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WORK TO BE DONE IN THE KITCHEN GARDEN. 



Clean and prepare the ground where your early crops of cauli- 

 flowers and cabbages grow, and also any other vacant spots, in 

 order to receive such seeds and plants as are proper to supply the 

 table with good vegetable productions in autumn and winter. 



Melons and Cucumbers, fyc. 



Your crops of melons and cucumbers should now be kept very 

 clean and free from weeds, the spaces between the hills must be 

 carefully hoed in dry weather without injuring the vines; also, hoe 

 and weed the crops of water-melons, squashes, pumpkins, &c, for 

 unless they are kept perfectly clean, good fruit and numerous pro- 

 ductions cannot be expected. 



Sowing Melons for Mangoes* 



The first week of this month is a very proper time in the middle 

 states to sow a principal crop of melons for mangoes; they are to 

 be sown and managed as directed in pages 368 and 405. The long, 

 smooth musk melon, is generally sown for that purpose* 



Sowing Cucumbers for Pickling, fyc. 



Sow in the first week or ten days of this month, a general crop 

 of cucumbers for pickling, and treat them in every respect as di- 

 rected for like crops in May and June. 



The long green Turkey cucumber is preferred by many for this 

 purpose, but it is not very prolific; the long and short prickly, and 

 particularly the green cluster cucumber being great bearers, will 

 be more profitable, and are equally good for use. Some of the early 

 frame or short prickly kinds may be sown in the middle or any 

 time in the month for a late crop. 



Planting Cabbages, Savoys, Borecole, 8,-c. 



Take advantage of moist or cloudy weather, and plant out your 

 late crops of cabbages, savoys, borecole, broccoli, turnip-cabbage, 

 Brussels sprouts, Jerusalem kale, and any other of the cabbage 

 tribe that you wish to cultivate: let them be planted as directed in 

 the former months, and immediately watered, which must be fre- 



