602 THE PRACTICAL GARDENER. [Mar, 



makes its appearance again, at least until the watering be again 

 suspended, while the fruit is ripening. When it makes its 

 appearance only in parts of the house, and not generally, a 

 little sulphur may be ignited under the parts affected; but, as 

 remarked above, this must not be done in a careless manner. 



The green fly will also make its appearance, whether the 

 watering be supplied in sufficient abundance or not; and such 

 as are left, after being once picked over, (such shoots being 

 as well removed, if they can be spared, after being once at- 

 tacked by them) will be readily destroyed by fumigation with 

 tobacco. As prevention is always much better than the best 

 remedy, it will be adviseablc to give the trees a slight fumi- 

 gation twice a week, from the time the first wood-buds break 

 into leaf until all danger of their attacks be over, which gene- 

 rally takes place when the leaves have attained their full size, 

 and are become rather hard and strong, the tips of the shoots 

 then only being subject to these enemies, which can in many 

 cases be cleared by the hand ; or the evil may be remedied by 

 applying a little smoke from a common tobacco-pij^e, blowing 

 it from the bowl close to the shoot infected, or from the fumi- 

 gating bellows. 



When the young fruit has attained the size of full-grown peas, 

 the process of disbudding should be attended to, for which sec 

 T/ic Fruit Garden. No thinning, however, of the fruit need 

 take place this month, at least not until the end of it. Water 

 must not yet be too profusely given to the roots until the fruit 

 has begim to take its first swelling, as it is generally termed 

 by gardeners, and even then, not in so great a quantity as to 

 sour the borders or keep the roots too damp ; for, until the 

 fruit has formed their stones or kernels, any unnecessary sup- 

 ply of moisture would be apt to make them drop off. The 

 borders, if not mulched with rotten dung, should once a week 

 be watered with the draining of the dunghill, or liquid ma- 

 nure ; and this being moderately supplied, in addition to such 

 as falls from the trees in syringing, and from the flues while 

 steaming, will generally be found sufficient, unless near the 

 flues, which should be kept moist. 



