The Express.
London, England, 1851-05-10 00:00:00

THJ EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 10, 1851.

FORCINO I)EPAILTSIENT.

riNEßtrs.—The increasing power of the sun's rays will
now tend to raise the temperature of the pine-pit. consi-
derably higher; but care should he taken not to allow it to
get :Owe ix) dig., as the leaves are very liable to be injured
by excess of heat. If it caunot he kept down by a moderate
increase of ventilation, recourse must be had to shading
with thin bunting, which is pm frrablc to ope • g the
sashes too much, and thus causing excessive evaporation
Success in the cultivation of the pine &mild* in a urea
measure upon the avoiditm of sudden changes, which ten t
either to cheek their growth or to cause undue excitement,
and the isonsunuence of which would be to throw the plaint
prematurely into fruit, ut the expense of both size and
quality. Cherries: Where the fruit is rip • g give abund-
ance of air, and maintain a drier atmosphere, hut let the
trees on which the fruit is swelling have plenty of water,
and syringe them freely in line weather, to keep the foliage
awl fruit tree from insects. Strawberries should now be
abundantly supplied with water, or they will change co-
lour before they have attained their full size. Melees:
Keep up the heat in the beds by adding fresh linings as
they require it. If plants on which the fruit is near ripen-
ing are in need of water, give it in the morning, that the
vapour arising from the soil may jaws (lluring the day.
Keep the shoots thin and regular, allowing not more than
three or four fruits to swell on each plant. As it is not ne-
cessary that melon,' Mr preserving should be very large,
those which are intended for this purpose may he left thicker
,uu the plants than those which are grown for table ; for, in
the latter cam., :•ize la uhum.t as much an object as flavour.
Endeavour by all means to ',swerve the foliage of early
plants in a clean and healthy state, that they way produce
a second crop. Frames, in which potatoes have been burred,
should now be prepared fur late ntelon.. Let the soil ho
good, IS or 21 inches deep; and if the frames are not fur-
ni•lied with hot-water pipe., a bottom heat of ell degrees
should be sap plit d by means of lining. or fermenting mate-
rial between tile bem,

motet:ft (1.%1C1 PN ANII out;, IlltElttES.
The newly 'planted falls in the flower garden will require
watchful attention lest any of tit.• plants suffer from drought;
and the watering should be dime in the
early in the afternoon; fur if done late, and there should
happen to be :I frost during the night, they would sutler. I
would still recommit nd the use of evergreen pruning. a,, a
protection against scorching Mt and cold cutting winds.
lite surface of the ground may be lett very rough, to pre-
vent evaporation, until the plants are sufficiently established
Ito admit of the branches being removed; after whirh, if
the ground he dry, it should receive a good watering, and
then, for appearance sake, should be made smooth with a
small rake: or, if this course be nut approved of, it
may be made aunooth at once ; and, to prevent the
escape of moisture, it may be covertil over with a thin layer
of short grass front the lawn, which the extending foliage
will soon conceal. In either case the plants should la: well
watered immediately. After planting, taking care to
moisten the plants thoroughly, WI plants turned out of pots
I an• liable to sutkor much if not well attended to, until they
make new roots into the soil. Many late spring propagated
plants will he better if they remain a little longer in the
frames, as, unless fairly established previous to being planted
mod, they will la. ot :long time before they start into growth
in a satisfactory manner. Where they plants have
been pricked out into frames of soil, attention should be
' paid to lifting them with a sufficient bull of earth and roots,
and also to conveying them to their destination, and plant-
' int; them :is quickly and with us little injury as pssible.
Those frames which have loom emptied will he useful to put
the autumn-struck roses into, from the north wall, where
they have been all the winter. If carefully lilted, mated, and
put into the now empty pits and frames, they will in a new
weeks be ready for planting out perm neatly ; and many of
them will Hower lute in the autumn.

1.1.01115 T W rum,

The late sad ungenial weather has made havoc with
tulips, where our repeated caution to keep them protected
has turn neghtted. find-storm and frost have done their
work, :millally bed* will Ice f I sadly 'outdated. Those,
then, who hare taken the necessary care will hr triumphant
at the forthcoming exhibition+. 'I his sitcom will, we think,
prove to managers the impropriety of fixing the day of chow
toi long bctiirehand, which very often results in disapoint-
mem. The side beds, and where breeder tulips are grown,
should be examined, and any promising buds covered, even
it' with a piece of board, having a hole through it, so that
by introducing a carnation or other stick, it may ha' kept
the requisite height above the flower.—Dahlias in pots
should be kept growing, so that robust, healthy plants may
lie insured when the time comes for planting out. Sec that
the manure is well incorporated in the soil where they are
to be plated.—ltanunculuses are generally looking well ;
kee:i seedlings from too much sun, and quicken their growth
by all available means. Shade acriculas, and us the pips
area,' extract them front the calyx, so that the eIVII may
bane every passible chance of ripening. Stake carnations
and picotees, and keep the surface of both pink and
pansy beds loose and friable.