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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
shifted. When potted they should he kept 
rather close, and slightly shaded for a few 
days; afterwards they should have all the 
light and air possible. Vinery. —After the 
fruit is gathered from the first houses, the 
greatest care must be taken to keep the foliage 
in as green and healthy a state as possible. 
Keep the house containing ripe fruit dry, and 
give abundance of air. Grapes that are 
colouring should have plenty of air; attend 
to later houses, and keep fire heat while in 
bloom. 
KITCHEN GARDEN. 
Thin all crops that require it, and hoe 
deeply among them, leaving the soil light and 
porous. Sow Peas for late crop ; sow Lettuces, 
Radishes, and Spinach for succession; sow 
French Beans and Scarlet Runners; sow 
Endive, Turnips, and Coleworts. Plant out 
Celery in well-prepared trenches; plant 
Leeks; plant out Broccoli of sorts, Brussels 
Sprouts, Savoys, &c. If ground be limited, 
Brussels Sprouts and Borecoles may be planted 
between the rows of early Ash-leaved Kidney 
Potatoes, and the sooner they are planted the 
better. Plant Cauliflowers and Lettuces for 
succession. 
FRUIT GARDEN. 
Hardy Fruit. —Thin and nail-in the shoots 
of Peaches and Nectarines, leaving as little 
wood to be removed at the winter pruning as 
possible. Thin the fruit to about 1 foot apart 
in a general way; but on strong vigorous- 
growing trees they maybe left much thicker, 
whilst on weak-growing trees they should be 
left much farther apart. By this means the 
weak-growing trees will have a chance to 
make stronger wood, and the luxuriance of the 
more vigorous-growing trees will be checked. 
Thin the fruit of Apricots, and stop and thin 
shoots. Net Cherries from birds. If any 
caterpillars appear on the Gooseberry bushes, 
dust them with white hellebore immediately; 
this will effectually stop them. Thin the 
shoots of Figs, and do not on any account 
either stop or lay in the shoots that are left. 
Secure the young shoots of grafts. Orchard- 
house. —Go frequently over the trees to thin 
and stop the shoots; do not on any account 
retain too much, it is a very frequent and a 
very great mistake to do so. Thin finally all 
the fruit; and here also I would caution not 
letting too .many fruit remain on the trees. 
Give °air freely, and water liberally with 
liquid manure. Syringe daily, to keep dpwn 
red spider. Strawberries. —In order to have 
good plants for early forcing next season, 
runners should be layered in small-sized pots 
as soon as possible: one, or at most two in a 
pot, is quite sufficient. 
FLOWER GARDEN. 
In dry weather water all newly-planted 
flowers: this should be done towards night 
and effectively, rather than too often. Arrange 
and fix with pegs in the proper places the 
shoots of Verbenas, Petunias, &c. Attend to 
stirring of the soil amongst Pelargoniums, 
Calceolarias, &e. Plant annuals, and sow for 
autumn bloom. Stake perennial and other 
tall-growing plants as they advance in 
growth. Cold Frames .—Though the plants 
which have occupied these during the winter 
and spring will now be all planted out, they 
should not be empty one single day. They 
can be turned to a variety of purposes ; either 
to grow tender annuals, or Melons and Cucum¬ 
bers, or softwooded greenhouse plants. Roses. 
—The check vegetation has received during 
the last month has been so favourable for the 
increase of the aphides and Rose maggots, 
that more than ordinary vigilance must be 
exercised to keep them in check. So soon as 
the blossom-buds are formed, liquid manure 
will be found very advantageous in increasing 
the size of the blossom. 
florists’ flowers. 
Auriculas. —By no means allow these plants 
to become saturated with too much rain. 
Follow generally the treatment recommended 
last month. Carnations and Ficotees. —The 
staking of these having been by this time 
completed, keep the plants clean of all dead 
foliage, as well as aphides. Remove the sur¬ 
face of the soil, should it become sour, and 
top-dress both pots and beds with good rich 
soil. It will be of advantage to turn the pots 
round occasionally. The pots must not be 
stood on the ground, but be kept well drained 
by being placed on strips of slate or wood. 
Dahlias. —These having been grown into good 
plants as previously recommended, should 
now be planted out, choosing a fine day when 
the soil is tolerably dry. Use a little fine 
rich soil for planting them in, after turning 
in a few spits of rotten manure underneath 
the spot marked out for planting them out. 
The distance from each plant should be from 
4 to 5 feet, according to the nature of the soil. 
If it be rich and deep, the Dahlia grows to a 
much larger size than it does in a poor or 
very stiff soil. Stake them securely as they 
are planted. Hollyhocks. —Stake and securely 
tie the spikes as they start for bloom. If dry 
weather sets in, keep them well watered after 
mulching — i. e., placing some half-rotten 
manure round each plant. Pansies .—Propa¬ 
gating should now have especial attention. 
Healthy cuttings strike readily in a shady 
border. Procure seed as often as it can be 
gathered in a ripe state. Pinks. —This month 
is the month for Pinks. Both blooming and 
propagating must have good attention, and 
both are perfectly easy if set about in a proper 
manner, and at the proper time. Tulips .—- 
Collections growing in some localities will be 
ready for lifting by the latter part of this 
month. The bloom has been short-lived when 
not protected from an early time. Many beds 
have been failures this season, others have 
been altogether fine. 
