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newly-planted fruit-trees, watering abundantly in dry wea- 
ther. Remove from raspberries and strawberries all suck- 
ers and runners that are not wanted. 
Forcing.—Attend to the- cultivation of the melon and 
cucumber frames, regulating the air, heat, moisture, and 
shade, according to the state of the plants; keeping them 
free from insects; thinning and training the vines; also 
renewing the dung-linings when necessary. Continue the 
planting of fresh beds, raising more young plants from 
seeds and cuttings for late crops; the cuttings producing 
less luxuriant but more fruitful plants. Go on with the 
usual culture of the pinery; give abundance of heat and 
water, and try to keep down all sorts of insects. The 
grape-vines and peach-trees will require attention, accord: 
ing to the progress they have made, in regulating the young 
shoots, thinning the fruit, and tying up the shoulders of 
such clusters of grapes as hang loosely, or are of a large 
size. Give frequent washings with the engine to the 
foliage, and a good supply of water to the borders; also 
abundance of air. Plant out basil. Plant pumpkins and 
pickling cucumbers, under hand-glasses, on dung ridges, or 
in those frames that have been used for early vegetables, 
most of which will be cleared off by the third or last 
week. 
Green-house, §c.—Turn out hardy plants about the 
middle, and the more tender at the latter end, of the 
month; retaining a part of the finest and most showy 
plants for the decoration of the green-house during the 
summer and autumn, when the regular inmates are chiefly 
placed abroad in the garden. Sow tender annuals for suc 
cession, potting and shifting those sown at an earlier pe 
riod, and removing them from the frames to the green-house 
or the conservatory as they come into flower. Continue te 
