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burgh, and other grapes. From J. F. Allen, ten or twelve varieties of 

 grapes. From E. Burns, six beautiful clusters of Black Hamburgh grapes, 

 large berries, and finely colored. From J. Nugent, Black Hamburgh grapes. 

 From O. Johnson, beautiful Cooledge's Favorite peaches. From M. H. 

 Simpson, very superior Hovey's Seedling strawberries. From Jos. Rich- 

 ardson, Cambridge and Richardson's Early strawberries. From J. Owen, 

 Boston Pine strawberries. From Capt. W. H. Austin, Early Virginia and 

 Boston Pine strawberries. From C. E. Grant, NeAvland's Alpine straw- 

 berries, similar to, if not identical with, the Wood. From E. S. Rand, Early 

 Purple Guigne cherries. 



HORTICULTURAL OPERATIONS 



FOR JULY. 

 FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 



Grape Vines, in the greenhouse, will now be rapidly swelling up their 

 fruit, which will begin to color by the last of the month. Go over the 

 bunches carefully, and, if any of them appear crowded, thin out such berries 

 as impede the growtli of tlie others, or prevent the cluster from attaining a 

 good form. Top the laterals as they require it, and keep the house well 

 damped morning, noon and night. Attend to giving air in due season, and 

 close up rather early in the afternoon. The season, so far, has been rather 

 wet, and there has been no necessity of watering the border ; but if drought 

 should set in, it will be best to give a liberal watering two or three times 

 before the berries begin to color. Where new vineries have been erected 

 the present year, and the border not got ready in season, the vines may be 

 planted as late as the last of the month, and a year be thus saved in their 

 growtli. If the border is good, and the vines be attended to, they will grow 

 from ten to twenty feet before winter. 



Vines in the open air will now need some attention : as soon as the shoots 

 have advanced two or three joints beyond the fruit, they should all be topped 

 except such as are wanted to make wood for next year : tie in the shoots 

 carefully as they extend in growtli. 



Strawberry Beds will now be in full fruit, and as soon as it is all gath- 

 ered they should be thoroughly wed out, and put in order for making run- 

 ners for next year. 



Peach Trees, in pots, forwarded in the greenhouse, and now having the 

 fruit well advanced, may be plunged out in a warm sheltered place, and 

 have the surface mulclied with old rotten manure, or short hay or grass. 

 Water with liquid guano, until tlie fruit begins to color. 



Fruit Trees, budded or grafted, should receive attention ; tie up the 

 buds carefully, and take oft' all suckers as they continue to spring up. Newly 

 planted trees, mulched with short grass or hay, will be greatly benefited in 

 their growth. Pear trees trained as pyramids should now be summer-pruned, 



