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other large kinds, may now succeed tolerably well, and it will also, 

 be proper, to sow a few of the best hotspur and dwarf kinds. 



If the weather and ground be very dry, it will be of some use to 

 soak them a few hours in soft river or pond water previous to sow- 

 ing, otherwise water the drills and then sow them. 



Let those crops, if convenient, be sown in moist ground, but not 

 in a shady place ; in such a situation, the plants would draw up and 

 be good for nothing ; observe to allow plenty of room between the 

 rows, for at this season much depends on their having air and li- 

 berty to grow. 



Asparagus. 



The asparagus now running up to seed, should be cleared from 

 weeds, and also, your new plantations ; likewise, the seedlings in- 

 tended for next year's planting ; for if suffered to be overrun with 

 weeds, it would ruin them. 



Transplanting Leeks. 



Select a piece of good ground for this purpose, manure and dig 

 it well, then draw from the seed-beds a sufficiency of the stoutest 

 plants, trim the long fibres of the roots, and cut off the tops of the 

 leaves ; this done, plant them in rows a foot asunder, and six inches 

 plant from plant in the rows, inserting their shanks into the earth 

 up to their leaves ; by this means they will grow very large, and 

 the part inserted in the earth become white and tender. 



Lettuces. 



Transplant and sow lettuces as directed last month, in page 366. 

 Let this be done in moist weather, particularly the transplanting ; 

 for if in a great drought, the plants w r ill not succeed well : the place 

 must be open and fully exposed, otherwise, they will start to seed, 

 before their arriving at any tolerable perfection. If you are under 

 the necessity of planting them in dry weather, let it be done late 

 in the afternoon, and immediately give them a plentiful wa- 

 tering. 



Small Sallading. 



Continue to sow cresses and other small sallading, once a week on 

 a shady border. They should be often refreshed with water, in dry 

 weather, and this ought to be repeated, both before and after the 

 plants appear. 



Kidney Beans. 



Sow successive crops of Kidney-beans, in the beginning, middle, 

 and towards the latter end of this month, as directed in page 367 ; 

 cither of the dwarf or running kinds, may now be planted with' good 

 success. 



Should the ground happen to be very dry at the time of planting, 

 the drills ought to be well watered previous to the beans being 



