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give those that have been some time in bearing good 

 soakings of manure water ; sprinkle the floor and heating 

 apparatus occasionally. The conditions of success are 

 to have the materials for making the beds well prepared 

 and sweet — that is, free from rank steam, and the spawn 

 to be put in whilst the heat keeps regular and moderate, 

 and the beds are coated over to keep it so until the spawn 

 is well established. 



Peaches. — Remove all superfluous shoots, and tie in 

 neatly those that are left ; thin the fruit that is swelling 

 off before stoning, leaving more than may be ultimately 

 required, as, in stoning, it is liable to drop off. Syringe 

 the trees daily in fine weather. Where it is intended to 

 force Peaches, Cherries, &c, in pots next season, and 

 gome suitable trees have to be provided, it should be no 

 longer postponed. It is a good plan to pot some maiden 

 plants every year, to succeed any that may become 

 useless. 



Pines. — Give plants swelling their fruit plenty of 

 manure water, and a humid atmosphere. The fruiting- 

 house may range from 80° to 85° during the day, and as near 

 70° as possible at night ; the succession-pits from 75° to 

 80° during day, and 60° to 65° at night. These particulars 

 to be modified by the state of the weather, whether 

 eunny or dull. 



Steawbeeeies. — They require plenty of light and air 

 to set their fruit, when they may be removed without 

 fear of injury to a stove, or any other house or pit pos- 

 sessing a higher temperature. The plants swelling their 

 fruit require a liberal supply of water, and a sprinkling 

 overhead daily. When the fruit begins to change colour 

 the sprinkling to be dispensed with, and the supply of 

 water at the roots to be given sparingly. 



Vines. — If the Grapes are colouring, a free circulation 

 of air, accompanied with a high temperature, will be 

 advantageous. Attention to be given, where fermenting 

 materials have been used for warming the borders, that 

 the heat is not allowed to decline at present under the 

 influence of the March winds. Attend to last week's 

 advice as to tying, disbudding, &c, and proceed with the 

 thinning the fruit in the succession-house as soon as the 

 berries are fairly set. When thinning be as careful as 



