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i them at planting time. Propag e by the syringe, they will nevertheless increase with | the runners may, however, be allowed to root into 
po Em hard-wooded shrubs that are best et in | extraordinary rapidity whenever this is discontinued ; | the soil, from which they should be raised 
l ages el Trim shrubs and trees that are trained in | and ~ age e dipping of = ends of the infected | with a trowel, and potted: into small pots, siil. placed 
i artistic pe Regulate those which naturally ve a iond water any other poisonous | in a close shaded frame for a week or ten days, when 
any in rigid or graceful symmetry, taking care that liquid, is sof little use, as fluids of all sorts appear to | they may be pect T to the o aa and well 
gon dividual character of each kind is preserved; | run off their bodies with much the same facility as supplied with w; When they filled 
ing leaders and unequal lateral grote should | water leaves a duck’s back, leaving no trace whatever | their wi Pris they are in y fit state to 
' na Sach cases -ig kept in check. Maintain order of moisture behind. By the following process, how- | form a plantation, or to transferred into their 
4 ness in shrubberies, and at all points in | ever, tobacco-water may be used with considerable Paes ge if intended for forcing. When the forced. 
T ant ection therewith. W. Sutherland, effect :—Let the operator (in order to have both | f has been ga from a are also 
his hands at liberty) have suspend ore then i in excellent condition to form a plantation in the 
FRUIT HOUSES him ia small watering-pot or paint-can contain- Sos air, Such plants seldom fail to produce 
rong tobacco-water; in this he should fre- | abundant crops duri e tw i 
$ ing dan u t ro succeeding seasons 
a aa NAA birine of Melons te aca saclay well wet his fingers while he continues to | when they opr be trenched into the soil, and be 
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ni thought it svi gpa any special kind as fully crushing the latter at the same time, taking tations, 2. | ieee, Culford, Bury St. Edmunds. 
. Pier of the fa e Melon de ends u upon the treatment | Sare also to injure the leaves as little as possible m m 
p” and the conditions under which it is grown, in the Atlin of this operation, Another per- KITCHEN GARDEN. 
to recommend a certain kind as | 309 with a powerful syringe or garden engine should The continuance of hot and dry weather lege’ 
peculiar merit. I have, in previous follow close upon the heels of the former, and wash off | it extremely difficult to keep up a successio 
I ve tob best | the bruised and tised insects, before they have | young vegetables, and this can oy be done where a 
means of obtaining that desideratum—high flavour— time to recover themselyes. One determined attack | timely and age supply of water is given 
iety.. It is a fact, much to be | Of this sort will be found to be much more | especially, come rapidly to Fcc. My with a eae 
Melons with new n st | effectual, in cleansingjthe trees, than any amount of | bility of a e. Misi from late sown crops. n- 
: ominate over older established kinds on the washings of the trees by the syringe or garden-engine. | tinue to clear and prepare ground as fast as possible 
‘exhibition me and often at the expense of t The fruits of the Peach and the Nectarine should now | for the planting of late te and spring Broccolis, 
result of a careful and impartial test, inned out where required, $ if thi t been | Cauliflowers, &c. Of the latter a good breadth shonld 
s persede | already done. Whether the trees are in pots or planted | be got out as soo n jait It need scarcely be 
s as Scarlet Gem, Bromham Hall, and | °% in in prepared borders, the soil may in some instances | added that all plants now planted must be well 
i e an same | hav hard and firm; and when such is the | attended to as to watering, otherwise they are better 
But Melon judgi questio st let it be loosened or stirred up to the depth of 2 | on the beds until rain comes. a Aii sowi 
now important that the late plants should be got | °F 3 inch a fresh su “gi oul Ge th f Whit aples and Tripoli Onions; if 
elay-—continue, therefore, to clear | °f Some enriching material should be given, togetht | bulbs are in d mand, the d should be 
! ? e for a fresh start at — org mar we doses of weak manure-water, as the well manned sowing fi 
th kriit opportunity. Maintain a good bottom- | PiS e proper time to encourage the trees bY | sowing of early kinds of Cab y also be 
> iberal ‘treatment, especially in cases where they may | made, and a last sowing of Zarly French Horn Carrot 
at of 90°, or thereabouts, for young growing crops, 
d a moist atmosphere ; shade only for an hour or be carrying a heavy crop of fruit. Regulate the should be sown on a sheltered border, for drawing 
o at mid-day ; let a moderate dusting of flo f | growth of the various ys this structure by | during the early spring months. Late-sown 7urnips 
sulphur be thrown over and amongst the foliage about judicious stopping and pinching, and by the same | will require attention, to preserve them the 
means assist in the development and formation of ravages of the Turnip-fly. A dusting during the early 
once a week ; still a lime if any signs of canker 
i Bid Fri sip young specimens. Keep down red-spider by the | morning with fresh slaked lime or soot is the best 
setting or ripening, and be careful not to allow one incessant use of the syringe and a moderately pte preventative. Continue to layer DIEN i in small 
or two fruits on individual plants to take the lead. sanar, ba supply abundance uA aes to the | pots as fast as runners can be obtaine se layered 
“Attend to past directions. Thomas Simpson, of trees carrying crops of fruit. | earlier may, if well rooted, be taken off eas pay in 
| Broomfield. P. Grif Culfor d, Bury St. Edmun ds a sheltered spot for a few days, to strengthen, before 
CucuMBERS.—Now is a good time to sow a few ing i iting pots. Tomatos on 
_ seeds for autumn fruiting. Ie will at this season take HARDY FRUIT GARDEN. to stakes should be well attended to in stopping all 
- from three to ag weeks to secure nice sturdy plants, Notwithstanding the very unfavourable weather of lateral growths, and when . ag tas of fruit is set 
therefore make the necessary preparations by way of | the months of May and June, the fruit crop is now | stop the leading shoots, so rect all the en oe 
"collecting and } preparing the dung and soils, thoroughly found to be in a more satisfactory state than might | of the plant to the maturation i the fruit. W. Cox, 
| cleansing the house in the meantime. No fire-heat is | have been expected, with the exception of the Apple | Madresfield, Malver 
Row required in this department, but in the case of | crop, which is nearly, if not altogether, a failure. On 
_making new beds a nice gentle bottom-heat, eel by maia about this n Peen Pears and Plums are FORESTRY. 
_ means of dung or or tan, sho secured, reful abundance. . Apricots are x agg omg ight crop, In ground which has been apportioned off E 
tag € t of th before platia, rer Sa the vy 1s ie and the s piney be said with winter planting, and in which fences pee necessary 
= plant till the heat is found to be on the wane. | rega ard to Peaches, Nectarines, “Chery es and Figs. As | drains have been marked out, roadways should 
we i to time those plants which have | regards bash fruit, she 22 ies are beie eedingly abun- | now receive attention ; a = track of ready agcess 
maintain a firm | dant and fine. ed and White Currants are plentiful a those of small dinani ny miih curves AE 
‘about the roots. To effect this desideratum | and good, while Black acne are alight crop, an may be best suited amg und, will suffice 
be expelled or kept down by means of | the fruit small. Strawberries are abundant, and the ae rys t in those on a large sed of 100 acres 
or soot-water. Give copious doses of liquid it finer than might hav n expected. gle | upwards in one block, divisions should be marked off 
- atmosph eric moisture in hot weather. Syringe fairly, | wall accorded to them, although some of the finer | feet between for roads in 
_ and close the ventilators about 4 P. M. Applya liberal | dessert sorts are well worthy of such a position ; and | of timber, and otherwise sim the operati 
F of flowers of sulphur about once a week. | at this place during the present season ther e will be during the process of thinning. It is occasionally 
“ay ae a occasionally, and use the knife freely. Con- | few, if any, oar tappen = the ex ception of of a in e of these 
to drain and eart mA plants in pits and frames, | product o squares, to form a ending roadway. e Aves 
and remove the lights a few hours on showery | west, while a roe e riveting fruit farnishel = may be compared to pa streamlet i 
ee ns. W tg “the foliage, and close the | orchard or standard trees will eee chiefly of the = If such be Sata oe position and form is 
: ap about 4 P.M, Beware of greenfly in the points | more pi kinds of culinary varieties. gp ingens easily settled before the space is formed into wood- 
the growths and beneath: the foliage. Let ridge | trained trees of various sorts of Paars, lums and | lands, and should therefore not be left, as is "a 
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7 papers be regularly attended to by way of water- | Cherries an abundant crop of fruit had set, all | times the case, for after consideration. A gen 
Ek hot, dry weather, and pegging-out the growths. | of which has been destroyed by the frost | inspection of soil and subsoil should next be made, 
l Eo e Bodden sea and cold of the last two months. Continue | and a record marked upon the plan of the allotted 
Hovse.—The ventilators in this | to carry out former di irections as reas ae space of any part not suited for the class of trees in- 
b y left open by night stopping or remo superfluous or forerigl tended to dase the p as well as the so 
= if the ap —— tere approaching a | shoots, an or securing to x for which it is best adapted. very large on 
“Blackbird, may be expected from the | wall in some way the necessary yes peta of the talares of Zarr ores Ue kingdom which has 
fathered d the th thrush, tke blackeap, and sundry other shoots, so as to admit increased air and sunshine to | been planted during the century may 
edators, who, if not prevented, will | ri e buds. t attributed rg their being planted over a subsoil uncon- 
_ §peedily diminish the crop of this fruit, as well as | the open air should now be closely nailed in, in order mage to their requirements ; whereas those of older 
t what portion they may leave. If the house | to economise every advantage in the way of increase hich are commonly found healthy and sound 
em structure, and if the = ee -= temperature which the wall may afford, as all this aal "felled, were more ag = b 
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or ventilators have been will be necessary to secure the ripening of the fruit | planted in more favourable situ 
l do Pog. removed altogether, it is advisible to uring the present season. Figs on the o a tree becomes unhealthy, it is sp to blight por 
e and to replace them by Haythorn’s | should also have similar attention, and the, points of | insects ; and amongst hardy trees the ha 
Sd netting, as this admits a free cireni all the shoots should be pinched out before they are | none more punished in this way than the Larch. The 
effectually excludes birds and injurious } nailed or secured to the walls, excepting those of | Ade/ges Laricis is its common enemy in this country, 
ere are several sorts of this f leading shoots. Many out-door fruits are ve and seems to make its attack for two or years 
manufactured, " the sort known as No. 5 appesa a = of ripeness, and should be pro- -| in succession, and then leave for a p ] 
for this ile , or the | tected by nets, or in some meg) way, from the ravages succeeds best on a light loamy soil resting upon clay, 
barter. But whichever sort be f of birds. afi und may now be p red for new | free from stagnation, and not waterlogged. Cut off 
hened by having strong tape | plantations of Strawberries ty y being well manured and tops of Thistles, Docks, and before seed- 
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gin, to receive the tin-tacks by w which f trenched, or at least by being deeply dug. It is ing, in open places in forests ; keep the hoe at work 
usual to layer a sufficiency of runners in 7g pots ts fo r | inall fine weather wherever required. F Webster. 
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