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stock is properly supplied with pot room, and endeavour to provide a 
good supply of plants for blooming in summer and autumn. The 
temperature may now range from 70° to 80°, giving air very sparingly 
during the prevalence of cold winds and shutting up early. Keep the 
atmosphere moist by frequently sprinkling the passages, &c,, and 
syringing the plants gently overhead in the afternoons, giving extra 
a:jtention to such as are known to be liableTo be attacked by red spider. 
Jlardy Fruit .—Attend to the protection of Peach and Apricot trees, 
as before advised; but where no proper covering material is at hand, 
evergreen branches may be used for this purpose. Where this mode 
of covering is adopted, it should be partially removed through the day, 
when the blossoms expand, recovering again at night, if frosty. If 
any work recommended to be done last month at this time remains 
unfinished, it should now be proceeded with immediately. The pruning, 
nailing, and planting of all fruit trees should be brought to a close 
without delay. Top dress all newly planted trees, as well as those in a 
weakly condition. Prune Filbert trees as soon as the blossoms are 
visible; shorten or cut out all small shoots that do not show for fruit. 
Keep the main branches thin and the centre of the trees open, similar 
in form to a goblet. Plant Strawberries, as before advised, and use the 
hoe frequently in dry weather round the plants in the fruiting beds. 
Graft Plums, Cherries, and ether fruit the beginning of the month, and 
head down large Apple and Pear trees intended to be grafted late in 
the season. Give air daily during sunshine to orchard-houses and 
glass cases; but close early if any appearance of frost at night. Syringe 
the trees occasionally in the morning, but be sparing of water on the 
floor of the house, as it is injurious to the blossoms during a low tem¬ 
perature. Forcing Ground .—Give plenty of air to Carrots, Radishes, 
Rhubarb, Peas, and other things under glass. Bring in fresh roots of 
Asparagus and Seakale to follow in succession. Ash-leaf Potatoes 
should be planted in frames early in the month ; earth up those in a 
forward state. Sow Capsicums, Tomatoes, and Egg-plants ; the French 
purple variety of the latter is a very good vegetable. Plant succession 
crops of French Beans, and this is now a good time to plant a warm pit 
to come into use about the time the crops in the forcing houses are 
cleared. Keep up a good heat to those in bearing, and syringe fre¬ 
quently, to check red spider. Attend to the linings of Cucumber and 
Melon frames, by adding fresh stable litter and turning the whole 
together ; a top heat of 70° should be maintained in the beds. Pinch 
out the points of the leading shoots as soon as they begin to spread, and 
keep the rest moderately thin. Stop all the shoots above the show for 
fruit. Earth up the plants as they advance in growth, adding a little 
by degrees, so as not to chill the beds. Water Melons very sparingly, 
plant out those sown last month, as soon as the beds are in a fit state 
to receive the plants. Sow again for succession. Sow Basil and 
Knotted Marjoram on a slight hotbed, to get forward for planting in 
the open ground. Continue to make fresh Mushroom beds, and spawn 
them when the heat of the bed is about 65° or 70°. Keep the house 
more humid as the season advances. Peaches and Nectarines .—Attend 
