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not true probably, White Rissling, Ferral, Cannon Hall Muscat, Red 

 Traminer, Black Prolific, Black Tripoli, Deccan's Superb, Scharges Hen- 

 ling, and a seedling; figs, three varieties, from the Azores; lemons, Ber- 

 gamot, Lime; peaches, Hoffman's Early, George IV., and Grosse Mig- 

 nonne; nectarines, Hunt's Early Tawney, and Temple. From E. Burns, 

 handsome Black Hamburgh grapes and tomatoes. 



From Messrs. Hovey & Co., five varieties grapes, viz: Victoria, Muscat 

 of Alexandria, Wilmot's New Hamburgh No. ]6, Red Chasselas, and 

 Black Hamburgh ; lemons of large size, Aberdeen Beehive strawberries, 

 and May Bigarreau cherries. From T. Needham, grapes — Wilmot's 

 Black Hamburgh, White Frontignan, Black Hamburgh, Red Chasselas, 

 Muscat of Alexandria, Cannon Hall Muscat, Black Frankindale in a pot, 

 eight bunches on the vine ; oranges, one dish. From J. Richardson, 

 Hovey's Seedling, Boston Pine, (Hovey's,) Cambridge, Alice Maude, and 

 Aberdeen Beehive strawberries. From Mrs. S. Spaulding, fine lemons. 

 From 0. N. Towne, grapes — Black Hamburgh, Royal Muscadine. From 

 S. W. Cole, apples — Sutton Beauty, very handsome. Red Russet, Ladies' 

 Sweeting, Roxbury Russet, Shawmut, Philadelphia Pippin, Tewksbury 

 Winter Blush, in good state of preservation. Jenny's Seedling strawber- 

 ries from A. Bowditch, and W. P. James. 



HORTICULTURAL MEMORANDA 



FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 



Grafe vines, in the greenhouse or grapery, will now begin to color their 

 fruit. Continue to go over the vines once a fortnight, and stop all laterals. 

 Keep the house well damped, as now is the time to give the berries a good 

 swell. Air early in good weather, and close the house in good season. 

 Towards the last of the month, as the berries get well colored, the 

 house will require to be kept rather drier. Vines in cold houses will 

 require just the same management we directed for the greenhouse in our 

 memoranda for June. Keep the laterals stopped, and guard carefully 

 against mildew, the only thing to be feared in such houses. If the border 

 is dry, it should be liberally watered, and mulched with old hay or coarse 

 manure. Vines in the open air should be kept clear of wood, by cutting 

 away all the new growth not wanted for next year. 



Strawberry beds will require to be looked after as soon as the fruit is gath- 

 ered : lay in the runners, if they are wanted ; if not, dig them up or cut 

 them oflF. 



Fruil trees should now be summer pruned, as we have advised in a pre- 

 vious page. If our directions are carefully followed, a plentiful supply of 

 flower buds will be the result. Young grafted trees should be looked after, 

 the ties loosened, and the young branches staked, as one high wind might 

 destroy the labor of a season. Plum and cherry trees may be budded the 

 last of this month. 



