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THE GARDENERS AKD NATURALISTS CALENDAR FOR JULY. 
frequently sprinMing the floors and walls of the house, 
but avoid syringing the fruit. Guard carefully against 
insects, and also against the mildew, which is eommit- 
ing sad havoc in some places. Proceed with the 
thinning of late houses, and recollect that a moderate 
crop well ripened is preferable to a large crop of indif- 
ferent quality. J. S. 
Fiffs. — Give a liberal supply of water to trees 
swelling their second crop of fruit ; use the syringe 
freely ; and maintain a moist atmosphere by well wet- 
ting the path- ways, and give air early in the day, and 
freely ; shutting up rather warm. See that the shoots 
do not become crowded. "Whore fruit is ripening, 
water, as previously advised, must be withheld. Direc- 
tions given in former calendars must be attended to. 
Peaches. — Having, in cm' last, called attention to the 
necessity of well ripening the wood; and having shown 
that this depended entirely on the healthiness of the 
leaves, and on their duly, and properly performing their- 
fimctions, we now direct attention to a practice, which 
was formerly thought essential to the well ripening of 
the wood — namely, that of exposing the trees, by taking 
the lights off the house. We cannot conceive what 
put this idea into the heads of oui' forefathers, but most 
assru'edly a worse plan they could not have adopted. 
We never remove a light so long as the loaves are able 
to operate — but wo give air at night, as well as by day. 
By this plan, and by keeping the leaves healthy as 
long as possible, we have always had Avell-ripened wood. 
Where late crops of fruit are swelling, water must 
be supplied liberally — and where fruit is ripening, it 
should be withheld, and air given early in the morning. 
Pay attention to previous dir-ections. 
Sti-awberries. — The quantity of plants reqiured for 
forcing next season, should now without delay be laid 
in small sized pots. One plant in a pot is quite snifi- 
cient ; when two or more are put into a single pot, the 
cro-WTis never get so tine, and well formed in consequence 
of the crowded state of the foliage. Those laid last 
month will now be fit for potting. M. S. 
Cucumber Souse. — In very hot weather attend 
strictly to shading early in the forenoon, and remove it 
early in the afternoon. Apply the syringe fi-eely eai-ly in 
the afternoon, and shut up soon ; that will be a great 
check against insects. If red spider make its appear- 
ance, thin the leaves out to the utmost limit, then, early 
in the morning, sprinkle the underside of the leaves with 
a fine syringe, and dust over with sulphur. If the plants 
are otherwise in good health, there will be no fear of 
their scalding, if they are shaded from the mid-day sun, 
and this, with a high, moist, day temperatui-e, will soon 
disperse the spider. If the nights should be cold, 
slight fii-es, occasionally, will greatly benefit the plants, 
and prevent the ravages of the mildew. Look careftilly 
after young plants, that are growing, to take the place 
of any that may be past beai'ing fruit. 
Duiiff Beds. — Although the season has advanced so 
far, the beds must continue to receive attention. The 
linings must be kept well made up, and to keep down 
wood-lice, must be occasionally watered, to prevent 
their becoming too dry. Keep the plants thin of wood 
and foliage, and they will continue in a thriving state 
to the end of the season. 
Ridge Cucumhers. — The glasses may now be placed 
upon inverted pots, and the shoots pegged out regularly, 
so as to give them all the light possible. Let them ramble 
freely without stopping. If precaution has been taken 
to sow a row of Scarlet-runners on the south side of the 
ridge, it will be found of great service in strong windy 
weather, also in very hot weather. 
3Ielons. — Look to the young plants, see that they 
do not suffer for want of water in the early stage of 
their growth, pinch out all supei-fluous shoots, and re- 
move all male blossoms. Earth up late crops with 
stiff loam, and press it firmly down. The plants that 
are swelling theii- fruit must have strict attention, and 
see that each plant has its proportion of fruit to mature ; 
better to have a moderate crop well ripened, than at- 
tempt a large crop, and fail, which is too frequently the 
case. Where fruit is ripening, keep the inside of the 
pit or frame perfectly dry, and if any sign of splitting 
appears, give abundance of air night and day. W. T. 
FRUIT-GARDEN.— OUT-DOOR DEPART- 
MENT. 
Apricot, Peach, and Nectarine. — Should the weather 
prove dry when the fi-uit of the former is sweUing, 
give the trees a good soaking with water, and immedi- 
ately mulch them thickly. If this is done properly, it 
will prevent evaporation, so that frequent waterings 
may be dispensed with. The Peach and Nectarine are 
very subject to the attacks of rod spider dui-ing dry 
weather, particidarly weak and unhealthy trees ; where 
this is the case, wash them with water in which 
some flower of sulphur is held in suspension. Drought 
at the roots is one of the sources of this evil, which of 
course is to be remedied by the means recommended 
above. Continue to lay in the shoots, so as to allow every 
part of the trees the benefit of the sun, ail', and rain. 
Fig. — There ai-e few fruit trees that require more at- 
tention in stopping, during the early part of the growing 
season, than this, and yet there ai'e few trees give less 
general trouble. I believe the want of success in grow- 
ing this fruit, arises from an over-careful attention to 
what is called neat training, which is, laying in every 
branch close to the w.ill; whereas, if the side and 
foreright shoots were allowed to grow a foot or eighteen 
inches from the wall, a sure crop would be the result. 
Gooseherrij and Currant. — Stop and thin the shoots 
of espaliers, and those growing against walls ; this 
is especially necessary, and even those growing in 
plantations would be greatly benefited by having thefr 
shoots thinned. Mat those that require to be retarded 
for late use, before the fruit is quite ripe. 
Pear. — If the fruit is found to have set very thickly 
on the choice sorts, either those against the wall or 
espaliers, they should be thinned at once. One dozen 
fine large fruit, is of more value than three dozen 
small, as they are superior both in flavoiu' and beauty ; 
but, although knowing this, it is with difficulty we can 
bring our minds to have the courage to thin the fruit 
sufficiently. Tying and nailing the principal shoots 
must he strictly attended to, as they are easQy broken 
by the winds while in a young state. In stopping the 
side shoots, the opposite extreme of allowing them to 
grow two feet long, ere they have their summer pruning, 
must be guarded against, for, if they are stopped very 
closely after the first stopping, it wiU probably cause some 
of the dormant buds at the base of the shoot to break. 
Plum and Cherry. — Should insects stiH infest the 
trees, means must be used to ^et rid of them before the 
fruit ripens. The latter must not be washed with any- 
thing offensive in the water, otherwise than by dipping 
the shoots in' o it, untU the fruit is gathered. Should the 
fruit of the large sorts have set too thickly, it will he 
necessary to thin them. Those taken off wiU do for tarts. 
Paspherry. — Thin the young canes to fi-om four to six 
to each stool, and keep them secured to the stakes, so 
that they may not be injured by wind. It is a much 
better plan to grow them in j'ows, and tie them to espalier 
rails, than to have them in single stools ; for, by the 
latter plan, it is almost impossible to secure the young 
canes, without gi-eatly interfering with the fruiting 
canes, whereas, by the former mode, they may be so 
regulated in the row as to allow the full admission of 
light and air to the fruit, and to allow of theii' being 
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