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to one joint, unless the previously formed 

 leaves are already sufficiently close to- 

 gether, when they should be stopped close 

 back. All after-growths are injurious when 

 not required for shade. 



Fines, Management of after Removal of 

 Crop. As the crops are cut, let the vines 

 be cleaned and syringed, to destroy any 

 red spider established since the ripening of 

 the crop ; they may be easily eradicated 

 now. Both inside and outside borders will 

 require water occasionally. Admit air 

 freely at all times. The object now is, by 

 careful management, to preserve the foliage 

 in a healthy state for the next two months, 

 that a supply of properly elaborated sap 

 may be stored up for next season. 



Vines, Planting New Borders for. 

 Where new vine borders have been made 

 in the spring, the present is a favourable 

 time for planting, if the vines have been 

 started sufficiently long to have a shoot of 

 moderate length. In planting, liberate the 

 roots freely, and spread them in the direc- 

 tion of the border, giving a slight watering, 

 and mulching the surface. The house 

 should be kept rather closer for a few 

 days, shading the newly planted vines, if 

 disposed to flag, until they show indications 

 of starting, when the usual routine must be 

 followed, preserving the young vines from 

 injury by tying and training the leader up 

 the roof. 



Vines with Ripened Crops. Houses 

 where the grapes are ripe should be kept 

 dry, and succession crops encouraged by a 

 little heat, according to their several stages. 



Vines \ Stopping, Ventilating, Sprinkling, 

 &c. Stop all lateral shoots in the succes- 

 sion house after thinning the crop, that 

 nothing may interfere with the swelling of 

 the fruit. As the season advances, air 

 must be given in abundance, the ventilators 

 being left partially open by night. To 

 prevent the atmosphere from becoming too 

 dry during hot weather, keep the floors, 



interior walls, paths, and pipes, damp by 

 sprinkling several times a day. This will 

 also assist to keep in check the ravages of 

 the red spider. 



June. Greenhouse, Work in. 



Achimenes, Gesnerias, Gloxinias, &c. 

 Achimenes, gesnerias, gloxinias, &c., as 

 they begin to show for bloom, should be 

 moved to more airy quarters, keeping 

 them, however, partially shaded for a time. 

 Achimenes must be carefully attended to 

 with water while growing. 



Azaleas and Camellias. Keep a damp 

 growing heat to camellias and azaleas 

 making wood ; the latter are very liable to 

 become infested with thrips, which can 

 only be kept down by fumigating with 

 tobacco alternate nights for a week, and 

 syringing at the same time with diluted 

 tobacco water, until the appearance of the 

 pest is gone. 



Azaleas, Chinese, &*c. At the end of 

 the month, Chinese azaleas and camellias 

 intended to bloom early next season, and 

 which have by this time nearly completed 

 their growth, should be exposed to more 

 light and air, to harden their wood before 

 setting them out of doors. As soon as the 

 wood is somewhat firm, and the buds for 

 next season make their appearance, is a 

 favourable time for repotting such as re* 

 quire it, and if caution is used to prevent 

 exciting them into a second growth, the 

 blooms will be finer than when the plants 

 are potted before the year's growth com- 

 mences. 



Azaleas, <5rV., Over-potting. Plants in- 

 tended for forcing should on no account be 

 over-potted at any time, and both camellias 

 and azaleas are often shy of bloom when 

 forced after a large shift. Another ad 

 vantage in keeping plants for forcing rather 

 under-potted, is that they are often required 

 to be turned out of their pots to fill vases, 

 tazzas, &c., in the drawing-room, whew in 



