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strong heads are better tlian many weak ones : young seedlings will be bene- 

 fitted by a sprinkling of wood-ashes. It being a marine plant, salt may be 

 strewn between the rows. Keep the young plants well watered, and hoe 

 frequently between. 



1207. Beans.— The last sowing of these should be made for the season : 

 they seldom pay for sowing later. Top those in bloom before they become 

 infested with aphis. This pest adheres to the j'oung tops ; consequently, 

 remove that, and the insects have no place suitable for them. If topped as 

 soon as the first flower opens, the crop will be as large as if allowed to continue 

 growing, and they set much earlier. Mulching will increase the quantity and 

 -quality of the crop. 



1208. Ru7iner Beans do well sown any time before midsummer. On light 

 gi-ound they may be dibbed in — an expeditious method. Some recommend 

 soaking them in water for a day before sowing, which may be advantageous in 

 hot, di-y weather ; but it is as well to water the drills or holes at the time of 

 sowing. Those sown last month should be earthed and staked before thcj begin 

 to run. This vegetable is often used by cottagers to form or cover an arbour, or 

 fence, or screen, for which it is well adapted, except on account of its ephe- 

 meral character. Kasturtions may still be sown, being very quick at this 

 rtirae. Those already up should have their supports about four or five feet 



high. 



1209. Peas. — After the second week this month, it is not advisable to sow 

 strong growers. Before then such sorts as Ne Plus Ultra, British Queen, 

 Knight's Tall Marrow, &c., may be sown to advantage ; but after that it is 

 best to sow such sorts as Auvergne, or Champion of Pai'is. The time from 

 sowing to bearing is less, and proportionately certain of yielding a crop. 



12 10. Celery will probably be in condition for final planting towards the end 

 ■of this month : the main crop had better be deferred till next month. Celery 

 is generally considered a gross feeder, requiring a rich highly-manvired soil 

 and abundance of water. It certainly cannot be grown to perfection without 

 both. In order to give it the best possible chance, it is usually grown in 

 •trenches from sis inches to a foot deep. The trenches are marked out four or 

 five feet apart, and the top spit thrown out, and also the loose soil. For 

 single rows a foot will be sufficient, but for double rows the trenches must be 

 IS inches wide. Having thrown out the soil, put six inches of good rotten 

 dung in the trenches, and fork it well into the bottom ; if then left till a 

 shower of rain, so much the better : for that reason it is advisable to get the 

 -trenches ready early. The plants should then be planted with a trowel, and 

 well settled in with water, which must afterwards be used unsparingly. 

 Another way is to plant on the level ground, it having previously been well 

 manured and trenched. Plant 2 feet or 18 inches apart, to blanch it : when 

 •drain-pipes are used, the pipes should be filled in with sand. This being the 



cleanest method of growing celery, it is well worth adopting : a far greater 

 number of plants can be grown on a given space than by the ordinary method. 

 at is also an advantage that the plants can receive the benefit cf rain and 



