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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
: [ August, 
fruit will now be approaching maturity, and will be fine if the foliage has been 
kept clean and healthy. The plants in the borders should now have less water, 
but those in pots or tubs should be well watered when they require it. Give 
abundance of air. Cucumbers and Melons: Attend well to the lining, that the 
plants may have a regular, steady bottom-heat. Keep the shoots from being 
crowded. Water freely when necessary, and give air freely in the forenoon, 
but close up early in the afternoon ; cover the frames at night. 
Hardy Fruit Garden. —The gathering of fruit as it ripens will now require 
constant attention. Continue to stop and thin out all shoots not wanted, and 
keep all wall trees neatly nailed in. Thin the leaves from about the fruit, to 
expose it to the sun. Protect all ripe fruit with hexagon netting. liasjpberry 
canes just out of bearing should be cut away. If not already done, the Straw- 
berry runners layered last month in small pots for forcing next season, should at 
once be shifted into their fruiting-pots ; use a good strong loam and a little rotten 
dung, and press the soil firmly in the pots around the plants. Put a little soot at 
the bottom of the pots to keep out worms. When all are potted they should be set 
in an open, sunny situation, and be well attended to in watering. New planta¬ 
tions should be made at once with the runners layered last month in small pots 
for this purpose. 
Flower Garden. — Plant Houses: These should now be thoroughly cleaned, 
and repaired, and painted if necessary, so as to be in readiness for the plants next 
month. As most of the Soft-wooded Plants, which have been grown on for late 
summer or autumn decoration, will now be in flower, they should be carefully 
looked over every day, and have all decaying flowers and leaves removed as soon 
as possible, and any shoots that may require it tied neatly up. They will need 
liberal supplies of water, and abundance of air. Fuchsias, when well done, are 
very useful for decoration at this season. All Hard-wooded Plants out of doors 
will now be greatly benefited by the night dews. The young plants in pits and 
frames should also have the benefit of them, by removing the lights on fine calm, 
nights. Attend well to the watering, and see that nothing suffers for want of 
it, either in or out-doors. 
Pits and Frames. —The Cinerarias that were potted last month will now be' 
growing freely, and should have plenty of room. Attend well to the watering, 
and give abundance of air during the day, leaving the lights off altogether on 
fine nights. Primulas must be kept rather close and warm, to encourage them to 
grow freely. Zonal Pelargoniums that have been grown out of doors during the 
summer months for autumn decoration, will, in case of bad weather, do very 
well in pots or frames for a few weeks before they are taken into the houses, if 
put in towards the end of the month. They must be kept well supplied with 
water, and should have abundance of air; indeed, as long as the weather con¬ 
tinues fine, the lights should remain off both day and night. 
Out-Doors. —The thorough soaking the Bedding plants got by the thunder 
