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that these crops require a soil highly enrichecV with manure ; they should also 

 have plenty of room and abundance of water : be not hasty in earthing-up. 



1405. Beet. — See that this crop is properly thinned, and keep the ground 

 well hoed between. 



1406. Carrots may be sown any time this month ; they wiU be useful in 

 winter and spring. Sow on an open spot, and do not dig the ground deep ; 

 look over the main crop, and pull up any runners : they will be of no use if 

 left. Take care that no weeds are allowed to grow amongst them. 



1407. Onions may be sown now as salad in the autumn. Towards the end of 

 this month some of the main crop will be showing signs of maturity, when 

 they may be pulled up and laid on their sides, and thick-necked ones may be 

 pinched ; but this should not be done hastily, and probably had better not be 

 done yet. 



1408. Leehs. — Plant out the main crop on well-manured ground ; plant in 

 deep drills, or shallow trenches, for the convenience of earthing. This is a 

 strong feeder, and should be well watered. 



1409. Potatoes. — Pick off the flowers, if possible: if allowed to seed, it is 

 said to diminish the produce, the tubers growing less in proportion to the 

 quantity of seed allowed to ripen. Some advise cutting off the haum as soon 

 as the disease becomes apparent. I am not certain of the efficacy of this 

 remedy, but believe it does, in a measure, stay the progress of the disease, 

 although at the sacrifice of size in the tubers. 



1410. Ticryiij^s. — At the beginning of this month, a principal sowing should 

 be made for autumn and early winter i;se, and again, towards the end, another 

 principal sowing should be made. These will be useful in winter and following 

 spring. I prefer sowing this broadcast, and using the large hoe conti- 

 nually, till the plants meet. Some, however, i*ecommend sowing in drills a 

 foot apart, and sowing soot, wood-ashes, superphosphate of lime, and other 

 ingredients, at the same time. The seed must be protected from birds. 



141 1. Surface Croups — French Beans. — A late sowing of these may be made 

 any time this month; for which purpose dwarf kinds, as the Newington 

 Wonder, are best. Sow on unmanured soil ; thin out those sufficiently above 

 ground to foiu" or six inches apart, and draw plenty of earth up to the stems, 

 which will stay them in windy weather. 



1412. Lettuce sown now will do well on a shady border, provided the spot is 

 not too much overhung by trees. An open well-manured spot is best for them, 

 if kept well watered. 



1413. Endive. — Two sowings of this should be made this month ; one at the 

 beginning, another towards the end. Sow in the same way as lettuce, and 

 plant out as soon as large enough to handle. 



1414. Tomatoes should be carefully trained, and stopped as they grow. 

 Stop just over a bunch of flowers, and leave no more shoots than can be conve- 

 niently trained. Unless the ground is very dry, they do not require watering, 

 and will most probably do best without it. 



1415. Vegetable-Marrozcs will be in active growth; and where they aro 



