THE KITCHEN GARDEN. [AUG. 



PLANTING KIDNEY-BEANS. 



At any time before the middle of the month you may plant a crop 

 of the early cream-colored, early yellow, or early China dwarf kidney- 

 beans; they will yet succeed very well; but should the ground and 

 weather be dry at the time, the drills ought to be watered, and the 

 beans soaked in soft water four or five hours before planting. 



SOWING AND TRANSPLANTING LETTUCES. 



Early in the month sow a good supply of lettuces for fall use ; the 

 kinds proper to sow now are the brown Butch and Silesia lettuces ; 

 both these kinds succeed well at this season. Sow them as directed 

 in the former months. A succession crop should also be sown about 

 the middle of the month. 



In the last week of the month sow some of the brown Dutch and 

 hardy green cabbage lettuce, to transplant into frames and on warm 

 borders in October, for winter and spring use; for the method of pro- 

 tecting them from frost, see November. 



Transplant from the seed-beds such of your advancing young crops 

 of lettuces as are grown to a sufficient size ; let this be done as di- 

 rected in the preceding months, and, if possible, in moist or cloudy 

 weather; giving them a plentiful watering when planted, and repeat 

 it frequently if necessary. Be particular always to sow and plant 

 your lettuces in an open situation, and not to suffer them to be drawn 

 up, or to remain too long in the seed-beds, otherwise they will never 

 form good heads. 



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ENDIVE. 



Tie up your endive, which is full grown, or cover them with 

 boards or tiles to blanch : this must be performed when the leaves 

 are very dry, otherwise the plants will rot. Select the large and 

 full-hearted plants, and with bass or other strings, or with small 

 osier twigs, tie them a little above the middle, not too tight, pre- 

 viously gathering up the leaves regularly in the hand, 



Transplant, agreeably to the directions given on page 460, such 

 young endive as is now of a proper size, and water it immediately, 

 which repeat, occasionally, till the plants begin to grow freely. 

 These plants must be set in an open situation, and by no means near 

 any kind of shade whatever. 



In the early part of the month sow a full crop of endive for late 

 autumn and winter use; the green curled sort is by much the most 

 preferable for this sowing, as being more hardy and keeping better 

 than any other kind. It would be proper to sow some more of the 

 same sort about the middle of the month; for these, provided they 

 have time to grow to a proper size, will keep better than those which 

 were sown earlier. 



