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CALENDAR FOR JULY. 
so that the plants may not be crowded with useless wood, nor 
the fruit be too much shaded from the sun and air. Net, or 
otherwise protect from birds, wasps, and other enemies, all fruit 
as it approaches maturity. Propagate currants and gooseberries 
by taking the half ripened shoots with a heel, and trim off the 
lower leaves for four or five inches, leaving three or four perfect 
eyes and leaves at the top of the cutting. Insert them in rather 
rich sandy compost, in a moist shady spot (a north, or north-east 
border does well), and they will root and form strong plants in a 
short time. Thin out the weak and unnecessary roots from the 
raspberries, and tie those reserved free from the canes in fruit, 
so as to allow the latter the full benefit of light and air. Take 
off and shift the early strawberry runners, and plunge them in a 
sunny place, and water freely in dry weather. Lay more runners 
into pots, if enough are not done already. 
Thin vines of laterals, and also the bunches of superfluous 
berries, if fine grapes are wanted. Keep trees which have been 
moved so lately as not to have reestablished themselves, well 
mulched and watered in dry weather; also wall and other trees 
where necessary, forking over the surface of the ground about 
the roots, and watering thoroughly so as to ensure a good soaking 
to the ground in their neighbourhood. 
Forcing Garden . Continue the previous directions with regard 
to cucumbers and melons. Where the early plants of either are 
cut back to bear again, the plants should have the earth loosened 
about them, and also partially renewed, and they should then be 
strongly excited by the application of heat and moisture, being 
careful to admit air sufficient to prevent the shoots from drawing 
up weak. Shift the succession pine plants before the roots 
become at all matted in the pots, shade and syringe freely, 
allowing plenty of air when the temperature ranges from 85 to 
90 degrees ; withhold water gradually from the ripening fruit. 
The ripening peaches and nectarines must have plenty of air, 
and where the fruit are all gathered, the glass should be taken 
off and the plants fully exposed to the atmosphere. Also expose 
the plants in the vineries as the grapes are gathered, and give air 
freely to such as are ripening, gradually reducing the supply of 
water as well. 
D. M. 
