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THE GARDENER. 



[June 



kept cool and dry, as directed in 

 former Calendars, they are sure to 

 come into fruit by applying moisture 

 and increased warmth now. Let them 

 have a bottom -heat of 90°, a night 

 temperature of 70°, and a good water- 

 ing ; and if their roots are healthy, they 

 will soon show fruit. Plants intended 

 to supply fruit in winter should now 

 be kept cool and dry for a month ; and 

 treated in the same way after that 

 time, the result should be the same. 

 Look over plants in fruit, and thin 

 oil" all suckers not rei^uired for stock. 

 Give ripening fruit a free circulation 

 of dry warm air, but do not dry them 

 otf too severely at the roots. Fruit 

 swelling off in various stages should 

 be stimulated with liquid manure and 

 a warm moist atmosphere. Remove 

 ripe fruit that it is desirable to 

 keej) in good condition for a week 

 or two to a vinery where the fruit 

 is ripe, and that is being kept cool 

 and airy. 



Grapes. — Keep Vines cool from 

 which the Grapes are all cut, and 

 syringe the foliage three or four times 

 weekly to keep it clean and healthy. 

 See that the inside borders are not over- 

 dry. They should have a good water- 

 ing as soon as the fruit is all cut. 

 Keep all Grapes colouring freely aired 

 night and day, by having the front 

 ventilators open about 3 inches, and 

 the top ones to half that extent. If 

 the borders are in want of water when 

 colouring commences, give them a 

 thorough watering ; and if not already 

 attended to, mulch them, to prevent 

 the border from drying and cracking be- 

 fore the Grapes are all used. The same 

 applies to all Vines swelling off crops — 

 water them freely up to the colouring 

 point. Air all Vines early in the morn- 

 ing, so that damp be dried ofi' the 

 leaves before the sun gets powerful, 

 and injury by rapid evaporation is 

 caused to the foliage. When sudden 

 bursts of brilliant sunshine succeed a 

 period of du'l weather, rather shade the 

 Vines slightly than run an}' risk of in- 

 jury to the leaves. This is very effi- 

 ciently and speedily done by putting 

 a handful of whitening into a pot of 

 water and syringing it on the roof. 

 If the weather is at all summer-like, 

 next to no fire-heat is required, unless 

 it be for Muscats and other sorts 

 requiring more warmth and a long 



season to ripen them properly. In 

 thinning crops that are to be kept 

 through the winter, the berries should 

 be thinner than is desirable for such as 

 are to be used before winter. Look 

 over all Vines at least once weekly, 

 and remove fresh lateral growth, and 

 keep a sharp look-out for red-spider, 

 giving it no quarter : a vigorous 

 washing or two with clean water 

 through a fine rose, and a coating of 

 sulphur on the pipes, will check it. 

 Attend carefully to young Vines plant- 

 ed in s[)ring, and tie them to the wires 

 several times weekly. Allow them to 

 cover the roof without crowding, let- 

 ting air and light play freely, especi- 

 ally about temporary Vines intended 

 to bear a crop next season. These 

 should not be allowed to make more 

 lateral growth than two leaves. If 

 not already done, lose no time in 

 getting Vines intended for fruiting in 

 pots next year into their fruiting-pots. 

 Keep these in some light place near 

 to the glass, so that they may get full 

 sun. 



Peaches. — Give the earliest trees 

 a good washing with the engine as 

 soon as the fruit are all gathered, and 

 continue to do this frequently to 

 keep them clean and healthy. If 

 there be any spider about them, put 

 a handful of sulphur in the water. 

 Look to the inside border, and if it is 

 dry give it a good watering with man- 

 ure-water. Look over the trees, and 

 remove any superfluous shoots, so that 

 sun and air may circulate about 

 every leaf and shoot. Air freely all 

 fruit now ripe and ripening, and look 

 over them daily and gather those that 

 are ripe. If to be packed and sent 

 to a distance, gather before they are 

 quite ripe. Trees swelling off their 

 crops in various stages should be well 

 syringed at shutting-up time. Very 

 little fire-heat is needed now ; but if 

 the weather be dull and damp, keep a 

 little heat in the pipes, or mildew may 

 put in an appearance. Thin the fruit 

 in late houses, and all shoots not 

 needed to furnish sufficient for next 

 year's crop should be removed at once. 

 Pay particular attention to the state 

 of the borders, and never let them gft 

 dry. All borders should be mulched 

 with manure. Pinch and regulate the 

 growths of young trees inclined to 

 grow unequally. 



