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in the trenches, remembering that these 

 crops require a soil highly enriched with 

 manure ; they should also have plenty of 

 room and abundance of water. Be not 

 hasty in earthing up. 



Carrots. Seed may be sown any time 

 this month, as its produce will 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 

 that are running to seed ; they will be of no 

 use if left. Take care that no weeds are 

 allowed to grow amongst them. 



Caulifloiver sown now may be useful late 

 in the autumn. 



Celery. During this month the main 

 crop should be got out, directions for 

 which were given last month. If this is 

 planted where peas had previously grown, 

 make the trenches between, not on the 

 rows where the ground has been heavily 

 drawn, or the crop will not be so good. It 

 is very proper to give early crops plenty of 

 room, so that, should they not be ready to 

 clear away, such crops as this may be 

 planted between while they are growing. 



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. 



Leeks. 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. 



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. 



Mushroom Beds. These may yet be 

 made out of doors, providing plenty of 

 clean straw and mats to protect them. 

 Some gardeners make a practice of spawn- 

 ing melon beds, either while the fruit is 



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ripening or after they are cleared off. It 

 is done in this manner : Clear off the old 

 soil, break the spawn into small pieces, lay 

 it regularly over the bed, and cover it with 

 about 2 inches of horse droppings or very 

 short dung. This, again, is covered with 2 

 or 3 inches of good loamy soil, and all 

 trodden down and made firm. Heat is 

 applied by means of fresh linings of well- 

 worked dung. 



Onions. These may be sown now as an 

 ingredient of salads in the autumn. To- 

 wards the end of this month some of the 

 main crop w y ill 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 

 yet. 



Peas. If any are sown this month, let it 

 be sorts that bear equally, or the shortening 

 days will prevent their bearing at all. 

 Dwarf early sorts are good to sow this 

 month. Clear away any that have ceased 

 to be productive, and stake any that are 

 just above ground. As they grow quickly 

 at this time, any delay in this respect will 

 be inconvenient to the grower as well as 

 damaging to the crop. Copious waterings 

 will greatly benefit those coming into 

 flower, but may be discontinued when they 

 begin to pod, excepting tall sorts, which 

 continue bearing and flowering at the same 

 time. 



Potatoes. Pick off the flowers, if pos- 

 sible ; if the potato-apples, which contain 

 the seed, are allowed to form, it is said to 

 diminish the produce, the tubers growing 

 less in proportion to the quantity of seed 

 allowed io ripen. Some advise cutting off 

 the haulm as soon as the disease becomes 

 apparent. Of the efficacy of this remedy 

 there is much doubt, but it may, in a mea- 

 sure, stay the progress of the disease, 

 although at the sacrifice of size in the 

 tubers. 



