NEW ZEALAND GARDENING. 3 



principal work for July will be the trenching in dry weather 

 of the ground for the reception of seeds in August and 

 September. Continue the planting of all kinds of fruit 

 trees, unless the soil be saturated with water, in which case 

 it will be better to defer planting till August. Continue the 

 pruning of all kinds of fruit trees, following the instructions 

 given under the head of "Pruning." If fowls are kept, it will 

 be well to let them have the run of the garden for a few hours of 

 each day during this month. They will do good service in 

 clearing the ground of worms, woodlice, and a host of other 

 pests. When planting and sowing commence they must be 

 confined to their run. 



AUGUST. 



Kitchen Garden. Although August is the first month 

 of Spring, Spring work does not really commence till towards 

 the end of the month. In dry warm situations, two or three 

 sowings of peas and broad beans should be made. A few 

 potatoes of the very earliest sorts may be tried on the north side 

 of a hedge or fence. Cabbage plants may be planted out 

 now, and small sowings of the whole of the tribe should 

 be made in sheltered situations ; they will however in 

 most localities require protection from the birds. Celery 

 may be sown in a frame or under a handlight. Leeks and 

 onions should be sown on the ground prepared in the 

 Autumn sow in drills twelve inches apart and very shallow, 

 so that the seed will be nicely covered, and no more ; after 

 covering up, tread the whole of the bed gently but firmly 

 with your feet, then rake lightly, and the job is finished. A 

 good breadth of parsnips should now be sown in rich 

 light soil, in drills eighteen inches apart, the plants to be 

 thinned out to nine inches. All kinds of salads may be 

 sown in such quantities as are likely to be required. These 

 operations can only be carried out with advantage in dry 

 situations. Jerusalem artichokes may now be planted in 

 rows three feet apart, and two feet apart in the rows, six 

 inches deep. Asparagus beds, if not already attended to, 

 should be top-dsessed with well-rotted manure. 



Flower Garden. Advantage should be taken of dry 

 open weather for making necessary alterations in the form 



