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now be given to the spaces occupied by early cauliflowers. The peas and. 

 beans will be succeeded by coleworts and spring broccoli, and a sowing" 

 of Wheeler's imperial cabbage, to stand the winter. Cauliflowers should 

 be sown in the early part of the month, and another sowing towards the 

 end, and a piece of ground prepared by deep trenching and forking over, 

 to be ready when the plants are ready to plant out. Surface-a'ops, 

 such as PricUy Spinach, should now be sown to stand the winter ; Radishes 

 sown twice each month on a warm border, for autumn use ; and small salads 

 still sown as informer months ; Endive and Lettuce transplanted periodically 

 for succession. Pickling cucumbers on ridges will now be ready to gather. 



1563. Clean walks and edgings, and keep everything neat and tidy iu the 

 kitchen-garden. 



1564. Fruit-Garden. — Apricots and peaches are now ripening rapidly, and' 

 should be exposed to the sun as much as possible to give them colour. Keep the 

 shoots laid in closeh', and remove obstructing leaves, always leaving enough for 

 the elaboration of the juices of the tree. Suspend nets, supported by short 

 stakes beneath the tree, as the ripening period approaches, to catch any 

 falling fruit, with some soft material in the net to soften the fall. Netting of a 

 fine mesh is also used successfully to keep off the attacks of wasps and flies. 

 Strong shoots that have been stopped have now thrown out laterals, which should 

 be thinned to the number required to cover their allotted space, so that the 

 wood may be thoroughly ripened in the August sun. Should mildew appear, 

 dust with flour of sulphur. If attacked by insects, wash the trees with soap- 

 suds, syringing afterwards with clear water. Apjjles and Pears, heavily 

 laden, requii-e to have their branches supported ; those against walls and 

 espaliers, pretty closely stopped. Cherries. — As the fruit is gathered from 

 the earlier sorts, remove the nettings, and wash the trees well with the 

 engine, and ^lorello cherries on north walls, covered with nets. Gooseberries 

 and Currants required for late use must be tied \\]) in matting ; those on walls 

 by canvas or mats nailed over them. By this means such varieties as the 

 Bed Warrington may be preserved till November. Raspherry-canes done 

 bearing may now be cut away, as well as weak shoots of the current year, 

 leaving only four or five strong canes in the stools, tied to stakes. Autumn- 

 bearing varieties must always be secured to stakes as they grow. 



1565. Straicherries. — New plantations must no longer be delayed, if fruit 

 is expected of them next year ; or, if plantations cannot be made now, bed 

 out the plants, so that they may be transplanted during the spring, keeping 

 all the leaves attached to the plants. The strawberry requires a deep porous 

 and highly-enriched and well-drained soil. The best natural soil would be 

 ■what is called a hazel loam, retentive, but not too adhesive, and trenched at 

 least three feet deep, and the bottom of each spit enriched with three or four 

 inches of well-rotted stable-manure. This being trenched in in the winter or 

 spring, the land should be kept moved and stirred about as much as possibJe 

 until the plants are ready for planting. 



1566. In the market-gardens this planting takes place in June, choosing 



