The Garden Under Glass

i88 THE GARDEN UNDER GLASS out and two growths will be retained. By planting two plants beneath each light we thus get four growths, which may be trained towards the four comers of the frame. In the usual course the leading growth should not be stopped until the point is within a foot of the corner of the frame. The laterals that push out will probably show female flowers ; if not they must be pinched, when females are pretty sure to be found on the resulting growths. When the fruit has set the growth should be nipped off about two leaves beyond the fruit. Melons require artificial setting about the middle of the day by putting the pollen of a male flower on a female flower. This should be done each day, for the aim is to get three, four or possibly more melons to run along together. When it is seen that several fruits are growing together the others should be cut off. Syringe twice a day as for cucumber until the fruit shows signs of netting, when a drier atmo-sphere must be maintained. Red spider is a great enemy with melons, but usually a humid atmosphere and forcible syringing will keep this in check. Like cucumbers, a top-dressing will be needed for melons when they have taken well hold of the original soil, and they like also to have a firm soil. The fruit must be freely exposed to sun when ripening. This is the method of culture which I would certainly advise for all those who have only a small amount of glass. Figs Under Glass Although I do not feel that it is within the province of this work to treat of the culture of pineapples and bananas, as so very few people grow them now, yet a few words must be spared for the fig, for where there is a vinery or a peach house there is usually space for a fig. The fig is a gross