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fruit begins to ripen, when syringing must cease, but continue to water freely at 
the root, more especially if they are growing in pots. 
Cherries in pots should be plunged outside as soon as the crop is gathered, or 
taken out of the pots and planted; these will still require attention, as well as 
those intended for forcing next season. Keep them well syringed, and watered in 
dry weather, and clear them from black-fly. 
Pines: Attend to last month’s directions respecting airing, temperature, &c. 
Tie up the fruit to keep them upright when they are swelling off ; maintain a 
moist atmosphere, and give a liberal supply of water at the root. Shift the suc¬ 
cession plants, as they may require pot-room, and shade for a few days after 
potting. Syringe daily in the afternoon, and do not let any of the plants want 
for water at the root. 
Vinei'y: Muscat grapes should be assisted with a little fire-heat except in 
hot weather, so that the night temperature may range from 65° to 70°, and with 
air and moisture it may rise to 90° in the day-time. Late vineries should also 
have a little fire-heat in chilly weather. Keep up the requisite moisture when 
the fruit is set; then go on with the thinning of the fruit, regulating the shoots, 
tying, &c. If mildew makes its appearance, dust with dry sulphur. Keep the 
early houses well aired where the fruit is perfectly ripe. Plunge pot vines or 
otherwise shade the pots from the sun, give them every assistance by mulching, 
and manure-water two or three times a week, but be careful not to give it too 
strong or it may kill the young feeders, and spoil the crop as regards colour. 
Melons ; We may yet experience some chilly weather, therefore do not let 
the heat decline in the beds, but attend well to the linings by turning and add¬ 
ing fresh stable-litter; this will guard them from injury should sudden changes 
in the weather occur; give the plants a good soaking of water, except where the 
fruit is approaching maturity ; air freely, syringe and close the frames early in 
the afternoon ; avoid shading if possible. 
Hardy Fruit: The present is a busy month in this department. Every attention 
should now be given to trained fruit-trees ; wall-trees especially should be gone 
over in time, and the shoots thinned and stopped, to admit air and light among 
the young fruit. Pears^ Plums^ Cherries should be subjected to this treat¬ 
ment. Peaches and Nectarines should be gone over often, and the thinning of the 
fruit and shoots carried on in moderation, bearing in mind to retain sufficient foliage 
to shade the larger branches from the scorching sun ; keep the trees free from fly 
by the means before stated, and dust with sulphur if mildew appears. Use the 
garden-engine to wash the trees in the afternoon of fine days. Give the final 
thinning to Apricots ; thin and nail-in the shoots, and a good soaking of water 
at the root would be beneficial if the weather be dry. Pinch out the points of 
the young shoots of Currants to check green-fly, and look out for caterpillars— 
also on Gooseberries ; hand-picking is the best means of clearing the trees of this 
pest. Finish mulching Strawberries with litter or short grass at once, and water 
in dry weather; plant out the forced plants, as these will produce heavy crops of 
fruit next year. Orchard-houses should have plenty of air and water ; in fact, 
neither can well be over-done at this time of the year, more especially if the trees 
are in pots. —J. Powell, Frogmore. 
VEGETABLES. 
Look through all the spring crops, to ascertain whether they are likely to afford 
such a supply as will suffice or not. It is. to be feared in many instances some 
of the tenderer kinds of vegetables may have missed altogether, either through 
frosts, which, owing to their prevalence, have materially injured many things, or 
by insect pests, which, owing to the very slow growth of the plants, have this 
