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should be given, especially to newly-raised plants, the roots of which are yet 

 shallow. If the leaves are used, they must not be thinned too much. 



xo6'2. HJmharb roots may yet be divided and planted four feet apart ; it is a 

 good practice also to sow the seed, which may be done at this time. Sow 

 broadcast, and leave the plants till the following spring, so as to judge of the 

 earliest, so that thinning is unnecessary till this is ascertained. Roots for 

 forcing may be raised thus in abundance. 



1063. horseradish. — Pinch out the tops where running to seed, and use the 

 hoe freely all the season through — it will require little other attention the rest 

 of the season, 



1064. Beans may still be sown ; about the end of this month some will be in 

 full bloom ; pinch out the tops of such, to hasten the setting of the flowers. 



1065. Celery. — Prick out that sown in March, giving six inches' distance from 

 plant to plant : in order that they may get strong, let plenty of good rotten 

 manure be worked into the soil. An excellent plan is to cover a hard surface 

 with four inches of rotten dung, over this three inches of soil, which having 

 trodden and raked even, prick out the young plants the same distance apart, 

 and water plentifully ; they will form a mass of fibres, and may be cut out with 

 a trowel for planting in the trenches, A little shade will benefit them in sunny 

 weather. 



1066. Cardoons may be treated in a similar manner ; but may yet be sown — 

 they will grow large enough for every purpose : there is no advantage in having 

 them over large. 



1067. French Beans. — These may be sown plentifully this month ; they will 

 be found exceedingly useful, as they follow the main crops of peas, and are 

 both delicate and wholesome. Sow in drills three inches deep and three feet 

 apart. Earth-up those that have made a pair of rough leaves, after thinning 

 to four or five inches. These should have no manure, as that is likely to make 

 them run all to haulm. 



1068. Runner Beans may be sown this month : being of a climbing habit 

 and very quick growth, they must have plenty of room. Sow in rows seven feet 

 apart, or sow 10 or 12 feet fi'om row to row, which will allow of planting ridge 

 cucumbers between : drill them in four or six inches deep, or dib them in clusters 

 or circles, of five or six beans in each cluster ; these being six feet apart, they 

 may be grown with fewer sticks, and look more natural. The Giant White, 

 the Case-knife, and other varieties, have all the same habit ; but that most 

 usually grown is the Scarlet Runner, which is, I believe, unsurpassed either 

 for flavour or productiveness. 



1069. Nasturtions are often grown as salad, and also for the seeds, which in 

 the young state are useful for pickling. Sow in drills, the same as peas ; or 

 they are ornamental as covering for rustic fences, hurdles, &c, 



1070. Peas. — To sow now, use such sorts as Knight's Dwarf and Tall Marrows, 

 Mammoth, or British Queen, in good soils, or even in poor soils, if mulched 

 with good sound manure the latter sort yields immensely. Observe the same 

 rule in sowing these as in scarlet runners, as regards distance. Earth-up and 



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