AUGUST. 



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AUGUST. 



and discreditable. Savoys and cabbages 

 riddled by caterpillars are at once unplea- 

 sant to the eye and suggestive of neglect. A 

 free use of lime, which should be scattered 

 over the plants on dewy mornings, will, in 

 a great measure, save them ; the insect 

 should, nevertheless, be hunted and de- 

 stroyed on every possible occasion. 



Cauliflower. Some seed should bv. sown 

 two or three times this month ; if sown at 

 the beginning, about the middle, and at the 

 end of the month, it will give a succession. 

 Sow in the same way as cabbage. It will be 

 necessary to give cauliflowers the protection 

 of frames or hand lights during the winter ; 

 but the sowing may be in the open ground. 



CV/<?ry. This may be got out in any 

 quantity. If young plants are used and 

 kept growing, they will stand the winter 

 well, but must not be earthed up till 

 November ; that put out in June may now 

 be earthed up for blanching. It is not 

 advisable to earth up too quickly, or too 

 much at a time ; but there is less danger 

 of doing harm by it now than in cold or 

 wet weather. As it grows quickly at this 

 time, three weeks will blanch it ; but it 

 should be quite moist at the roots before 

 being banked up. The early crops of celery 

 should be carefully examined for slugs be- 

 fore earthing up ; if any appear, a dressing 

 of soot or lime will remove them. A piece 

 of ground may still be prepared for a late 

 crop, if desired. 



Coleworts. Get out a supply of early 

 coleworts : they will most likely make 

 small heads in November. 



Cucumbers, Ridge, Tomatoes, Vegetable 

 Marrows, &c. Attend to these as directed 

 in Monthly Calendar for July. To have 

 these bear well in our short seasons, it is 

 necessary to aid them as much as possible 

 by pinching out all superfluous growth, ex- 

 posing the flowers well, and, in the case 

 of tomatoes, training as close to the wall as 

 possible. 



Endive. Sow early this month for the- 

 last time this season ; plant out as soon a& 

 large enough to do so conveniently ; a good 

 watering now and then, after planting, is- 

 all the attention they require. When they 

 s are ready for blanching, use inverted flower- 

 pots with the hole stopped ; but by na 

 means tuck the leaves into them ; merely 

 place a 24-pot over the centre. This is the 

 best way of blanching them. 



Garlic, Shallots, &c. These will most 

 likely be fit to take up this month, and may 

 be treated in the same way as onions that 

 is, ripened in the open air, and stored away 

 in a dry airy shed, or left beyond the reach, 

 of frost. 



August. Orchard House, Work 

 in. 



General Management. The general 

 management of the orchard house, as re- 

 gards treatment of trees, ventilation, water- 

 ing, and syringing, remains the same as 

 during July. Syringing, however, must be 

 lessened or stopped altogether in cold 

 cloudy weather, less an excess of moisture 

 induce mildew on the leaves, &c., which 

 must be cleared by producing dryness of 

 the air and by sulphuration. The great 

 thing in the culture of fruit in orchard 

 houses is to give sufficient water, but 

 neither too much lest it produce mildew, 

 nor too little lest it cause fungus. Manure 

 water should be withheld as the fruit ap- 

 proaches ripeness, and given again when 

 the fruit has been gathered. 



Ripening, Retardation of. To prevent 

 the entire crop ripening at once and at the 

 same time, some of the trees may be taken 

 out of doors, and placed in the shade, and 

 on north borders ; this would promote a 

 succession of ripening fruit, the trees being 

 moved back again to the house as soon as 

 their fruit is wanted. When the crops 

 have been gathered from trees they should 

 be placed out of doors. 



