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water any established crop, apply sufficient to moisten the soil about 

 the roots to a considerable depth. It is in every way preferable to 

 water one crop thoroughly than to half-water half-a-dozen. Crops 

 newly planted do not, of course, require heavy waterings, but a 

 moderate sprinkling, as the plants have but few roots, and these are 

 necessarily near the surface. Peas, cauliflowers, cabbage lettuce, 

 and kales, will all pay for a few liberal soakings ; but the crop to 

 ■which special attention should be directed is that of scarlet -runner 

 beans. These, with a little assistance, will yield a plentiful supply 

 from the time of their coming into bearing until the frost makes 

 an end of them ; and in a season like the present the produce will 

 be found of especial value. They should have, about twice a week, 

 liberal supplies, and they may also be sprinkled overhead occasioaally 

 with immense advantage. To insure the water soaking down to 

 the roots, a small ridge of soil may on each side be formed, about 

 nine inches from the row ; and when time can be spared for sprink- 

 ling them overhead, it should be done in the evening with a water- 

 can, to which a rather coarse rose has been affixed. To procure 

 soft-water is out of the question, but, as far as practicable, the water 

 used should be taken from a tank or butt where it has been fully 

 exposed to the atmosphere for at least a few hours previously. 

 Water drawn from a deep well and used immediately does, as a 

 rule, more harm than good to the crops to which they are applied, 

 excepting for seed-beds or small plants recently put out. The 

 watering-can should be used without the rose, as the surface is not 

 so likely to be beaten down so hard. All watering, especially when 

 the use of the rose is necessary, should be done some time in the 

 evening. 



The most important crops of which seed must be sown in July 

 for successional supplies or otherwise, are as follows : — Long-pod 

 Bean-9, if broad beans are in much request late in the season ; but 

 as the crop sown now is so risky, no sowing should be made unless 

 the circumstances are exceptional, and there is plenty of spare 

 room. Endive and Lettuce for main autumn crops. Two sowings 

 of endive should be made, one at the beginning of the month and 

 the other at the end. The Moss-curled and the Green-curled should 

 be sown both times, with the addition at the last sowing of the 

 Uroad-leaved Batavian. The lettuce should also be sown twice, and 

 at the same time as recommended for the endive, the best sorts for 

 tlie first sowing being the Paris White Cos and the Drumhead 

 Cabbage, and for the last the Brown Bath Cos and the Hammersmith 

 Hardy Cabbage. As both lettuce and endive run to seed before 

 they are half-grown, when transplanted in dry seasons, they should 

 be sown very thinly in drills, where they are to remain, and the 

 plants thinned to the proper distance apart when of a suitable size. 

 The surplus lettuce plants should be removed gradually, in case 

 enails and slugs should attack them whilst small, aud make blanks 

 in the rows. Fms — the best sorts for sowing now are Laxton's 

 yllpha, Sutton's Biiigleader, and Haste's Kentish Invicta. These, if 

 the season is favourable, will produce a few dishes, which will be 

 very acceptable ; bat there is too much risk with peas sown now to 



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