214 THE FORCING GARDEN. 



pinch in the laterals, and regulate the laterals on 

 cordons to one leader right and left, and thin out the 

 fruit. 



THE CHERRY HOUSE. The syringing may be less 

 than before, but it can never be wholly dispensed with 

 on account of aphides. 



THE PLUM HOUSE. Continue syringing, and admit 

 all the air possible night and day. Nip in all the 

 laterals as they make two or three inches of wood. 



THE CUCUMBER AND MELON HOUSES. Observe last 

 month's remarks. 



THE PLANT STOVE. Everything will be in full 

 growth and have a gay appearance ; the chief business 

 here will be to obtain healthy and handsome plants by 

 regulating all the leading growth, getting as much light 

 as possible on all sides of the plants, and the ripening 

 off of some of the early flowering kinds. 



THE GERANIUM HOUSE. Cut down all very early 

 flowering plants ; strike the short cuttings, and pot the 

 earlier struck cuttings intended for large and early 

 plants. 



THE BALSAM HOUSE. Admit all the air possible ; 

 give an abundance of water, and set the plants so far 

 apart that the light can get at them all round, and 

 when they are well formed give them some weak liquid 

 manure. 



THE CUCUMBER HOUSE. No fire heat will be re- 

 quired from May till September. 



AUGUST. 



THE LATE VINERY. The Grapes will now require 

 an abundance of air day and night, on all sides, if 



