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warm border, to raise plants for planting out when about three or 

 four inches high, as directed in page 328. 



About the middle of this month, or soon after, according to the 

 season, you should plant out for fruiting the early plants of this 

 kind which wore forwarded in hot-beds. A rich sandy soil is the 

 most suitable for them: the purple kind will require to be two feet 

 and a half asunder; and for the white, two feet will be sufficient. 

 As thev advance in growth, draw some earth to their stems in like 

 manner as to cabbage plants: keep the ground about them clean, 

 and you may expect fine fruit. 



Endive. 



Some endive may now be sown for an early crop; but at this 

 season, it is very subject to run up to seed; however, when such 

 is required, let it be sown on an open spot of rich ground, tolera- 

 bly thick, taking care to cover it evenly, or to rake it in well. 



The white and green curled endive are the proper sorts to sow 

 now; when the plants are about three inches high, they should be 

 transplanted into beds, at the distance often or twelve inches from 

 one another, and immediately watered, taking care to transplant 

 them in cloudy or wet weather, if such should occur in due season. 



Towards the end of the month you may sow some more, to keep 

 up a regular succession, and although it is very difficult to raise it 

 in good perfection at this season, some families must have it at all 

 events. 



Okra. 



The first week of this month is a very proper time to sow a full 

 crop of okra; and another sowing may be made about the middle 

 thereof, for a succession crop; the seeds will now vegetate freely 

 and the plants advance apace. For the method of sowing them, 

 &c, see page 327. 



Nasturtiums. 



The seed of the nasturtium may be sown in the first week of 

 this month, as directed in page 326; but the early crops of this 

 kind are generally most successful. 



Sorrel. 



Either the common garden broad -leaved, or the French round- 

 leaved sorrel, mav be sown in the first week of this month, as di- 

 rected in page 329. Or, the old standing roots of either kind may 

 be separated and planted for increase, in beds or borders, at the 

 distance of ten or twelve inches asunder; this would have been 

 better if done last month, but they will succeed any time in this 

 if well watered immediately after planting, and repeated at intervals 

 for a few days. When the plants shoot up to seed, cut them down 



