408 SEASONAL REMINDERS 



AUGUST 



Artichokes. Seed of the Green Globe can be sown now 

 and large plants obtained by spring. The seed-bed re- 

 quires to be shaded. 



Bush beans, beets, pole beans, carrots, celery, endive, kohl- 

 rabi, lettuce, mustard, Black Spanish and Rose China 

 radishes, parsley, turnips, ruta-bagas, and salad plants of all 

 kinds may now be sown. The seed should be sown on 

 small ridges, proportionate to the kind of plants, for level 

 culture is not successful in the vegetable garden in this 

 section. 



Broccoli should be more cultivated, and is hardier than 

 the cauliflower. Many cannot tell the difference between 

 the two. Sow now. 



Cabbages must be sown by the middle of the month. 

 Make the ground very rich and shade the seed-bed, keep- 

 ing it moist during the whole of the time. 



Cauliflower should also be sown. 



Potatoes, Irish, should be planted by the middle of the 

 month, if possible. Plant only those that have sprouted, 

 and instead of planting on top of the ridge set in the fur- 

 row and cover two inches deep ; as the potatoes grow, work 

 more soil down to them. 



Potatoes, sweet. Vines may still be set out, with pros- 

 pects of harvesting a fair crop. 



Salsify. Sow now or early next month. 



Shallots. Plant them now. 



Squash. Bush kinds can be planted now at any time. 



Tomatoes. If short of plants, cut off good-sized limbs 

 from bearing plants and plant them deep. Keep them 

 moist, and they will root in a few days. Do this just be- 

 fore it rains. 



SEPTEMBER 



Annuals of the hardy class may be sown this month; the 

 following list will assist in making a selection : Calliopsis, 

 candytuft, calendulas, canterbury bells, columbine, corn- 

 flower, daisies, forget-me-nots, gaillardia, godetia, lark- 

 spur, lAmnanthes Douglasii, mignonette, pansies, Phlox 

 Drummondii, primroses, poppies of all kinds, Saponaria 

 Calabrica, Silene pendula, sweet-williams and sweet peas. 



Bulbs. Study the catalogues and make out your wants, 

 for it is nearing planting time. 



