Cherries.--The syringe to be used freely except when in bloom, plenty of
air to be given, and the green fly kept down; shutting up with a little
extra solar heat in the afternoons of bright days.
Figs.--Abundance of syringing and good waterings with liquid manure
may now be given them. Sudden changes in their treatment will cause
the fruit to drop, all the shoots when six or eight inches long to be
stopped to encourage the formation of a second crop.
Melons.--Use strongish maiden loam by itself to grow them. See to the
linings, attend well to setting, and maintain an airy and dry atmosphere
when in blossom. Keep the shoots at all times thin.
Peaches.--Frequent attention to be given in arranging the young shoots,
disbudding and thinning. A knowledge of the state of the border is
necessary, whether retentive or porous, that no serious errors may be
made by withholding a sufficient supply of water, or by giving too much.
The temperature of the early house to be from 55 deg. to 60 deg. by
night, ranging from 75 deg. to 80 deg. by sun heat, and allowing 65 deg.
by artificial heat, on dull days.
Pines.--A day temperature of 75 deg. to 80 deg. to be maintained during
the progress of the fruit to maturity, accompanied by atmospheric
moisture. Succession plants to be supplied with a steady moist heat, and
to be carefully sustained after potting, to induce a healthy action of
the roots. Shading is sometimes necessary during bright sunshine.
Vines.--As the lower parts of the stems are generally close to the
heating apparatus, it is advisable to bind them up with moss or
haybands, neatly clipped, as far as the parching heat extends. The moss
or haybands being damped morning and evening with the syringe, will keep
the bark and stems in a healthy state, and will frequently induce a mass
of roots to be produced there. That by watering occasionally with liquid
manure will contribute to sustain the vigour of the trees.