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when the blossoms begin to open, it would be well :; 

 devise some protection to valuable kinds of table fruit. 

 This is easily accomplished with those under espalier 

 training. Mats. or. what is better, coarse canvass or 

 bunting, may be hung on the rails in the evening, and 

 removed in due time the next morning. This will, 

 however, only be necessary when frost threatens. The 

 trees, as before observed, should be carefully hand- 

 picked in the end of the month ; taking care to crush 

 the caterpillar, and to dislodge the clustered leaves, 

 If any of the aphides appear, we would advise a good 

 syringing with tobacco water : turee-: v 

 of strong shag tobacco to a gallon of water. 



JUNE. 



In the course of this month the young spray will 

 begin to extend, and now it is that (on the old maxim, 

 •''prevention is before cure"") we would recommend 

 a careful attention to disbudding in due time, We 

 are well aware that this is not commonly practised : 

 this is not however from any objection to the prine: 

 but tew gardeners can rind time for the operation at 

 this busy period. Possessors of little gardens, and 

 the amateur, have in general more time to devote to 

 ] matters, and to such we would specially direct 

 our observations on this head. It is not well to dis- 

 bu:l or totally remove all shoots which may be con- 

 sidered superfluous at this period; such would tend, 



