386 MONTHLY CALENDAR. 



FHU1T DEPARTMENT. 



Plantations of Strawberries may be made this month, 

 either with runners or seedling plants, 347. 



Protect your Grapes and other fruit from wasps and 

 other insects ; either decoy them with honey or sugared 

 water, or hang nets over the fruit ; some are at the expense 

 of putting the bunches into crape or paper bags. 



Grape Vines and espalier trees in general, should be 

 attended to, as directed in the previous Summer months ; 

 by depriving them of all useless shoots and suckers, train- 

 ing-in those branches intended for the next year's bearers, 

 and destroying the eggs of insects, curled leaves, &c., 304. 



Stone fruit, which will now be continually ripening, 

 should be gathered while in full perfection, and not suffered 

 to get over-ripe, so as to lose its peculiar flavour. " 



Ground allotted for the planting of fruit trees and vines 

 the coming Autumn, should be prepared this month by 

 digging, trenching and manuring, where necessary, 240. 



' A warm open Winter doth often succeed ;-~ 

 A hot and dry Summer, by all 'tis agreed ; 

 A hard frosty Winter its rigour retains, 

 And holds gentle Spring in its cold icy chains." 



VEGETABLE DEPARTMENT. 



The principal Winter crops being planted, it will be 

 necessary to prepare for maturing and gathering some of 

 the Fall crops. Weed out Fetticus, Spinach, &c. Hoe and 

 earth up Celery, do it in dry weather, and not even while 

 the dew is on it, 52 ; Asparagus, Sea Kale, Skirret, and 

 Dill seed, may be sown this month. Towards the end of 

 the month, frames must be provided for the protection of 

 Parsley, Lettuce, and of such Cabbage and Cauliflower 

 plants as were raised from seed sown last month. Begin to 

 dig and secure all kinds of vegetables soon enough to gel 



