Q6 THE CULINARY GARDEN", [jULY» 



thickness, may now be tliiiined out, as there hint- 

 ed at. 



Of planting Colerscorts, ■ ? 



About the latter end of the month, plant out the 

 cabbages, German greens, or savoys, sown for this 

 purpose, as directed in June. Being intended to 

 come in as small winter and spring greens, they need 

 not be planted on rich soil, nor be allowed much 

 room. Nine or ten inches square is sufficient, or 

 even seven or eight, in poor land. 



Of pruning and traming Cucumber s. 

 Cucumbers, planted as directed last month, will 

 now be putting out vines; and these must be spread 

 out and be trained as they advance. After they have 

 shot a few joints, they may be shortened or topped, 

 in order to make them push fruit branches, which 

 must be trained as they shoot, in a regiilar manner, 

 at the distance of eight or nine inches apart ; short- 

 ening one now and then, alternately, as they ad- 

 vance, that enough may be obtained to fill the 

 whole space allowed the plants. But never shorten 

 for any other purpose, as the m.ore they are pruned, 

 if the soil be good, the more they will grow^ and so 

 occasion a useless profusion of shoots. Thin occa- 

 sionally, and so as to keep the runners or vines at 

 the above-mentioned distance from each other; but 

 never prune much at a time, as the plants, by bleed- 

 ing, might be weakened. If the sort or sorts be 

 good, the fruit will begin to set in abundance, and 

 the plants grow the less to vines. In order to pre-. 



