The Garden Under Glass

A GREENHOUSE CALENDAR 325 or grown under glass. Stand salvias, scented geraniums, ivy-leaved and zonals, on a bed of ashes in the open. Gct primulas and cyclamen into a cold frame and shade from bright sunshine. Stake camations now growing in pots outside. Brugmansia will now be flowering well and will benefit by a dressing of Clay’s fertiliser. If the weather be warm it will be possible to let the fire out entirely, but if the nights are cold this cannot be advised. Dunng the next month or two is usually a good time to get in a fresh supply of fuel. Red-spider is likely to abound dunng hot weather, and a sharp look-out should be kept for it. Syringing with Spidacide is undoubtedly the best remedy. July Fruit.—Peaches will very shortly be ripening now, but before this happy event proceeds veiy far the growths which are to be retained should be tied in, sub-Iaterals should be pinched out and the whole of the trees synnged very forcibly, first of all with clear water to break the webs of any lurking red-spider, and a day later with the insecti-cide known as Spidacide. This should keep them pretty clear of this insidious pest until the fruit is all gat ere . Syringing must now be stopped on all those trees w c are colouring, and plenty of air should be given. ere ants have been found troublesome on previous occasions grease bands should be tied round the stems of the trees , the haunts of these little depredators should be looked for and boiling water poured down. Grapes should be ripening or ripe about this time, and this will mean that a dner atmosphere must be maintained and air left on the top o the house at night. If any of the berries show a disposition to split, the water tanks should be covered up and c ean, dry straw laid over the border. As far as possible, a