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KIDNEY-BEANS. 



You may plant kidney-beans of the dwarf kinds any time this 

 month; the refugee is the best for this time; or, in order to have a 

 regular succession, some may be planted in the beginning, middle, 

 and end thereof. The running kinds will also succeed well if planted 

 in the early part of the month. It will, however, be necessary at 

 this time to water the drills, or lay the beans to soak in river or pond 

 water about five or six hours previous to planting, or if both be done, 

 it will be still better. 



CAULIFLOWERS. 



The late sown cauliflowers intended for winter use may now be 

 planted out finally, if not done before. 



In planting this crop, it would be of essential advantage to take 

 opportunity of showery or moist weather, if such should happen in 

 proper time; plant them in rows two feet and a half asunder, and 

 the same distance in the row ; let them be directly watered, and 

 afterwards at times, till they have taken good root. 



SMALL SALADING. 



Continue to sow crops of small salading every eight or ten days, 

 as directed in the former months ; but these must now be sown on 

 shady borders, or else be shaded with mats, occasionally, from the 

 mid-day sun, and frequently watered both before and after the plants 

 appear above ground. 



CARROTS. 



Towards the end of this month you may sow some carrot seed to 

 raise young roots for the table in autumn and winter. Choose an 

 open situation and light ground, and let the seed be sown imme- 

 diately while the earth is fresh after being dug. When the plants 

 are up an inch or two, thin them to five or six inches every way. 



CELERY. 



This is a proper time to plant out into trenches a full crop of 

 celery, for autumn and winter use; let this be performed, in every 

 respect, as directed on page 423, which see. Seymour's White is 

 extremely valuable, blanches very white, and is by most people, who 

 have had the opportunity of cultivating it, preferred to any other. 



The following method of planting out celery may also be practised, 

 which for the ease of preserving the plants in winter will be found 

 extremely convenient ; besides, a greater quantity can be raised on 

 the same complement of land. Lay out the ground into four feet 

 wide beds, with alleys between of three feet; dig the beds a spade 

 deep, throwing the earth upon these alleys; when done, lay four or 

 five inches of good, well-rotted hot-bed or other dung all over the bot- 



