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tained, but not violent, or it will scorch the roots. If the 

 bark decline in heat, stir it up, sprinkle it with a little water, 

 and let the pots be covered to the rim ; if it become too hot, 

 draw up the pots about one-third of their depth. Water the 

 whole of the leaves and fruit of the plants, with water at the 

 temperature of the house. 



Nursery. In moist weather, clip young hedges, and trans- 

 plant the seedling Firs and evergreens tliat are too crowded, 

 instantly putting them into the eartli again. Clear away 

 weeds in every part, and remove suckers from the various 

 kinds of Stocks. Examine grafts, and bud stone-fruit trees, 

 and flowering shrubs, unless the weather be very dry. 



EIGHTH MONTH. AUGUST. 



Flower Garden and Shrubbery. Plants in pots require 

 frequent watering, particularly hot-bed annuals, such as Bal- 

 sams, Egg-plants, and Cockscombs, which are about to per- 

 fect their seeds. Plant Mignonette in pots to flower in win- 

 ter, and set the pots in front of a south wall. Put Auriculas 

 into fresh pots, in a light soil mixed with well-rotted dung : 

 prick out seedling Auriculas and Polyanthuses, leaving them 

 at the distance of three or four inches ; sow fresh seeds of 

 these flowers in boxes, and sift a quarter of an inch of earth 

 over them. Early in the month, plan-t the bulbous roots that 

 flower in autumn. Take up Lilies, Crown Imperials, and 

 other bulbous roots that have done flowering, before they 

 throw out fresh fibres. Increase Carnations by layers, and 

 perennials and shrubs in general, by slips. At the end of the 

 month, sow hardy annuals, and they will produce stronger 

 plants than if sown in spring. Mow grass walks and lawns; 

 weed and roll gravel walks. Continue to gather ripened 

 seeds. Trim evergreens, edgings, and shrubs in general. 



Kitchen Garden. Sow Cabbages, Carrots, and Corn-salad 

 or Lamb's-lettuce. Dress the Asparagus beds. Transplant 

 Celery. Plant out Cauliflowers and Turnips. Earth up 

 Cardoons, Celery, Broccoli, and Savoys. Sow Angelica, 

 Chervil, Scurvy-grass, Fennel, Radishes, also White Mustard, 

 Cress, Endive, Rapeseed, and Lettuces. Gather Mushroom 

 spawn, and keep it in a dry place till wanted. In wet wea- 

 ther protect Melons with glasses, or frames covered with 

 oiled paper. Gather for pickling the Cucumbers trained 

 against a wall. Sow the prickly Spinach, for winter's use, in 

 a warm situation. Diligently pick the caterpillars from Cab- 

 bages. Take up Onions of which the tops are withering, and 

 spread them out to dry, turning them occasionally. Sow the 

 second crop of Welsh Onions. Gather seeds and aromatic 

 and medicinal herbs. 



Fruit Garden. Take off superfluous shoots, and leaves 

 that shade the fruit of espaliers and wall-trees. Nail up the 

 shoots to be reserved : destroy insects ; finish budding. Re- 

 fresh the roots of the trees by raking and dress-ing the soil. 

 Take off the runners of Strawberries. Cover the Currants, 

 of which the ripening is to be protracted. 



Green-house. Remove the plants which require it into 

 larger vessels, and renew the surface-soil of all the pots. 

 Propagate Aloes and other succulent plants by offsets, of 

 which each should have a small pot. Bud Orange and 

 Lemon trees, and cut off from the parent stock, the branches 

 of trees inarched in spring. The Myrtles and other woody 

 kinds of green-house plants will require frequent but gentle 

 waterings. 



Hot-house. The Pines will now be fast ripening ; the heat 

 of the bark must therefore be kept up : watering will be 

 required, but it should be given most sparingly to those 

 which are most nearly ripe. If it be required to keep back 



for a week or two, the ripening of a part of the Pines, let 

 them be taken out of the hot-house into the green-house, or 

 even into the open air, where they should be shaded from the 

 sun, and not watered. Shift succession Pines into larger 

 pots where they are to bear. 



Nursery. Trench and lay the ground in ridges as a pre- 

 paration for the planting of next month ; it will be benefited 

 by an exposure to the air, sun, and dews. In dry weather, 

 shrubs and seedlings will require watering. Remove weeds 

 as fast as they appear. Examine the state of the grafted and 

 budded trees, keeping the clay free from cracks, where it is 

 still required, and removing it where it is no longer neces- 

 sary. Trim evergreens, and transplant seedlings, watering 

 them if there be no lain. 



NINTH MONTH SEPTEMBEB. 



Flower Garden and Shrubbery. Prepare beds for Snow- 

 drops, Crocuses-, Jonquils, Tulips, Hyacinths, Anemones, and 

 other bulbous roots, and plant them with a trowel in the 

 course of the monith, as they are weakened by remaining out 

 longer. Plant out perennials, and finish for the year the 

 sowing of all the hardy annuals. Put Mignonette in pots for 

 the winter. Annuals which are ripening their seeds require 

 frequent watering ; Balsams, Egg-plants, and other tender 

 sorts, will perfect their seeds best, if set in an alcove front- 

 ing the south, or in the green-house. Protect Auriculas from 

 rain. Cut down the stalks of Carnations and other flowers 

 which have flowered. Weed and roll gravel walks, and roll 

 and mow grass lawns. In moist weather, plant Box for edg- 

 ings, and plant cuttings of Laurels, Jasmines, and all other 

 shrubs. Gather seeds in dry weather; be particularly atten- 

 tive to the Radish seed, of which birds are very fond. 



Kitchen Garden. Plant out Endive, Cabbages, Coleworts, 

 the Lettuces sown last month, and the last crop of Broccoli 

 and Savoys ; sow more Lettuce, Cabbage-seed, Chervil, and 

 Corn-salad. If the Cauliflowers are backward, plant them on 

 a slight hot-bed. Earth up the autumnal Cauliflowers ; earth 

 up Celery and Cardoons for blanching, first tying up each 

 plant of the latter by itself with bass. Plant the offsets of 

 Eschalots, Garlic, and Rocambole. Prepare Mushroom beds, 

 under a shed open to the south, if convenient, for the sake of 

 dryness ; use fresh stable-dung; and cover the spawn with 

 two inches of earth. 



Fruit Garden. Plant cuttings of Gooseberries and Cur- 

 rants, to keep up a succession of young trees, which bear the 

 largest fruit. Plant Raspberries and Strawberries ; the former 

 continue in perfection only about four years, and the latter 

 only two or three years. Nail up Fig-trees and Vines, and 

 thin the leaves. Guard against insects ; the branches of 

 Grapes are frequently, for this purpose, put into bajs of 

 crape, gauze, or paper; hang nets before valuable fruit, to 

 protect it from birds. Gather ripe fruit in the morning, 

 before the sun becomes hot. 



Green-house. If Oranges, Lemons, and other delicate 

 plants, particularly succulents, have been taken into the open 

 air, for the two last hot months, they should be brought back ; 

 but the sashes may be left open all night, if the weather is 

 seasonable. Water sparingly, and cease to water the leaves. 



Hot-house. The gathering of the fruit will be principally 

 finished towards the latter end of this month ; and it will be a 

 convenient time for mixing fresh bark with the old, or wholly 

 renewing the bark in the bins, as its state appears to require ; 

 as well as for painting, whitewashing, and in all respects 

 putting the interior into complete order. The flues should 

 also be swept. 



