From John Tucker's. — Wblto Prontlgnac Orapes. 



Veijrtohh's. — Hy A. L. Fplton. — A fine collection. 



From John Aii^piich'o. — CucumberH. 



By Saiiil. Cooper. — Uliiiliarb. 



By Jaiiies Jones. — Asparagus. 



Kroni J. 1). Wliotliam'i*. — MuNlirooms. 



By J. J. HalxTinolil. — Caiilitlowors. 



By Jno. MrLauglilin. — Uhubarb. 



Ti'iK lIi)KTini-i,Ti-R.ti. SociKTV OF MARTf,ANT> held Us third monthly exhibition at tho Hall of tho Maryland 

 Inctitule, on the loth of May. Tlie disjjlay of Hower.s and plant.s wa.s very fine, as also were tho vegetables for 

 the season. More visitors were in attendance than at any previous monthly exhibition, and they seemed to 

 enjoy the beauties of nature with more than common delight. Dr. Edmuudsou exhibited some fine plants, in 

 bloom, and excellent vegetables. 



Mr. Edward Kurtz, some excellent Pelargoniums, Azaleas, and a sprout of tlie Latcrila Azalea, measuring three 

 feet in diameter, half of head white, which, for beauty, was a complete gem ; he also had a collection of Tulips. 



Wm. C. Wilson, Calceolarias, Cinerarias, and Verbenas, Ate, and a fliue blue seedling Verbena, of excellent 

 habit. 



James Penfland, a collection of Calceolarias, Tulips, and Tree Peony. 



Kubert Halliday, a basket of flowers, a bouquet, and a collection of Verbenas, Pelargoniums, Boses, &c. 



Thos. Fairley, six flne Pelargoniums and Verbenas ; also, a fine Anueligia, which deserves credit for the 

 manner it was" got up" for exhibition. 



Will. F. Worthingtou, some fine Victoria Rhubarb. 



Jacob Standemeyer, gr. to Mr. Geo. Brown, four splendid Cauliflowers, Beets, Asparagus, Cabbage, Lettuce, 

 and Cucumbers ; very good for the season. 



Painl. Feast & Sons, Tame Fuchsias, and Cinerarias, cut flowers, and a hand bouquet. 



Loudon Feast, a design for the table. 



Linnoius Feast, a hand bou((uet. 



John Feast, a numerous collection, including some of the rarest new plants in cultivation. 



JoHJJ Feast, ,Sec., H. S. M. 



Cithnbiu of (i3jJcrations. 



JULY. 

 BY WILLIAM SAUNDERS, GERMANTOWN. 



Vegetable Garden. — Keep up a succession of tender, eatable vegetables, by sowing at 

 intervals during the season. Early horn carrot, dwarf beans, turnip-rooted beet, radishes, 

 lettuce, squash, and peas, may yet be sown. In a well-managed garden, a constant supply 

 of young vegetables should be maintained. The chief requirement to insure success, is 

 depth of loosened soil ; unless trenched 18 inches deep, vegetable growth must cease in dry 

 weather. It has been observed, that peas saved from the earliest spring sowings, and sown 

 immediately, will afford a fall crop, exempt from mildew. In sowing seeds during droughts, 

 a stream of water should be first run into the drills ; a much better method of insuring 

 germination than soaking the seeds. 



Succory, for winter salad, should be sown now ; a deep, rich soil is necessary. This 

 valuable esculent only re(iuires to be known to be appreciated. 



The main crops of winter cabbages, savoys, cauliflower, &c., should be planted out ; if the 

 plants are hardy, and have not got drawn and weakly, they will not suffer by removal, 

 especially if the roots are j>uddled before planting. 



Preparation should be in progress for setting out the main crops of celery. This plant 

 requires a deep, moist soil ; the custom of digging out trenches is a very questionable mode 

 of preparation. In doing so, the Viest soil is cast aside, and the plants have nothing but the 

 subsoil, and what manure is applied at the time, to grow in. Manure and trench the ground 

 thoroughly, and plant on the surface ; the roots will then have a depth of good soil to depelid 

 ujion, instead of the watering-pot. The soil required for blanching can be taken from the 

 adjoining surface, and, if taken out to a greater depth than the roots, so much the better, 

 as it will prevent it from rotting by excess of moisture during winter. 



Planting in single rows takes up much ground ; where it is an object to economize space, 

 the plants may be set in a bed, say five feet wide; plant across the bed in rows, 14 inches 

 apart, the plants 6 or 8 inches apart in the row. In hilling up for blanching, the soil is 

 thrown in between the rows. 



Herbs for winter use should be gathered when in flower; just as the flowers begin to fade 

 is said to be the best time for preserving most of their properties. The herbary was a branch 

 of gardening of greater importance formerly than it is in these days of patent medicines 

 To dry them, tie in small bundles, and hang up in an airy shed. 



Loosening the soil among growing crops can hardly be overdone. A broad-tined fork 



