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THE FLORIST AND P0MOL0GIST. 



they have a peed steady bottom heat of about 85°; 

 give them plenty of air and -watei -when necessary. 

 Shift all the young plants that may requiic larger 

 pots, and keep" them steadily growing. Tines.— The. 

 Vir.es in the early-houses must r.ot he rcglrettcl 

 after Hie Grapes are all gathered. Try lo keep the 

 foliage in a healthy state as leng as possible, to that 

 the -\vocd and the" buds nay get properly matured. 

 Pay every necessary attention to crops in the suc- 

 ccssional-houses. See our directions in previous 

 Calendars. Keep fire heat to late-houses -whilst the 

 Vines are in flower. Water the inside herders well 

 when they require it. Peaches and Nectarines.— 

 As the fruit in the early-hcuses will now be ripening 

 ihe atmosphere must he kept diier, and plenty of 

 air should be given both by day and night. Remove 

 or bend town any leaves that shade the fruit, that it 

 may have the benefit of sun and air. In the suc- 

 ccss-ional-heuses keep the atmosphere as moist as 

 you possibly can by well wetting the borders and 

 paths, and by syringing the frees twice daily, other- 

 wise it will he difficult to keep the trees clear of red 

 spider. Attend to the stopping and tying-in the 

 shoo's. Give plenty of air. Figs.— As water has 

 Only been sparingly given whilst the first ciop of 

 fruit was ripening, as soon as they are all gathered 

 the borders should have a thorough good soaking. 

 Give trees in pots and tubs plenty of liquid manure. 

 Syringe the trees two or three times daily to keep 

 down red spider. J'aintain as moist an atmospkerc- 

 as possible. Give plenty of air, especially in the 

 early part of the day. Alter closing in the after- 

 noons, well wet the borders, paths, &c. Thin the 

 young fruit well if you wish those to ripen to be 

 fine. Cherries. — As soon as the fruit is all gathered, 

 the trees should all be removed to some place in the 

 open air v^here they can he properly attended to. 

 Give them some weak liquid manure occasionally. 

 Keep the leaves free of insects, and pinch hack all 

 long shoots. Straicbcrties. — By planting some of the 

 best plants that are free of red spider on a south 

 border, and well watering them, a good crop of 

 autumn fruit can be obtained. Lay in small pots the 

 first runners that can be had for early forcing next 

 season. Cucumhers and Melons. — Pay strict attention 

 to regulating the plants ; keep the shoots from get- 

 ting crowded. Keep up the bottom heat ; give 

 plenty of air and water, and maintain a moist atmo- 

 sphere, except whilst the Melons are in flower. 



Haedt Feuit. 

 The crop of fruit this year is heavy, and, we hear, 

 very general, The thinning of the fruit should be 

 well attended to iu time. Go frequently over the 

 wall trees and well thin the fruit. Peaches, Necta- 

 rines, and Apricots should be attended to without 

 delay. Pinch and disbud all shoots not wanted. 

 Nail or tie-in young shoots as soon as they are suffi- 

 ciently long. Pear trees are oftentimes plagued 

 with caterpillars. Look often over them, and early 

 in the month pinch-off the foreright shoots to within 

 5 or 6 inches of the base. This is better than remov- 

 ing them close off, which causes the other buds to 

 break; when all danger of this is over next month, 

 they can then bo cut clean away. Apricots should 

 be treated in a similar manner, also Apple trees on 

 walls or espaliers. On the attention and manage- 

 ment now given to the trees will, in no small degree, 

 depend the next year's crop. By well thinning the 

 fruit, by pinching-off and disbudding all shoots not 

 wanted, and by keeping the tree perfectly clear of 

 insects, we, with a favourable summer." will get 

 fruit of superior quality, and the trees will he in a 

 condition which will not lead to disappointment next 

 year. Water Strawberries iu dry weather. 



K itch kn Gakden. 

 In consequence of the unfavourable weather the 

 past spring, every attention must now be given to 

 the young crops by timely thinning, weeding, and 

 hoeing, and by well watering in dry weather. Get 

 the first crop of Celery out at once in well manured 

 trenches. Beet, Carrots, Parsnips, Onions, Sa/safy, 

 and Scorzonera should all he finally thinned. Con- 

 tinue to hoe and earth-up Potatoes. Plant Lettuces 



and Caulifloweis. Brvfscis Sprouts, Borecole, and 

 Savoys.— Plant early in the month on rich land. 

 Sow "Lettuces and Paeashes. Sow Turnips. Sow 

 Endive and Spinach. Sow Kidney Peans on a south 

 border. Sow Broad Beans about the middle of the 

 mown for an autumn crop. Sow Peas the first w eek, 

 and again the third, after which they do little good 

 in general sown out of doors; but an excellent plan 

 to get a late crop, is to sow some early variety in 

 pots or boxes about the 2Cth of the month, and 

 plant-out early in July on a south border. Barslcy. — 

 Thin well out. Dust well with lime on dewy morn- 

 ingf ; it will save your seedlings from the attacks of 

 slugs. Keep the hoe continually going, and give no 

 quarter to weeds.— M.S. 



Flotusts' Flowees. 



The Cineraria.— W e will suppope this to he now 

 nearly out of flower, and eonseenrently requires great 

 attention to prepare it for the ensuing season. It 

 should now be placed in a cool situation under a 

 north wall or hecge, and as soon as the wood is 

 properly matured cut down to within 8 inches of the 

 surface of the soil. Stir the surface of the soil 

 slightly, so as not to injure the suckers, then surface 

 with any light compost. Sprinkle frequently, and 

 protect in very wet weather by lights or other cover- 

 ing to carry the water off. As soon as ready, take 

 off cuttings and place them in pots in a shady situa- 

 tion under a hedge or north wall, under lights or 

 hand-glasses, to protect them from the air. As soon 

 as rooted, pot-off and encourage by frequent shift- 

 in gs into larger pots. Sow seeds for early bloom. 

 Pelargoniums.— Ihe plants will require to be care- 

 fully shaded, and air should be freely given day and 

 night, guarding the openings with fine net so as to 

 exclude the bees, or the blooms will he of short 

 duration. Water the plants in the morning and 

 keep the house dry, so tha; hut little moisture may 

 arise at night and during dull weather.. Attend to 

 keeping the plants clean, and use every means to 

 keep the green fly in check. Stake and tie the latc- 

 blooming plants as they advance in growth, and as 

 soon as the early plants have done flowering tkev 

 may be removed to a sheltered situation out of 

 doors. Be sparing with the water, to enable the 

 wood to become nicely matured before cutting- 

 down. — C. Toii>'ER, Slough. 



Roses in Pots. — Surely no one who saw the Poses 

 in po'.s at the exhibitions last month could withhold 

 the wish to cultivate the Pose as a pot plant. And 

 nothing is easier. Begin now with young plants', 

 w : hieh, as they are often purchased from a distance, 

 travel cheapest and safest in small pots. Repot the 

 plants on their arrival, and place them in a warm 

 greenhouse, or on bottom heat out of doors till Sep- 

 tember ; then ripen the wood by the gradual with- 

 drawal of moisture and heat. I am now writing 

 surrounded by plants, many of them 6 feet high, 

 which have been brought to their present state by 

 the treatment above recommended ; they are studded 

 with blossom— all that could be wished for in form, 

 size, and colour, and it would be difficult to say 

 whether their beauty or fragrance is most bewitch- 

 ing. Plants which have done blooming should now 

 have the seed-vessels picked-off ; harden gradually 

 and plunge them out of doors (not too close together)'; 

 cover the surface of the ground with half-decayed 

 manure ; attend to watering and the destruction of 

 green fly till they are taken up and housed in Sep- 

 tember. But there are, or should be, many plants 

 still covered with unexpanded flower-buds, for we 

 cannot dispense with Poses in pots till the middle or 

 end of June ; the garden may already yield a few 

 straggling flowers, hut we can scarcely ever find 

 sufficient variety in the open air till that period. 

 Henceforth, no artificial heat is required for Roses 

 under glaes. A thicker shade than heretofore, and 

 more water are necessary. It is scarcely possible to 

 give too b uch air in warm weather, although in this 

 changeable climate great watchfulness is required in 

 order to regulate the admission of air according to 

 the state of the weather out of doors. The general 

 routine of culture is the same now as in April and 

 May.— Wieham Paue, Waltham Cross, Herts, N. 



