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Black Tartarian clierries. By B. Harrington, Black Tartarian cherries. By 

 T. Rice, Black Tartarian cherries, fine. By G. Merriam, cherries — Elliot's 

 Favorite; also, a branch, 15 inches in length, on which were counted 123 

 cherries ; 4 boxes Black Tartarians. By J. Breck & Son, grapes — Cannon 

 Hall, and Black Hamburg, both fine: McAvoy's superior strawberries. 

 By I. Sargent, Black Hamburg grapes. As on a former occasion, these 

 excelled in grape culture — while some of the bunches weighed 3^ lbs., 

 some of the berries measured 4| inches in circumference. Much credit is 

 due a gardener who from season to season can show such fine specimens ; 

 also, a new Seedling strawberry. By J. F. Allen, grapes — Tottenham 

 Park Muscat, Black Hamburg, and White Nice, fine ; peaches — Crawford, 

 Grosse Mignonne, and Tippecanoe, all fine grown and well colored ; 

 nectarines in variety. By J. Stickney, Walker's Seedling strawberries. 

 By A. J. Dean, " Bryant's Seedling" strawberries, a new variety, most 

 closely resembling Walker's Seedling in every particular. By H. Bradlee, 

 White Wood strawberries, fine flavor. By S. Walker, his Seedling, fine. 



By Hovey & Co., strawberries — Capt. Cook, of a "pine apple" flavor; 

 Fill Basket, Scott's Seedling, Durfee's Seedling, Prince of Wales, Victoria, 

 extra large; Bicton Pine, a large white variety, and McAvoy's Superior — 

 in all a fine show of strawberries. By J. C. Scott, Scott's Seedling, a 

 showy fruit; Brighton Pine, which fully sustained all that was said of it 

 last week. 



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FOR AUGUST. 

 FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 



The season thus far has been favorable to all kinds of vegetation. The 

 recent rains, though not heavy, have been frequent, and have kept up a 

 vigorous growth, unusual at this warm period of the year ; a few days were 

 exceedingly warm with the thermometer nearly 100°. But the average 

 temperature has not been unusually high. 



Grape Vines will now have ripened off their crop, which will probably 

 be ready to cut, and the vines will consequently require but little attention. 

 Keep the sashes open night and day in order to ripen the wood, and occa- 

 sionally nip oflT the straggling laterals, allowing a rather free growth, unless 

 in the greenhouse, where they give too much shade. Cold houses will now 

 be coloring their fruit, and should be looked after carefully ; damp the 

 house well in good weather, and guard against cold easterly winds. Vines 

 in the open air should now be trimmed of all superfluous shoots. 



Strawberry Beds may be made and planted this month. 



Fruit Trees should still be summer pruned, particularly the more rapid 

 growing kinds. Thin out the fruit on trees bearing heavy crops. 



Budding should now be done, commencing with the plums, and continu- 

 ing with the pears, apples, cherries and peaches. 



Insects will require to be looked after. The autumn caterpillar has 

 already begun his ravages, and if neglected will soon despoil the finest trees. 



