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the final thinning of Peaches, Nectarmes, and Apricots, of course leaving 
the heaviest crop on. the vigorous trees and strongest branches. As a 
general rule, no two fruit should be left together... Plums of the large 
kinds, as well as the finer sorts of Pears, should also be thinned if the 
crop)is too heavy.. .Young Peach and Apricot trees, when making over 
yigorous leaders, should. have, the points of the shoots shortened, to 
encourage them to make other shoots less vigorous, and of a. fruitful 
character ; this will obviate the necessity. of shortening them back at 
the winter pruning. Strawberries. will, require frequent waterings 
during hot and dry weather should it happen to set in at the time the 
fruit is ripening. Place netting over the plants, to protect the fruit 
from birds, which will also be very beneficial in partially shading the 
fruit. from. the scorching sun. Layer the runners intended for pot 
culture, as well as those required for making new. plantations. All 
spare runners. may be cut away, and keep the. plants free from weeds. 
Thin and stop:the shoots, of Figs as soon as they have made a growth 
of about six inches, and remove all. useless growth from Vines. Keep 
the fruit close. to ‘the wall, and shaded by the foliage from the sun. 
Peaches and Nectarines-—As soon as the crop is cleared in the early 
house, go over the trees and remove all useless shoots, such as is not 
required for fruiting next year... Give the trees a good syringing, and 
water the borders.if necessary ;,and if the trees are weakened through 
oyer cropping or from other.causes, a good soaking of manure water 
would be very beneficial—on the other hand, if the trees are making 
strong growth withhold water altogether. Give a good supply of air; 
and if the weather is fine at the end of the month, the sashes may be 
removed altogether, to assist In ripening the wood. © Let the fruit in 
the succession house, if approaching maturity, be fully exposed to the 
sun by turning aside the leaves and keeping the shoots thinned and 
tied in; a dry warm atmosphere, with plenty of air, is necessary at 
this stage of their growth. Pines.—See that the heat in the tan beds 
is not too strong, especially where the succession plants are growing, 
as. the plants will now be rooting freely, and burning the tips of their 
roots at this season will cause aserious injury of which they will not soon 
recover. , Shift succession plants as soon as their pots are filled with roots, 
and in so doing the old ball should not be reduced. All plants intended 
for fruiting early next season ought, now to be shifted mto their fruiting 
pots or planted out on ridges; also pot suckers taken from old stools 
for succession. Water freely, and keep a moist heat where the fruit 
is swelling, and plenty of air to those starting into fruit. _ Cucumbers.— 
It is not unlikely that owing to the wet and-cold that prevailed through 
the greater part of last month that x2dge Cucumbers will fail—judging 
from what we have seen, the chances of a crop are far from favourable ; 
they are now much diseased and making but little progress. There- 
fore, it is necessary that every attention should be given to those under 
glass; the linings should be turned and renewed, so that the heat does 
not decline, and those plants that have been in bearing since the spring 
should be thinned, and a little leaf-mould scattered over the old shoots, 
which. will encourage them to root, and with attention to the 
linings they will produce a plentiful supply by-and-bye. Kitchen 
