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remove all lateral shoots, and if growing in 11-in. pots reduce the crop to five or 
six bunches to each plant. The present is a good time to propagate Vines from 
eyes ; cut them about 11 in. long, place them in small pots, or striking-pans, bud 
upwards , about ^ in. below the surface, and plunge them in a brisk bottom-heat. 
Strawberries: See directions for last month, and place those coming into 
bloom in a situation where they will have the advantage of plenty of air and light; 
water with liquid manure as soon as the fruit is formed ; when at that stage, the 
pots may be placed in a warmer situation. Bring in a succession of plants twice 
through the month. 
Cherries — Plums: Keep a moist atmosphere till the trees are coming into 
bloom. The temperature may be raised 5°, but it must be remembered that 
these fruits will not admit of rapid forcing, and cannot be hurried with any 
degree of safety till the fruit is stoned ; from the time the flowers begin to ex¬ 
pand up to that stage too much air cannot well be given. 
Peaches—Nectarines: As soon as the fruit in the early house is perfectly set, 
and has begun to swell off, use the syringe freely; raise the temperature from 5° 
to 10,° and in like proportion through the day, according to the state of the 
weather ; air freely at all times when the weather is favourable. Keep down 
green-fly by fumigating, and attend to the disbudding ; remove or pinch back all 
strong shoots that are not required to fill space. See previous directions for 
those not so far advanced. 
Figs: If these in pots were started last month, the night temperature should 
be kept about 60°, keeping a moist atmosphere by syringing, &c. The day tem¬ 
perature may range 10° higher during sunshine. Fig-houses, where the trees 
are established, and in a good bearing condition, may now be started, at a tem¬ 
perature of 55°; keep the trees syringed, and well soak the border with liquid 
manure, if at all dry. 
Pines: See previous directions in regard to succession Pines growing in dung- 
pits. Prepare soil, and keep it moderately dry, to be in readiness for shifting the 
plants by the end of the month. Keep up a moist heat in the fruiting-house, 
and a night temperature of about 70°; see that no plants in fruit suffer 
from draught; give air every fine day, and close early in the afternoon. Plants 
starting into fruit at the end of the month may be planted out with advantage 
in ridges on a bed of leaves, which is the best material to form the bed on which 
they are to be planted, as it will ensure a steady bottom-heat for some months. 
Hardy Fruit: We will suppose that during the frosty weather manure was 
got on the quarters occupied with small fruits, and if so, no time should be lost 
ill open weather in getting it forked in about the trees. New plantations of 
Strawberries may now be made, and those growing thickly together should have 
the dead leaves cleared away, the beds cleaned from weeds, and dressed over with 
short rotten manure ; this should be done by the end of the month. 
Pay attention to previous instructions in regard to pruning, nailing, planting, 
&c. Apricots should be pruned and nailed at once, and the covering material 
got in readiness to protect the trees when necessary ; it will be well to bear in 
mind that whatever covering is used for protecting the blossoms from frost, it 
should be so arranged that it may be easily removed in the day-time, otherwise 
more harm than good will be done by covering.—J. Powell, Frogmore. 
VEGETABLES. 
It will be well at this time to go over rows of late Celery , and to remove all 
symptoms of decay, adding at the same time, should the mounds around any be 
thin or shallow, a little more soil, which, whilst it will tend to blanch it the 
