JUNE. 
191 
The fruit on Gooseberry and Currant trees will be much finer and more 
easily gathered if the superfluous young wood be removed. Net 
Cherries lrom birds, and attend to the destruction of insects. 
Greenhouse (Jiard-wooded plants). —Unless the weather be very 
unfavourable, air should be given freely, both by night and by day, 
after the middle of the month. The stronger grown kinds of New Holland 
plants may now be removed to the open ground in an airy situation, 
where there is the shade and shelter of a hedge. The more tender 
kinds of Ericas, also Leschenaultias, Boronias, Chorozemas, and similar 
things, should remain in the house. Shade in hot weather, syringe 
daily, and attend regularly to the stopping and tying out of shoots. 
Shift all plants that require larger pots. All young plants in pits must 
be well attended to in watering, &c. Soft-wooded plants. —Fumigate 
often with tobacco-paper to keep them free from aphis. Give them 
plenty of room and air, tie out neatly, and water freely after they begin 
to fill the pots with roots. 
Hollyhocks. —These should be mulched and then thoroughly watered; 
the latter operation should be continued once or twice in the week, as 
the weather will indicate. 
Kitchen Garden. —Thin young growing crops in time ; make good 
vacancies; hoe deeply and frequently between the crops to keep down 
weeds and insects : water copiously in dry weather newly-planted crops, 
especially Celery, Lettuces, Cauliflowers, Broccoli, &c. Plant Brussels 
Sprouts out early in the month ; they require the whole summer to grow 
to get them fine ; also Savoy and Borecole. Plant out Broccoli of sorts ; 
also Cauliflowers and Lettuces for succession. Plant Celery, also Leek. 
Earth up late crops of Potatoes, sow Peas and French Dwarf Beans; 
sow a good breadth of Turnips ; sow a little Endive for an early crop ; 
sow Radishes, Lettuces, and Spinach for succession. Rod Peas when 
they require it. Look over former directions and see if anything is 
omitted. As soon as Peas and Cauliflowers are in season, the cutting 
of Asparagus should cease, if the cutting be continued too long, it 
weakens it for another year : give the beds a dressing of salt, it is best 
done when the weather is showery. Tomatoes against walls must be 
attended to in nailing, &c. 
Melons. —Give abundance of air on fine days; earth up growing 
crops ; peg out and train the shoots as they advance; do not stop the 
shoots until they reach the sides of the pit or frame : give liberal sup¬ 
plies of tepid water, when the fruit is swelling. The great point to be 
attended to in growing Melons, in order to have finely-flavoured fruit is, 
to keep the foliage in a healthy state until the fruit is ripe. Syringe 
daily the under sides of the leaves, to keep down red spider, and be 
careful to do it without injuring them. See directions in previous 
Calendars. 
Orchard House, —Syringe twice daily, taking care to wet the under 
side of the leaves as well as the top. It is important that this is well 
attended to, otherwise, even though syringed well overhead, the under¬ 
side of the leaves may be devoured with red spider. Attend to the 
thinning of the fruit. Thin and stop shoots, not retaining more than 
is absolutely necessary for another year. Ventilate freely—water 
copiously. 
