The Garden Under Glass

A GREENHOUSE CALENDAR 333 that no growths or leaves overshadow them. If on the point of ripening, go over them every day and pick all that part easily from the tree. Never gather or attempt to gather peaches with the thumb and fingers. The whole hånd should envelop the fruit as it would a cricket ball when bowling. A slight pull and an almost imperceptible twist will soon showwhether the fruit is ready for gathering. If all the fruit has been gathered the wood which has fruited may be cut out, which will simplify the winter pruning. Set out strawberries in füll sun at such a distance apart that they do not touch. Pinch all runners off. The leaves of tomatoes may be rather drastically trimmed to let in the sun to unripened fruit. Such plants as are not worth keeping may be cut out—the green fruit will be found useful for pickling. Large fruit neanng ripening may be put on a greenhouse shelf to finish. Melons should be cut when ripe, a sign being when a crack appears near the stalk. They improve by being left for a few days before being used. . Flowers.—Prick off schizanthusesandClarkiassownlas month. Clarkias do not care for root disturbance, so must be treated carefully. Keep them quite cold and exposed in a frame except to rain. Only by this means can sturdy plants be obtained. Prepare a cold frame for cuttings of violas, pentstemons, antirrhinums, calceolanas and marguerites. If, however, there is a desire not to cut the plants about or sufficient cuttings are not available there need be no hesitation in delaying the Work for a mon . This is the month when most of the winter-flowenng plan s which have stood outside during the summer wi e brought into the greenhouse. I must re ei iea ®rs () part of this book devoted to that subject. The plants referred to are zonal, ivy-leaved and scente geraniums, salvias, eupatoriums, perpetual-flowering carna ions an