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FKUIT GARDEN. 
Salsafy. — Sow now, in the same way as 
Scorzonera, thinned to five or six inches in 
the row. 
Savoys may be sown now, if not already 
sown ; plantings may also be made at about 
two feet apart each way, between the plant. 
Scorzonera. — Sow in rows fifteen inches 
between, and thin out to four or five inches. 
Spinach. — Sowings must be made where 
the ground is light, every fortnight ; the open 
spaces between the Peas, Cauliflower, &c. is 
often used for that purpose ; but if plenty of 
ground is at command, it is better to have it 
in rows by itself, fifteen inches between, 
choosing rather shaded places for it in the heat 
of summer ; several kinds of Spinach have 
been recommended and tried, but they are not 
likely to supersede the varieties of Spinacia 
oleracea. 
Tomatoes. — The chief success of these de- 
pends on getting them well forward and un- 
checked, before being planted out against 
a wall, which can be done the end of the 
month. 
Turnips. — This is a good time for making 
a large sowing of Turnips, sowing immediately 
after a shower; thin the advanced crops with 
the hoe, as directed last month, and this will 
require to be repeated. 
Vegetable Marroiv, should be raised in a 
little heat and treated as gourds; they can be 
planted out in a warm and rich place,. 
General Remarks, — In preparing for plarit- 
ing it is common to make the measurement .of 
the distance between the rows, by means of 
two sticks cut to the exact length ; two per- 
sons can plant much more expeditiously 
together than when separate, as one plants 
each end of the rows, and is at. hand to shift 
the line ; when the line is set they commence 
at the outside and meet in the centre. In 
planting, each takes two rows, and puts in the 
plants at right angles ; it is of consequence 
that when the plant is put in, the soil should 
be well broken ; when the ground is fine, 
there is no great need for pricking out, except 
tor forwarding the plants. Most of the crops 
will be benefited by manure water, given in 
showery and dull weather ; and if the weather 
proves dry, the seed-beds should be well 
watered previous to drawing the plants. 
CUCTJMBER AND MELON FRAMES. 
Cucumbers. — The bearing plants will be 
benefited by occasional waterings with liquid 
manure ; keep up the heat by linings, and by 
"shutting in" some of the sun heat at the 
latter end of the afternoon ; from 65 to 70 
degrees is a good medium by day ; give air to 
keep the temperature from getting much above 
this point. Thin out the vines regularly : it 
is never desirable to let them run wild ; do i 
not let the plants bear too many fruit at one 
time, for when this is the case, they become 
overdone, and do not bear at all for some time, 
till they gain fresh vigour. Sow for succession, 
or propagate desirable kinds, by cuttings. 
Melons. — Plant out the principal crops in 
frames, after early potatoes, salading, &c. ; 
and also fill the frames used for protecting the 
half-hardy plants and preparing them for 
planting out in the flower garden ; a very 
little preparation will be sufficient ; put in a 
foot or two of hot dung, and a couple of feet 
of good strong loam made rather highest in 
the centre ; or a heap may be made in the 
centre, and the remainder added at some future 
time. Attend to what is stated at p. 170, in 
respect to training and stopping. Perhaps 
with this little amount of preparation so much 
heat as 70 degrees will not be experienced, 
except during hot days, but enough heat will 
be produced to carry on the plants by the aid 
of sun-heat. 
FRUIT GARDEN. 
It is of the utmost utility to keep every 
space and corner clear of weeds, and open 
and friable, though it is by no means necessary 
or even desirable to have a fine surface. When 
water is given let it be done bounteously, and 
have the soil stirred for the purpose ; an ad- 
vantage accrues from mulching, as the ground 
is not so subject to crack and dry up quickly. 
Apples. — Attend to removing the first signs 
of caterpillar ; thin the fruit, divesting the 
tree of all the small, ill-formed fruits, without 
hesitation. Young trees in particular should 
be carefully disbudded, and if trained, they 
must be tied or nailed in, as the case ma}' be ; 
the strong breast wood should be stopped when 
four or five inches long. 
Apricots. — Disbudding or thinning out the 
young shoots, should novv be strictly attended 
to, so much so as to render winter pruning 
very light indeed. The bud or shoot, at the 
base of the young shoot, with the leader, will 
be generally enough to leave ; if the young 
wood is laid in about five inches between eacli 
shoot, it will do. The fruit must be well 
thinned, but as Apricots do for tarts, it may 
be well to have an eye to that, and regulate 
accordingly. 
Cherries. — Free the trees of all diminutive 
and small fruit, and keep the young shoots 
free from danger, by pruning and nailing them 
in ; for destroying insects, fumigations of 
tobacco, and syringings with tobacco-water, 
and dusting with Scotch snuff, and slaked 
lime after a dewy morning, have each separately 
a good effect. 
Currants can be assisted by thinning the 
young wood moderately. 
Figs. — All superfluous and misplaced young 
