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and aim at getting the young plants strong and well-established before 
winter. Greenhouse .—Any of the specimens which require more pot- 
room should be attended to as early as possible, and fresh-poUed plants 
must be very carefully supplied with water at the root, and tender- 
rooted things should be kept in a rather moist shady situation until 
they appear to have got hold of the fresh soil. Strong growing things, 
which may already have made a fair growth, should be freely exposed 
to air, and many of them will do better against a north wall than under 
glass, but they must be protected from getting their balls saturated by 
heavy rains, either by being laid on their sides or by some other means. 
Examine all plants liable to mildew frequently, and apply sulphur on 
the first appearance of this pest. Also watch Chorozemas, Pimeleas, 
&c., for spider, and give the foliage a good washing with the engine 
occasionally, and see that the whole stock is free from all kinds of 
insects. Such things as the Erica Cavendishi, E. depressa, E. elegans, 
&c., &c., bloom but sparingly, unless their young wood is well- 
matured in autumn, and such should, as soon as they have made 
sufficient growth, be placed out of doors and freely exposed to the sun ; 
but this should be done gradually, and the pots should be shaded on hot 
days. Stove. —Ixoras, which have bloomed, and which it may be 
desirable to increase in size as fast as possible, should be cut back, 
re-potted if necessary, thoroughly cleaned, tied out, and placed in the 
warmest end of the house. These, if properly attended to, will make a 
fine growth before winter. Attend to re-potting all young growing 
stock, as may be necessary, keeping it well supplied with water at the 
root, and the whole of the plants free from insects. Be careful to main¬ 
tain plenty of moisture in the atmosphere, and give air freely on fine 
days, but not so as to cause drying currents to pass through among 
growing plants. Attend carefully to plants for winter blooming, and do 
not allow these to be placed in an unfavourable situation for the sake of 
plants which are more showy at present. 
Hardy Fruit .—Proceed with the thinning and nailing in' the young 
shoots of all wall trees, if any remain unfinished. Peaches in particular 
should now be kept closely nailed in, to get the wood ripened, and to 
give the fruit every advantage of air and light. Remove a portion of 
the leaves from the fruit where it is too much shaded, and at the 
same time remove any nails that are likely to come in contact with the 
fruit. If the weather is hot and dry before the crop ripens, give the 
borders a good watering. Wash the trees occasionally in dry weather, 
and trap earwigs at their first appearance ; perhaps the easiest way to 
rid the trees of them is to place short pieces of Bean stalks or other 
hollow stems in different parts of the trees, and look them over every 
other day, blowing the contents into a bottle, and replacing the tubes as 
before. Protect all ripe fruit intended for use late in the season with 
nets or canvas, and mat up Currants and Gooseberries for late use. 
As soon as the crop of Strawberries is gathered, go over the beds and 
cut away all runners ; fork the soil about the plants, to encourage them 
to make a good growth before the growing season is past. Layer 
runners for new plantations; plant as soon as they are rooted. Thin 
