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begin to water more sparingly, as too much 

 moisture at that time will deteriorate the flavour ; 

 and also as the heat of the summer declines, so 

 must the air and waterings decline in proportion. 



When the fruit has advanced to a large size, it 

 is frequently necessary, in order to keep them 

 upright, to place sticks to support them ; and 

 sometimes, to encourage the growth of the fruit, 

 the suckers at the bottom, where they have ad- 

 vanced to a tolerable size for planting, say eight 

 inches or more, may be removed, (prepared and 

 planted as before directed,) as these large suckers 

 take away much of the strength of the plants, 

 and 'thereby deprive the fruit of that support 

 which, when removed, it will receive ; but the 

 small suckers may remain till the fruit is ripe, 

 and be treated according to the instructions in 

 the third paragraph. 



As the fruit advances to maturity, and which 

 for the most part is from June till October, care 

 should be taken to watch their ripening, which 

 may be discovered by their changing colour, 

 most sorts turning yellow. Then they should be 

 cut, otherwise, by remaining after they have 



