 transplanting never succeeds. The soil for them and Cauliflowers, &c., 

 should be deep trenched, that the roots may find plenty of pasture in 

 dry weather. Water liberally in dry weather, to obtain a quick suc- 

 culent growth. Stick the tall-growing Peas and Scarlet Runners, and 

 hoe and thin advancing crops. On very dry soils, mulching the surface 

 between growing crops is a good practice. Plant out in trenches well 

 manured the first crops of Celery, and sow hardy Cucumbers under 

 handglasses, for pickling, &c. Asparagus should not be cut longer than 

 about the third week. To promote its growth afterwards, water freely, 

 if with dung- water so much the better ; or adding a little salt to clean 

 water, this will help exhausted or weak beds. 



Melons. — Sov/ for late crops. Attend to our former directions, by 

 keeping the plants steadily progressing, Give more air and less water 

 as the fruit ripens. Earth up with sound heavy loam advancing crops. 

 Do not allow too many fruit to remain on the plants ; a second crop 

 may sometimes be obtained from the first forced plants, which should 

 have the bed fresh surfaced and watered, and a stimulus given to the 

 roots, by a little additional bottom heat ; the plants will soon break and 

 grow afresh. 



Mixed Greenhouse. - Soft-wooded plants must be the chief feature 

 here, while New Hollar.d and other hard-wooded plants are removed 

 out of doors, or in frames. Endeavour to keep the house gay with 

 reserve batches of Balsams, Amaranths, Cockscombs, Egg Plants, 

 Fuchsias, Geraniums, Crassulas, &c., occupying the centre of the house 

 with good specimens of Humea elegans, large plants of Oleanders, 

 Liliums, &c. Tropaiolums (Triomphe de Gand), Petunias, new or 

 fine Verbenas, Thunbergias, &c., may occupy space in the absence of 

 Vines or more valuable stock. 



Pansies. — These, like the Auricula, continue in good character much 

 longer this season than usual. Those who have grown them in pots 

 must have found the bloom much finer than can be produced out of 

 doors during such cold and ungenial spring weather as we have experi- 

 enced ; it is the only certain method of having good early flowers. The 

 seed beds should be carefully looked over, marking any promising kinds 

 for trial another season. Seed must now be procured for another 

 season's growth ; it should be sown the latter part of July or early 

 in August ; we abound in fine yellow ground varieties, and therefore 

 recommend as much seed as can be procured to be saved from white 



