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get into the border, which will feed them ; give little 

 or no water to them for some time. 



THE PEACH HOUSE. Keep the Peaches as quiet as 

 possible, but if in pots give water to keep them from 

 shrivelling. Introduce Strawberry pots. A little ven- 

 tilation at the top may be given if the weather is mild 

 and sunny. 



THE PLUM HOUSE. All pruning and thinning of the 

 spurs should be finished and the house kept cool. The 

 Cherry house the same. 



THE GOOSEBERRY HOUSE. All pruning should be 

 finished, and the trees dressed with soot all over. This 

 will prevent the Gooseberry fly from attacking them, as 

 it will do, if it has not probably done so already. 



THE CUCUMBER HOUSE. This department will now 

 require close attention ; a good brisk heat of 70 must 

 be kept up ; should the weather be frosty no syringing 

 must be done. Close attention must be paid to insect 

 pests, and the remedy applied if the least signs of them 

 appear (see p. 64). Stopping and training must be 

 duly attended to. 



THE MELON HOUSE. Some early plants may now be 

 planted in the pits and a good brisk heat kept up. Be 

 sparing with the water, and never water these imme- 

 diately on the root-stems. Pots of Beans and Potatoes 

 may be introduced. 



THE PLANT HOUSE. As a rule, most of the 

 inmates of the stove plant-house will be quiet, and 

 therefore water must be cautiously given. The shrubby 

 Begonia, Coleus, Gloxinia, Euphorbia, Streptocarpus, 

 Deutzia, Hoya, &c. must now be carefully watered; 

 while others, such as the Gardenias, and those that are 

 moving and coming into flower, may be dealt with 



