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and June), we have attached an asterisk to a few that are particularly well adapted 

 for early forcinp;. 



Sira wherries.— The first batch of forced plants may supply ripe samples of 

 Black Prince, Keen's Seedling, British Queen (seldom good before May), Prolific 

 Hautbois, Prince of Wales, Sir Harry, Victoria, Cuthill's Princess Royal. 



Peaches from the forcing-house may now be looked for ; the first supplies will 

 probably be any or all of the following :— Red Nutmeg, Small Mignonne, Early 

 Grosse Mignonne, Early York, Abec. 



iV^ecteriHe*. — Fairchild's (second-rate, but early), Elruge, Rivers's White, 

 Bowden. 



Oooseherrtes. — The following may, in early districts, supply green berries for 

 culinary purposes : — Early Sulphur^ Early White, Keen's Seedling, Miss Bold, 

 Wiimot's Early. 



i^/75.— Though it is early yet for supplies of ripe figs, the following varieties 

 may furnish the table towards the end of the month : — Angelique, Black Provence, 

 Early Violet, Marseilles, White Ischia. 



GARDEN WORK. 



Kitchen Garden. — Make up a bed for the main supply of cucumbers, and either 

 sow at once on the bed, or turn out plants of previous sowings on to hillocks. Sow, 

 in the open ground, seakale, rliubarb, asparagus, all kinds of cabbage, Scotch kale, 

 brussels sprouts, broccoli, etc.; radishes, onions, lettuce, broad beans, peas, turnips, 

 carrots, small salad, French and runner beans, spinach, beet, parsley, parsnips, 

 American and Normandy cress, and sweet herbs. Sow, in heat, tomatoes, marrows, 

 pumpkins, cucumbers, egg plants, capsicums, and celery. Use the hoe freely. Give 

 water, during dry weather, to all crops tliat are coming forward. 



Fruit Garden. — Finish grafting as soon as possible. Nail in wall-trees, and 

 protect, without waiting till the IdIossouis open. There is nothing better than 

 Hay thorn's hexagon netting. Mulch newly- planted trees to encourage growth of 

 roots, and let them be securely staked at once. 



Flower Garden. — Herbaceous plants may still be got in, and sowings made for 

 the present and next season. Sow a succession of annuals, and sow tender kinds 

 in heat. Get carnations and picotces into their blooming-pots, and be careful not 

 to injure the roots in shifting them. This is the best season to plant rockeries. Use 

 the hoe on beds and borders, to keep down weeds. 



Greenhouse and Stove. — Cuttings will bear a very brisk heat now, and may be 

 shifted as fast as they make roots, and kept in quick growth. Use liquid manure to 

 all plants showing bloom ; get into cold pits tlie stock for bedding out next month. 

 Train melons and cucumbers carefully, and stop as they reacli the top of their 

 trellises. Keep the air moist about pines, and use sulphur fumes for red spider. 

 Greenhouse, 55' night, 60' to 65' day. Stove collections, 65° night, 75' day. 



Forcing-house. — A brisk heat must be kept up where grapes and peaches are 

 ripening, and on sunny days air must be given liberally to improve the colour and 

 bloom of the fruit. Strawberries in the forcing-house must be close to the glass, 

 and have plenty of air. Let the pots stand on a bed of dung, that the roots may 

 obtain extra food. 



NEWS or THE MONTH. 



Inteenational Horticultural Exhibition and Botanical Congress. — The 

 following is a list of local secretaries to whom application m?iy be made for schedules, 

 subscription forms, etc. : — Ascot— Mr. John Standish, Roysil Nursery ; Belfast — Mr. 

 W. H. Ferguson, Botanic Gardens; Bradford — Mr. W. Dean, Shipley Nursery j 

 Bristol— Mr. J. Garraway, Durdham Down Nursery ; Chester— Mr. Arthur Dickson 

 (F. and A. Dickson and Son), The Nurseries; Coventry — Mr. W. Miller, The 

 Gardens, Combe Abbey ; Derby — Mr. Cooling, Mile Ash Nursery ; Dublin — Dr. 

 W. E. Steele, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland ; 

 Donca.ster — Mr. James Tindall, the Gardens, Sprotborough Hall; Elgin and North 

 Scotland— Mr. J. Webster, The Gardens, Gordon Castle, Fochabers, N.B. ; Essex — 

 Mr. John Warner, Broonifield, Chelmsford ; Glasgow — Mr. J. Anderson, Meadow- 

 bank, Uddingstone ; Hereford — Mr. N. Wynn, Midland Bank ; Hertford — Mr. E. R. 



