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to full suu and a circulation of dry- 

 warm air, so as to ripen them as early 

 as possible, but by all means avoid the 

 starving into ripening process. Those 

 that are well ripened may be removed 

 outdoors to a cool place. Young Vines 

 planted in spring will have filled their 

 allotted s])ace. If they in any case 

 have not done so, encourage them still 

 with heat and moisture, and allow 

 them to make all growth that there is 

 space for without crowding. Super- 

 numeraries should not be allowed to 

 make any additional growth after the 

 middle or end of the month, bvit be ex- 

 posed as much as possible to light, in 

 order to mature their growth. 



Peaches. — See that trees from which 

 the fruit are all gathered are not ne- 

 glected. These should not be allowed 

 to suffer for want of water ; and if they 

 have their roots partially in inside bor- 

 ders where rain cannot reach, they 

 should be watered. The foliage should 

 be kept clean and fresh by occasional 

 syringings in dry weather, and should 

 red spider appear mix a handful of 

 flour of sulphur with the water, so that 

 it may settle on the leaves. Eemove 

 all superfluous wood not necessary for 

 next year's crop at once, so that light 

 and air can play freely about the foli- 

 age and wood. If the weather be dry 

 give copious waterings of dung- water 

 to trees swelling ofl" late crops, until 

 they begin to ripen. "When more fruit 

 ripens at one time than are enough for 

 the demand, a quantity of them may 

 be gathered before they are quite ripe 

 and placed in a cool fruit-room. We 

 have kept Peaches for fourteen days 

 after bfeing ripe, by placing them in 

 close tin boxes and putting them in an 

 ice-house. Keep the early-house cool, 

 and should any repairs be necessary 

 now is a good time to see to them. 



Figs. — Give fruit that are ripening 

 a circulation of dry warm air. The 

 fruit should be gathered a sufificient 

 time before it is used, to allow them to 

 become quite cool. All trees swelling 

 off fruit, either in large pots or re- 

 stricted inside borders, will require to 

 be well supplied with manure-water. 



Do not neglect trees from which all 

 fruit for the season have been gathered, 

 but syringe them regularly every fine 

 afternoon, so as to keep the foliage 

 healthy to the last. Thm out all su- 

 perfluous wood, as recommended in 

 the case of Peach trees. As a rule 

 it is not desirable to force a third crop 

 from Figs. They are never fine in 

 quality, and it ultimately tells on the 

 trees. 



Melons. — As late crops come into 

 bloom attend to their impregnation. 

 Those that are swelling off crops in 

 Melon-houses or trellises should have 

 the surface of the border mulched with 

 a little rotten manure. In ordinary 

 dung frames the fruit should be slightly 

 elevated, so that they are exposed to the 

 svm while ripening. Give occasional 

 heavy waterings to those that are swell- 

 ing off, but withhold it when they are 

 full grown, for at this season especially 

 they are apt to burst. More plants 

 might be planted in Melon-houses for 

 late crops. 



Cucumbers. — Those that are in full 

 bearing will still require a good supply 

 of water. Any that show signs of de- 

 bility from heavy cropping should have 

 all deformed fruit removed, and be al- 

 lowed to bring only a few to maturity 

 for some time, which, with the aid of 

 rich top - dressing and watering, will 

 cause them to renew their strength. 

 Sow about the middle of the month for 

 winter crops. 



Strawberries in Pots.— If the wea- 

 ther is dry, those that were shifted 

 early into their fruiting-pots will re- 

 quire careful attention in the way of 

 watering. Be sure that they are sup- 

 plied with sufficient to wet the whole 

 ball. Occasional watering with guano- 

 or dung-water will now be beneficial, 

 especially to those in small pots. Re- 

 move all runners as they appear ; keep 

 them free from weeds, and see that 

 they do not get crowded. If standing 

 on ashes, and the roots are leaving the 

 pots, lift them and rub off the roots 

 that have left the pots. It is best to 

 have them on boards or trellis-work, 

 to prevent them rooting through. 



notices ia Cjorrespnnbxuts. 



We regret that we are compelled for want of space to hold several papers over 

 till next month. We beg to thank our correspondents for these contributions, 

 which shall have our earliest attention. 



