MONTHLY CALENDAR. 381 



If annoyed with ants, place cuttings of reed, hollowed 

 elder, or anything of a tube-like kind, in which they will 

 harbour, and may be destroyed by dipping the tubes in hot 

 water, 



If mildew appear on grape vines, syringe them with 

 water, in which a small quantity of sulphur and stone lime 

 has been infused (it need not be over strong). To prevent 

 any injurious effects from'the lime, the vines may be syringed 

 alternately with the liquid, and pure water, each two or three 

 times a week. 



Look over your fruit trees and grape vines ; stop the shoots 

 before the bunches of fruit, and train up such shoots as are 

 reserved for bearing next year. Nip off curled and dead 

 leaves, and destroy insects, 304. 



" When clouds slow dissolve, as if turn d into air, 

 And vanish from sight, the next day will be fair ; 

 But when, in succession, they darker appear, 

 With watery aspect, then know rain is near." 



VEGETABLE DEPARTMENT. 



The planting season being nearly over, now is the time to 

 hoe around the plant* and clear the ground of weeds and 

 stubble. Dig or plough vacant ground ready for Fall Tur- 

 nips, Spinach, Shallots, Fetticus, &,c. As the ground for 

 the latter crops may require manure, it will be greatly im- 

 proved if ploughed before the manure is drawn on, which 

 should be afterwards spread and ploughed under. 



Plant Beans for Picklers, 33 ; sow Cabbage seed for Co}- 

 lards, 48; earth up Cardoons, 48; do. Celery, 52; sow 

 Corn Salad, or Fetticus seed, 53 ; the early kinds of Cucum-. 

 ber may produce picklers if planted early in this month, 56 ; 

 transplant Endive and prepare to blanch the early plantings, 

 58 ; Peas may be planted thus late, if desired, 72 ; sov 

 Summer Radish seed, 77 ; prepare for planting Shallots by 

 the end of this month, 85 ; sow Turnip seed for full crops, 93; 



