254 HORTICULTURAL CALENDAR. 
ARTICLE IV. 
HORTICULTURAL CALENDAR FOR JUNE. 
FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 
Summer Pruning ,—Peach and Nectarine trees, about the middle, 
will require all fore-right and ili-placed shoots rubbing off. Leave, 
however, a sufficient supply for bearing next year. About the end, 
thin the fruit where it grows in thick clusters. 
Apricots .—-Thin the fruit as recommended for peaches and necta¬ 
rines, only apricots will require examining by the middle of the 
month. 
Peach Trees in houses, now ripening their fruit, must have a deal 
of air, and be kept perfectly dry; hang nets underneath the trees to 
prevent the fruit falling to the ground. 
Cherry Trees in houses should now be exposed to the air as much 
as convenient. 
Vines in Pots , brought into the vinery in the beginning, will ripen 
their fruit the beginning of August. Those now introduced on the 
rafters will ripen their fruit by the end of October. 
VEGETABLE DEPARTMENT. 
Cucumbers .—Sow in the natural ground for pickling. 
Cabbages .—Prick out those sown last month, and sow a little 
more seed for autumn coleworts. 
Carrots and Parsnips require thinning, the former to six inches, 
and the latter to ten inches apart. Be very careful that the beds are 
kept free from weeds, to give the plants all possible light and air, or 
they will be short and spindley. 
Celery.— -About the end, make the trenches about five feet apart, 
one foot wide, and one foot deep ; in these lay from four to six inches 
thickness of well rotted dung, and on the top of this, about two or 
three inches of good rich mould; in this place the young plants six 
inches apart. If the soil at the bottom of the trench be not very 
good, which is seldom the case, it is always preferable to cover the 
dung with some of the good soil taken out from near the surface. If 
the weather be dry, give a good supply of water every evening, with 
a rose watering-pot. 
Broccoli .—Take advantage of dripping weather to plant out a 
moderate crop, two feet and a half apart; sow a little more seed, and 
prick out those sown last month. The soil suitable for them should 
be rather rich. 
