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of fruit falling off. Melons regulate the vines at an early stage of 

 their growth ; after the fruit is set, put pieces of slate beneath it ; stop 

 the shoots; set the fruit; water, air, and sow successional crops. Continue 

 to disbud wall- trees; remove their coverings when danger from frost is 

 over ; and wash the trees with soap-suds when the fruit is set. Place 

 the last batch of Queen strawberries into heat. Thin the fruit of 

 the apricot, peach, plum, and pear. 



JUNE. 



VEGETABLE DEPARTMENT. 



Asparagus discontinue cutting. Beans put in the last crop ; top 

 and earth up former crops. Broccoli sow Cape, Grange's, and Wal- 

 cheren. Cabbage sow seeds for Coleworts. Capsicums plant out on 

 a warm border. Carrots thin to two inches apart. Celery trans- 

 plant into trenches for an early crop. Cucumbers plant under hand- 

 glasses. Endive sow for an early crop. French Beans make a 

 sowing in the middle of the month. Transplant Leeks. Transplant 

 Lettuce. Peas complete the sowing of the marrow varieties. Pota- 

 toes earth up. Radishes sow as in last month. Savoys transplant 

 for an early crop. Scarlet Runners make the last sowing. Spinach 

 sow twice. Tomatoes Turn out against walls. Vegetable Marrow 

 plant under hand-glasses. 



FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 



Vinery pot the succession-plants and suckers; plunge in a brisk 

 heat, and shade for a week or so ; keep fruiting-house hot and dry ; 

 as the fruit ripens, cut and preserve in a warm fruit-room. Vinery 

 as the fruit approaches maturity keep a dry atmosphere ; leaves may 

 be taken off or tied on one side where they shade the fruit ; see that 

 the roots do not suffer from drought ; leave air on at the top of the 

 house all night to colour; attend to stopping, thinning leaves, and 

 watering successional crops. Peach-house suspend nets or mats be- 

 neath the trees, and place in them some soft material to catch the 

 fallen fruit. Cherry-house when the fruit is gathered, give the trees 

 several good washings to destroy insects ; the house should also be 

 smoked. Figs, Cherries, and Plums in pots must be duly supplied 

 with water. Orchard-house syringe freely twice a day, unless when 

 early fruits, such as cherries and apricots, are ripe ; water and air 

 freely, leaving all ventilating spaces and doors open ; give manure- 

 water, or top-dress with rich soil ; place some of the trees out of doors 

 to ripen their fruit, to give a succession, and to make room ; keep the 

 house clean. Melons ridge out late crops, give air freely to ripening 

 fruit. Summer prune Vines against walls. Finally thin Apricots. 

 Set traps for wasps. Net Cherry-trees and Strawberries. Plant out 

 forced plants. 



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