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an east aspect, for planting out in spring, Clarkia pulchella, 

 pulchella alba, Grillia capitata, Collomia coccinea, Coreopsis 

 tinctoria, (Enothera Lindleyana, roseo-alba, Romanzovii, 

 Collinsia verna, grandiflora, bicolor, Eutoca viscida, Lepto- 

 siphon densiflorus, Nemophila insignis, Escholtzia califor- 

 nica, &c. Sow auricula and primula seeds in pots and 

 boxes. Propagate all sorts of herbaceous plants by rooted 

 slip ; lay chrysanthemums ; in the first week take off 

 layers of carnations, pink, and pansies. Transplant ever- 

 greens in moist weather, about the end of the month; and 

 propagate them by layers and cutting. 



SEPTEMBER. 



Kitchen Garden. — Sow a few small salads for late crops ; 

 lettuce, parsley, and spinach, if not done last month, for 

 spring crops. Plant endive and lettuce. If broccoli be 

 too strong or tall to withstand the winter, lift them and 

 lay them nearly up to the neck in the earth. Lift onions, 

 and lay them out to win on a dry border or gravel-walk. 

 Lift potatoes and store them, 



Fruit Trees, SfC. — Finish the summer pruning and 

 training. Assist the maturing of the fruit, and, what is 

 equally important, the ripening of the young wood for next 

 year, of peaches and nectarines on hot walls, with fires dur- 

 ing the day. Gather and lay up in the fruit-room with 

 care the autumnal sorts of apples and pears. In the first 

 week, plant strawberries for a main crop next season. 



Forcing. — Take care that late crops of melons and 

 cucumbers be not injured by damping, from getting too 

 much water and too little air. In the pinery, the usual 

 routine of cultivation may be carried on ; in the first week 

 take off and pot all strong suckers, if not done in the 



