and thp Rhoots alionld be spread out judiciously on. the trollis, to receive Ihoir duo propor- 

 tion of liglit and air. 



Kfoi> a sliarp look-ont for insrcts, and destroy such as are dcpredatinp. Tli(> lady-hug is 

 not of that class, hut a small groen worm will often he found eatint; the blossom hud just as 

 it expands from the leaves. These must he watched closely, and destroyed. 



(jive the young vines and cuttings in the nursery (if you have one) a light hoeing, to 

 keep down weeds, and promote the growth of the vine. 



BY WILLIAM SAUNDEIIS. 



Vkoetaiu.e Gahden — Seeds of the various cabbages for Minter use should he sown, such 

 as Savoys, Hrussels sjjrouts, Cape Brocoli, flat Dutch cabbage, &c. Sweet corn, Lima beans, 

 watermelons, sweet potatoes, and cantt lopes, may also bo attended to as early as the weather 

 and soil will permit. A successful method of combating the stripal Intij, so injurious to tlio 

 melon and cucumber tribes, consists in covering the hills with loose squares of glass. Four 

 small wooden pegs are inserted in the ground, so as to inclose the hill of j)lants ; a square 

 of glass sufficiently large to cover them, is then laid on the pegs. Tliis has been found as 

 cllectual in scaring the insects as the common contrivance of a small wooden box, without 

 its defects. The plants are exposed on all sides to air and light, and the glass cover further 

 prevents the soil being consolidated by heavy showers. 



Young plants should not be allowed to crowd each other in the seed hed. Thin them out, 

 so as to give space for each to he exposed to light and air. It is better to transplant in a 

 sheltered border for two or three weeks, to produce a mass of fibrous roots, and if then care- 

 fully lifted and set out, will immediately start into vigorous growth. Before planting, make 

 a furrow, with a hoe, three or four inches deep, and plant in it. The raised sides of tlie 

 furrow will protect the plants for a time, and the first hoeing will level the soil over their 

 roots. 



FfvUit-Trees. — In former remarks on winter pruning, it has been suggested to prune very 

 sparingly all those of luxuriant and thrifty growth ; such will now require attention in 

 picking oiit the points of all shoots that exhibit a tendency to luxuriance. This pinching 

 process appears to be looked upon by many as a fancy species of cultivation only applied to 

 dwarf pear-trees. So far from being so, it is, practically, the most important subject to which 

 the attention of fruit growers can be directed. By its means, they can induce fruitfulness 

 in young trees, and keep them uniformly productive. It is economical, inasmuch as it is 

 easier to rub off a bud than to saw off a branch, and, when thoroughly understood and acted 

 upon, branches are permitted to grow only when and where they are wanted. Fruit-trees, 

 when healthy, and growing in good soil, have a tendency to make strong, yearly shoots at 

 the extremity of the branches, the lower buds on the tree remaining dormant, or producing 

 only weak shoots. Pinching consists, practically, in checking, at an early stage of growth, 

 these robust shoots, by breaking out their points ; this retards their longitudinal extension, 

 and causes a development of latent buds, producing short, lateral growths, which are the 

 future fruiting points. Our most successful fruit growers are becoming convinced that this 

 is the only method of securing full benefit from good cultivation; otherwise, manuring only 

 increases wood growth, to be lopped olF at the winter pruning. 



When the size of a tree is the only object in view, siimmer j>runing should not be practised. 



Gkapes under Glass — I would again repeat the advice given in former calendars : " To- 

 wards the end of the month, leave the top sashes open a little during the night, allowing 

 the temperature to fluctuate similar to the external atmosphere. There is no climate in the 

 world where the temperature is constantly the same." It almost seems unnecessary to 

 state that when frosts occur, the house should he closed. 



Greenhouse. — Plants may be set out in the air when their growth is completed — of such 

 kinds as azaleas, camellias, &c. ; and young plants of many kinds will grow better, with h^ss 

 care, liy turning them out of pOts, and planting in the flower beds. Sumnn^r flowering plants 

 should receive attention ; always water in the mornings, and keep the atmosphere moist by 

 evaporation of water thrown on the floor and walls ; a slight syringing occasionally during 

 the day, will assist much in this respect. 



Planting. — Tlie early portion of the month will he found a good season for removing ever- 

 greens north of this. There is too little attention paid to preserving the roots during re- 

 moval. To see the roots of trees exposed for hours to a hot sun and drying winds, is a 

 painful sight. Trees so treated ought to die. I lately visited a pleasure plantation, and 

 observing that all the trees were remarkably straight-stemmed, was told that all crooked 

 trees will straighten themselves by simply running down a slit in the bark, with a ' 

 side towards which the tree is desired to come. 



