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THE PLuM AND CHERRY Hovuse.—All pruning and 
training should be finished, and the trees dressed over 
with a thin solution of Gishurst compound, to destroy 
the embryo insects. 
THE GOOSEBERRY HousE.—The trees must now 
be pruned, thinning them out well, but do not 
shorten the main leaders much; admit air on mild 
days. 
THE CUCUMBER Hovuse.—Last month’s directions 
are applicable here. 
THe Meton Hovuse.—The Melon plants will now 
be advancing apace; train them out, stop, and en- 
courage them to grow as much as possible. Keep up 
a heat of 75°, and give an abundance of water. The 
water should be tepid. 
THE PLant Forcina House.—Those plants which 
are coming into flower may have some weak liquid 
manure once a week. Roses coming into flower must 
have attention, for the aphides will make their appear- 
ance in numbers. Fumigate, or dust them over with 
tobacco powder; keep up a heat of 75° to 80°. The 
early training of fast-growing plants, stopping of 
shrubby ones, and the stimulating of those coming into 
flower, to obtain finer flowers, are the chief things in 
hand. The introduction of whatever is desirable for 
early flowers should be done at once—such as Roses, 
Hyacinths, Deutzias, Dielytras, Bouvardias, Azaleas, 
Guelder Roses, Lilacs, Primula cortusoides, Statices, 
Spireas, &c. Place the Heliotropes as near the warm 
end as possible. Sow Rhodanthe, Humea elegans, and 
Heliotrope seed. 
THE CAMELLIA Hovuse.—The plants will now all be 
coming into flower; give all the air possible and have 
