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THE UNIVERSAL HERBAL; 



for covering seedlings during the hottest part of the day, 

 when the sun is powerful. 



SIXTH MONTH. JUNE. 



Flower Garden and Shrubbery. Attend to/ bulbous roots 

 which require taking up. When taken up, they must not be 

 crowded together in earthen or iron pots, where they will 

 mildew, but after lying a few days on mats or a dry boarded 

 floor, they should be put into drawers, or hung up in paper 

 bags, in a dry apartment. Plant out annuals from hot-beds, 

 in wet weather if possible, to spare the trouble of watering. 

 Transplant seedling perennials. Clip Box and other edgings, 

 and evergreens in general, in moist weather. After trimming 

 the shrubs, hoe the ground. Cut down and remove the stalks 

 of perennials which have done flowering. Weed and roll 

 gravel walks, and mow the grass of lawns. Sow annuals to 

 flower in autumn. Increase Carnations and Pinks by layers 

 or cuttings. Plant bulbous roots, which" are to blow in 

 autumn. Stake and tie up flowering plants that spread too 

 widely. 



Kitchen, Garden. Sow Beans, and hotspur and dwarf 

 marrowfat Peas, in moist ground ; and if the weather be dry, 

 prepare the seed by steeping it in water for six or eiglU hours. 

 Plant out the Melons raised in pots for hand-glasses ; cover 

 with mats those in frames during the hottest part of the day. 

 Nail up the runners of Cucumbers trained against walls. 

 Sow Lettuces and Endive for autumn, and sow purple and 

 Cauliflower Broccoli for winter's use, four times, at intervals 

 of three weeks or a month. Make the last sowing of Savoys, 

 and prick out Broccoli, Cabbages, Cauliflowers, and Celery. 

 Hoe and set out to their proper distances, Turnips, Onions, 

 Carrots, and Parsneps. Increase Marjoram, Thyme, and 

 other aromatic and pot herbs, by slips, and gather before they 

 flower those of which the leaves only are required. Dress 

 the Asparagus beds. Sow Rape and Cole seed. Water 

 freely. 



Fruit Garden, Cut off all the superfluous shoots of espa- 

 liers and wall-fruit trees, and train the shoots reserved to 

 their proper distances ; taking care that tlie nails nevr.r touch 

 the fruit, or hinder it from swelling. Thin the fruit-branches 

 and leaves of Apricots for the last time. Bud stone-fruit 

 trees. Destroy insects. Rub off the useless buds of the 

 Vine, removing always the weakest Water the blighted and 

 newly-planted trees, and Strawberries in flower; clear the 

 Strawberries from suckers. To have Strawberries in autumn, 

 cut off the heads of those just beginning to flower. 



Green-house. Admit air very freely, and, if the season be 

 not very backward, leave the sashes open all night. All but 

 the most delicate green-house plants may be set out ; Oranges 

 and Lemons may be inarched ; these trees are frequently kept 

 in the green-house the whole year, to screen them better 

 from the effects of changeable weather. Propagate by cut- 

 tings and layers. The cuttings of succulent plants should 

 be allowed a week or two to dry before they are planted. 

 Cover the surface of pots with fresh soil every month, 

 removing a layer of the old for that purpose, and stir it up 

 occasionally in the intervals. 



Hot-house. Maintain a high temperature, which will in 

 the sunshine at noon generally rise to 95 degrees, if in the 

 morning it is above 60 degrees. To make the liberal admis- 

 sion of fresh air comport with this heat, fires will occasion- 

 ally be necessary. Water frequently, with water at the tem- 

 perature of the house. Train the shoots of the Vines required 

 For next year's fruit. 



Nursery. Weed the young stocks designed for grafting, 



and remove from them suckers and moss. Examine and 

 weed the beds of seedlings and quicks. Inoculate Roses, 

 Apricots, Peaches, and Nectarines ; examine last year's grafts ; 

 transplant seedling Pines and Firs. Water frequently, if the 

 weather be dry. 



SEVENTH MONTH. JULY. 



Flower Garden and Shrubbery. Transplant the seedling 

 Auriculas and Polyanthuses, and the first layers of Pinks and 

 Carnations; transplant seedling perennials into nursery beds, 

 as they become too thick. Plant cuttings of scarlet Lychnis, 

 Sweetwilliams, Pinks, and Rockets, in a shady border, and 

 keep them covered with glasses, till they have grown two or 

 three inches. Remove the glasses over Balsams, Egg-plants, 

 and other tender annuals, and put fresh earth on the top of 

 each pot. Take up Lilies, Crown Imperials, &c. to separate 

 offsets. Transplant seedling bulbs of two years' old, which 

 have not yet been removed. Gather seeds as they become 

 ripe. Bud Roses, variegated Hollies, and Jasmines. Trans- 

 plant evergreens ; water frequently the Myrtles placed against 

 walls. Hoe and dress more or less daily. 



Kitchen Garden. Plant the principal crop of Cabbages 

 and Endive, and the last crop of Kidney-beans ; transplant 

 the second crop of Savoys, and the first of Broccoli, and 

 prick out the second crop of Broccoli from the seed-beds. 

 Thin the Cauliflowers sown in May, and pricked out the last 

 month, by transplanting about half of them. Take up Garlic, 

 Eschalots, Rocambole, and Onions, when their leaves are 

 withered. Sow Lettuces and Carrots for autumn. Earth up 

 Capsicums, the Cucumbers sown last month, and the first 

 crop of Celery. Sow Turnips on a moist bed. Pull off the 

 side shoots of Artichokes. Shelter Melons with glasses from 

 the heat of the sun in the middle of the day, giving them but 

 little water while ripening, but stirring the soil about them, 

 and destroying weeds. Sow Peas for a late crop, also Spinach 

 in small quantities at a time, as it quickly runs up to seed. 

 Gather flowers and leaves for drying and distilling. 



Fruit Garden. Peaches, Nectarines, Fig-trees, Pears, 

 Cherries, and Plums, must be inspected once a week, to nail 

 up the shoots for next year's fruit, and remove whatever is 

 superfluous. Stirring up the soil will refresh these trees, and 

 mixing with it hog's dung will be serviceable, if blight is 

 observed. Bud stone-fruit trees. Great numbers of ants, 

 wasps, and other insects, may be destroyed by hanging up 

 bottles half filled with sugar and water, but this must be done 

 before the fruit is ripe, or it will not be fully effective. Take 

 off the runners of Strawberries, when they are not required 

 for a new plantation. The ripening of Currants may be pro- 

 tracted for two months, by a covering of mats. Search for 

 snails and slugs in the evening, after rain. 



Green-house. Weed and dress more or loss daily, taking 

 off all shoots that detract from the neat appearance of the 

 plants. Aloes and other succulent plants may be set in the 

 open air. As the green-house will now be nearly empty, it 

 may in part be replenished, by bringing from the hot-house 

 such flowers and shrubs as will either be benefited or not 

 injured by a fresher and cooler air. Aloes and other succu- 

 lents may be propagated by slips ; Oranges and Lemons may 

 be budded, and the fruit of those which bear may be thinned. 

 Watering will be frequently required, especially by fruit- 

 bearing trees. Paint and whitewash the green-house. 



Hot-house. Admit air freely during the day, and also 

 during the night, unless the weather be gloomy and cold, in 

 which case the Pines will require the assistance of a little 

 fire. Take care that the heat of the bark be well main- 



