JUNE. 



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ARTICHOKES. 



When you cut artichokes for use, cut the stem close 

 fo the ground, else it will impoverish the root; all this 

 month artichokes will be fit for use. 



GENERAL REMARKS. 

 All your crops wiU require attention to weeding ; 

 and to watering in dry weather. New planted crops 

 will want to be shaded from the sun in dry hot wea* 

 ther, particular!}^ from eight to five o'clock. Gather 

 seeds of different kinds as they ripen — do this in dry 

 weather. Gather herbs also in dry weather, when 

 they are in full bloom. Roll your grass and gravel 

 walks once a week at least, if you wish to have them 

 neat. Clear ojff the old rubbish of spring crops that 

 are done bearing, and prepare the ground to receive 

 fresh crops. 



ESPALIER FRUIT TREES. 



Direitions at large were given last month for prun- 

 ing and training espalier and standard apples, pears, 

 plums, cherries, nectarines, peaches and apricots; 

 if this work was then neglected, it must be done early 

 this month, and thin the fruit that grows too close, 



FLYES. 



Directions*were given last month for dressing vines, 

 which see. Continue to train and tie up shoots in 

 the vineyard, and elsewhere, to the trellises — prune 

 ofi* weak straggling shoots, and train the shoots that 

 have fruit, so r.s to have an equal share of sun and air. 



BUDDING OR INOCULATING. 



The method is as follows : — Upon the steck which 

 you want to bud, make an incision as" deep as the 

 bark, in the form of a T (two inches long) raise the 

 ^ .rk of each side of the perpendicular incision, with 



