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JULY — FIEST WEEK. 



Leschenattltias. — If they have done blooming, and 

 are pot-bound, to be repotted and placed in a shady 

 place to make their growth. 



STOVE AND 0ECHID-H0USE. 



Give abundance of air to the stove plants at all favour- 

 able times, and abundance of moisture by all means. 

 Examine young specimens that were potted early in the 

 season, and shift at once such as require more pot room. 



Ixoeas. — Encourage the young plants by giving them 

 plenty of air both night and day, to make short, sturdy 

 growth ; and discontinue stopping them for the season. 



FOBCTNG-HOUSES. 



Cheeeies. — When the fruit has been gathered from 

 the trees grown in tubs, or pots, it is advisable to place 

 them in some open, airy quarter, to make their wood for 

 next season's bearing. 



Figs. — G-ive liberal supplies of water to the trees now, 

 throwing up their second crop. A top dressing of old 

 cowdung would now be useful. Pinch out the top buds, 

 if the shoots are growing very long. It should be a 

 practice to manage the trees during the summer that 

 nothing more than a slight thinning out should be wanted 

 at the winter pruning. 



Melons. — G-ive attention to the crops now growing, in 

 thinning out the shoots, stopping, &c. 



Peaches and Uectaeixes. — When all the fruit is 

 gathered, and the wood seems well ripened, it will be 

 best to take the lights quite off, and place them under 

 cover until wanted again. Plenty of air to be given 

 to the trees that are spelling off their fruit. Also, stop 

 in succession many of the strong shoots about the period 

 the last swelling commences. Use the syringe freely 

 over the leaves early in the morning and again in the 

 evening. 



Pixes. — Give abuu dance of air to the fruiting and suc- 

 cession plants, and during dry, hot weather, saturate 

 the paths and every open space with moisture, to prevent 

 the leaves of the plants becoming brown. If such a 

 practice be regularly adopted during hot, bright sunny 

 weather, shading will seldom or never be necessary. 



