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ing, air-giving, &c. ; see they have a good bottom-heat, otherwise the fruit will 
not set. Plant out for late crops. 
The coverings used for the protection of the fruit-tree blossoms should all be 
removed as soon as the fruit is considered safe from injury by frosts. With the 
exception of Apples , all other fruits promise to be good crops here. The dis¬ 
budding of fruit trees must now be well attended to; it should be done gradually 
by going over the trees at intervals of a few days ; by following it well for a few 
weeks at this season, very little winter pruning will be necessary. Wherever 
Apricots , Peaches , and Nectarines have set as well as they have here, two- thirds 
of the fruit should be removed at once and the remainder thinned at intervals. 
All over-luxuriant and leading shoots, except they are wanted to fill up blanks, 
should be stopped or entirely removed ; after the trees are disbudded give them 
a few good syringings with the garden engine, to cleanse them from filth and 
insects. If the weather be dry, new r ly planted fruit trees should be well watered. 
Strawberries will be much benefited by copious waterings. 
Many of the finer kinds of Hard-wooded Plants will now be in bloom, and will 
make a grand display, to prolong which it will be necessary to shade in hot 
weather; keep the house cool by giving all the air possible, at the same time 
guarding against cold cutting winds. Very great attention should now be paid 
to the watering of plants ; it is generally a difficult matter to get beginners to do 
this properly; they rarely give sufficient water at this season to go through the 
entire ball; see that this is properly done. Most of the young plants that were potted 
early will be now beginning to grow freely, and should be trained in the form 
decided on, the fewer stakes required for this purpose the better; almost daily 
attention will be required in stopping and tying the shoots. Young growing 
specimen plants do best in pits at this season ; they should have abundance of 
air in fine weather, the lights should be kept on during heavy rains; they should 
be shaded from the hot sun, and on fine afternoons the plants will be benefited 
by a slight syringing over head. Pick off the seed vessels from all plants done 
blooming. Attend to the shifting, stopping, and training of all Soft-wooded plants 
for autumn blooming. Shift Fuchsias as they require it, and attend to the 
stopping of the shoots, the tying and training of the plants. Continue the 
training of Pelargoniums , and give each plant as much room as possible ; young 
Pelargoniums intended for autumn flowering must now be attended to. As soon 
as they are fit to handle, prick, or pot off Cineraria, Primulas , Balsams, 
Cockscombs , Cyclamens , &c. 
Propagate spring-flowering plants such as the species of Alyssum , Iberis , 
Arabis , Orobus , Wallflower, &c. At the beginning of the month plant rooted 
runners of Neapolitan , Russian , and Tree Violets in beds, previously prepared, at 
about ten inches apart. Begin planting Calceolarias about the second week, and 
other plants that will not be likely to suffer. Get as many of these things out as 
early as possible, so as not to have it all to do at the end of the month ; generally, 
