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without further delay, using partly decomposed manure. If the plants 

 are attacked with the black fly, so prevalent this season, the best 

 remedy is to make them grow as fast as possible, so as to grow out of 

 it. Defer thinning the shoots and disbudding for a time, when it 

 should be performed but sparingly at first, leaving a considerable 

 number of buds on the largest varieties. Tie out the side shoots, as 

 soon as they are sufficiently long, securely to stakes of a smaller size 

 than those used for the centre of the plant. 



Flower Garden and Shrubberi/. — The wet dull weather of June 

 and July keeps the plants from growing freely. When once they 

 do cover the beds a freer habit may be allowed. Let everythi; g 

 wanting support be provided in due time with proper stakes, &c. 

 Attend strictly to neatness both in the borders, lawns, and gravel 

 walks 



Forcing Vinery. — If the leaves of the earliest forced Vineries and 

 Peach houses are turning yellow, the sashes may be removed at once. 

 Continue a dryish heat and good ventilation to Grapes now colouring. 

 The last house should be finally thinned ; Muscats, if not ripe, will 

 want fires in wet weather. 



Hardy Fruits. — Proceed with cutting back, as advised last month, 

 and nailing in the summer wood. Keep down aphides, which this 

 year swarm by myriads over all descriptions of wall trees, particularly 

 stone fruits. The sooner Strawberry plantations are made the greater 

 the chance of a crop next season ; rich deep loamy s.il, with a good 

 dressing of dung, is the thing for them ; remove runners from 

 established plants, unless wanted for stock. 



Hollyhocks. — Secure these well by stakes placed firmly in the ground ; 

 a small piece should be pinched out of the top of each spike : this will 

 have the effect of producing larger flowers. Cuttings should be put in 

 as often as they can be procured. 



Kitchen Garden. — Let the remains of the spring crops be cleared off 

 the land directly they are over, to make room for additional plantings of 

 Broccolies, &c. Sow Spinach to stand the winter, and plant a breadth 

 of Endive. The usual hoeing and cleaning growing crops of all kinds 

 must be attended to. Sow a good breadth of Turnip (Early Stone, 

 or Green-leaved), to stand the winter. Cabbage for the first crop 

 should be sowm without delay ; — Wheeler's Imperial, Heale's 

 Brompton, and Sutton's IMatchless, are all good early kinds. Cauli- 

 flowers to stand the winter in fi*ames and for hand-glasses should be 

 sown from the 18th to the 25th, according to the locality. Onions 

 and Lettuces for standing over the winter, sow towards the middle of 

 the month. Earth up Celery, Leeks, and Cardoons, for the earhest 

 supyily. 



Melons. — ]\Taintain a steady bottom heat to advancing crops ; turn 

 out the last crop. 



Orchids. — Those kinds which appear to have done growing may be 

 gradually exposed to more light and a drier atmosphere preparatory 

 to putting them to rest. Keep up a moist atmosphere to plants in 

 full growth, and mind that those on blocks, &c., are kept duly 

 moistened, or a cessation of growth will take place too soon. Growth 



