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before being cut off, they will become blanched, and may be 

 eaten as salad. 



French beans and scarlet runners may be sown during this 

 month, and until February. They should be planted in rows 

 two feet apart, north and south, and be well supported with 

 sticks, or with an arched bamboo trellis, which is very orna- 

 mental. 



European vegetables continue scarce and dear. Brinjals, 

 greens and other Native vegetables, are to be had. Mangoes, pine- 

 apples, and oranges, are very scarce. Plantains continue in 

 abundance. 



BANGALORE. 



Mean temperature, 74. Quantity of rain measured, 5f inches. 

 Asters will be ready to plant out early in the month. Sow 

 cauliflower. Oranges, loquats and alligator pears, in season. 

 Insects are excessively numerous and destructive. The orange 

 tribe should be budded and inarched, and propagated by gooties. 

 Plant beds with early strawberries. Still sow a few vegetable 

 and flower seeds. Continue grafting mangoes. Transplant cot- 

 ton. Propagate carnations and pinks by layers. Begin collect- 

 ing seeds of early flowering annuals. Dahlias are in perfection. 



SEPTEMBER. 



MADRAS. 



Mean temperature, 83*7. Average fall of rain, 5'30 inches. 

 Continue to sow all the vegetables mentioned for August. 

 Transplant cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, beet, celery, endive, 

 and lettuce. Two or three crops of peas may be sown during 

 this month, if the weather is favourable, but not with much 

 prospect of success. The seed peas that answer best in Madras 

 are those grown at Bangalore. 



Peas should be planted in well raised beds, in double rows, 

 about two feet apart. They should be watered by hand for the 

 first fortnight, and afterwards flooded. Peas require no manure, 

 but should be planted in good soil. 



