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Their subsequent treatment whilst out, being exactly similar to 

 that directed for the green-house plants, in this, and the preceding 

 month, induces me, in order to avoid repetitions, to refer you to 

 those articles. But let it be observed, that although most of the 

 shrubby kinds, will require abundance of water at this season, yet, 

 that article, must be administered with rather a sparing hand, to the 

 succulent tribe. 



Pine Afifilcs. 



The Pine-Apple plants must now have abundance of air, night and 

 day, by keeping all the upright front lights slided open, and also the 

 roof-lights, except during heavy rains, when the roof-lights must be 

 kept close to preserve the bark-pit from too much wet. The plants 

 will, likewise, require frequent refreshments of water, but this should 

 not be given too copiously at one time. 



Some of the most forward Pine-apples will, about the end of the 

 month, be advancing towards maturity ; be careful at that time to 

 give such plants but little water, for too much would spoil the fla- 

 vour of the fruit. 



The succession Pines must, likewise, have abundance of air, and 

 a sufficiency of water, to keep them in a regular and constant state 

 of vegetation. 



Propagating Hot-house Plants. 



Continue to propagate the various kinds of plants, belonging to 

 this department, by cuttings, layers, offsets, suckers and seeds, as 

 directed in the preceding months. 



All the succulent tribe may now be easily propagated by suckers, 

 slips, cuttings, &c. laying them when taken off in a shady place, 

 for a week or ten days, more or less, according to the degree of 

 succulency, before they are planted. 



JULY. 



WORK TO BE DONE IN THE KITCHEN-GARDEN. 



CLEAN and prepare the ground, where your early crops of 

 cauliflowers and cabbages grew, and also, any other vacant spots, 

 in order to receive such seeds and plants, as are proper to supply 

 the table with good vegetable productions in autumn and winter. 



Melons and- Cucumbers^ &c. 



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Your crops of melons and cucumbers, should now be kept very 

 clean and free from weeds, the spaces between the hills must be 



