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IRISH GARDENING. 



JULY 



Black i-iiii;iiils aiv \ oi y imirli hi-iic-tilcii l)y a yiooA walls or in opiMi tjroiiiuls. ('.i\ i- lihoral siippliis of walor 



lliiniiiiii; oiil as soon as till- biislios aro i-loaifd of diiils, lo It nil 1 1 its t .11 1\ inij luavy orops of frnil, anil to all 



and ospoi-ially so in the oaso of lar<o old trees, ov now planU-d I ices, in oasi- tin- rainfall is insiiHiiionl lo 



where lliey are planted in plots and any way over- 



crowded. Cut out a quantity of the old fruiting wood, "^^^-^Lli^SB^^ \^f^/ 



the highest branches in centre of hushes or any branches _^ 



too much inclined towards the ifround ; grub up and '^-AA ^ V*^ i» 



burn any bushes not worth keeping over for another ^TftJ \vi >*^ 



year. This thinning or summer pruning is equally ap- ^^T^ ilL J^ \ J 



plicablc to all bush fruits as the bushes become cleared ^V ^flBr- 5 — .,- \, 



of fruits, except where red currants or white are left ^" "^ ^•ii»i-«j'^ 



hanging very late in the summer ; in such cases thi- 



bushes may be left for the general winter pruning. Pay ^^ ntl^f^ 4tt- '•'"" 



proper attention to the training of all wall fruit trees (fO^^ MWT ^-^^^ 



that have not already filled their allot led space, and %^^ij£^': >^j^L» ..^. ^^^^ 



persevere with the pinching or pruning of all trained /^^^^ J/'mT iH^a^' hPn ^ \ 



trees, whether on walls or wires, and keep the young ¥\*^Jm,^S^\^^^^^ ^.^ \ 



shoots on peaches periodically tied down to prevent -S^^^ ^1 i^ 'll^ 



their being broken and to properly furnish the trees. ^K^^^^^Mt' H >/fe** m>' 



Pinch all secondary growths to one or two leaves, as CT^fcC^i(r*^ iB^Sc » ' ' ^ P^ i SB?^ 



soon as they break, on trees previously pruned. Keep ^y^fl&gij ^Wfc*'^i ' ^ 



the centres of bush trees well cleared of side growths, \a,^^^Sl^ ^^ "^tLi ' i\ 



cutting them out at six or seven leaves from base of ^^^S7 aL ^riiL^Jf: 



shoot to admit plenty of light and sun through the trees. Jk "/^^Jf / 



If the trees through pressure of other work have been ^!«V '^^J 



allowed to make considerable growth, do not cut away T^P^ "^ V^ "^ tfWi ^Nh»> 



a great quantity of growth' at once, thus causing an ™«*#W»^ tl^tii^^' 

 undesirable check on the root action, but remove, say, 

 half the growth one da\' and the remainder after a 



couple of days more have elapsed. W^ llH^^^ B ll %§ 



There is considerable divergence of opinion amongst A»3^^^ -^ ■ «^Wv 

 hardy fruit growers as to the advisability or the benefits 

 lo be derived from summer pruning. Fine crops of fruit 

 may and are frequently produced without the aid of sum- 

 mer pruning, and it is an operation that calls for atten- 

 tion at a time when much other pressing work is to be 



done in all directions ; but undoubtedly finer and better Pf-XCH Branch .Vi kkctf.h with Ci ri-. 

 finished fruit is produced where more or less summer 



pruning ^s carried out ; apples, for instance, that have keep the ground well moist. If there are difficulties in 



been fully exposed to light and sun from commencement the way of affording frequent waterings, a mulch of the 



of their growth to finish will be infinitely better coloured best available material for preventing rapid evaporation 



than those that have been shaded with foliage or a thick will materially reduce the nece.ssity for waterings. (Do 



, „ ., ,, oy-iinl/n, n^^t allow birds to scatter the mulch in 



^\i^MXS^^^^^^^^^^^i^^\^=-^^^^^ t'l^i'- endeavours to find food in the moist 



A. [7// a ''^j\'y!/\\y{7'' '^^!^'^^-^^^^J^2__I:^f^ Where too heavy crops of fruits are swelling 



::rf=^Tr^./77/^^==^ away, thinning is very advisable, and on 



^L-^^-^J^Mm/ .^ ih ^^^i^h^\^\ '/L\\ i<Ji -"^"^r— J FJv-^II 1 young trees, or such as have not been many 



■"^^^ ' ^ ^ CIlJ-^'^'T'-"^-^ -^ A-^CiiAiA. ^ ^^-aA ^ dJ^ '— UA ' years planted, is absolutely necessary to 



\ \\\"\ " -- B enable the trees to make satisfactory wootl 



^J }^ LV growth. 



^ ^ ^ Peach Curl. 



Undkr Portio.n of Vertical Section of Li af of Pfach ^ corrfspondent sends us specimens of 

 Affected with Cirl. this troublesome disease. It is caused by the 



,,, T- ■ 1 J ,. r . attack of a fimgus known to science as 



(A) Living threads of fungus creeping among and feeding upon sap of leaf. ,, , ^ i. ^i . i-, u u 



(B) Spore branch growing out into air. (C) Spore ready to be blown away. i-xoascus dcjonumis. Its thread-like hyph* 



(D) One of the attacked cells of leaf. forage among the living cells of the host 



plant and cause the curled appearance seen 



growth of side shoots ; and where the variety possesses in the illustration. As the hyphas penetrate into the 



good flavour the sweetness and flavour will be good in stem itself and hybernates there the only remedy is to 



proportion to the colouring, and these are very essential cut away and burn all the affected branches. Spraying, 



qualities in fruit both for private use and market pur- at best, can only prevent the spread of the disease, 



poses ; the same remarks apply equally to all fruits on it cannot cure the already diseased shoots. 



