LATE SHOWERS & EARLY FLOWERS 



heavy, it should be dressed with bone-flour at the rate of April 

 two ounces per square yard ; if Hght, with well-decayed 16-30 

 yard manure. The corms may be put eighteen inches 

 apart and three inches deep. 



Fkuit 



Work in the fruit garden and houses in the second 

 half of April will be principally as follows : 

 (i) Completing the grafting of trees. 



(2) Disbudding, tying down and stopping Vines, and 



thinning Grapes. Remember to close houses 

 early in the afternoon in order to conserve the 

 natural heat ; and also to " damp down " the 

 paths and borders by sprinkling water about. 



(3) Staking and tying any trees which are not steady. 



(4) Destroying insects. Black fly will endeavour to 



establish itself in the tips of Cherries and 

 Peaches. Directly any of the aphides are seen, 

 use one of the many insecticides sold by seeds- 

 men for the purpose. 



(5) Syringe Peach houses at the middle of the after- 



noon on bright days, but not on wet ones. 

 Give as much air as is consistent with avoiding 

 draughts. 



(6) Stopping and planting Melons, and sowing more 



seed for late crops. Canker of the stems is 

 common in Melons, but can be avoided by 

 keeping water from the stems, and preventing 

 the soil from becoming sodden. 



Vegetables 



Asparagus. — Complete the making of new beds and 

 the sowing of seeds. 



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