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Irish Potatoes up to middle of the month; cover lightly at first and 

 gradually work the earth to them as they grow till level, and cultivate 

 shallow and level to conserve moisture. Cold storage seed best Continue 

 succession crops of String Beans and Sweet Corn, late Beets and Carrots, 

 Salsify in lower South, Cucumbers for pickles. Tie up Curled Endive 

 when leaves are dry. Sow green Curled Scotch Kale for transplanting 

 to make large heads. Spray late Irish Potatoes regularly with Bor- 

 deaux mixture to prevent late blight. Spray late Cabbages with lead 

 arsenate for the green caterpillars. They can also be kept down by 

 dousing the plants weekly with the soapsuds from the family wash. 

 Transplant Leeks from seed bed into open furrows and then gradually 

 earth up till level to get good long shanks for Winter use. 



AUGUST 



Sow seed of Big Boston Lettuce for the outdoor Fall crop early in 

 the month. After middle of the month sow English Peas for the Fall 

 crop in deep open furrows and draw the earth to them as they grow 

 till level so as to have the roots deep in moist soil. The dwarf early 

 varieties like Sutton's Excelsior and Thomas Laxton are best for this 

 sowing. Sow seed of Brussels Sprouts early in the month to make 

 plants for setting in September as for Cabbages. After the middle of 

 the month sow Savoy Leaf Spinach in rows 15 in. apart for the Fall crop. 

 Sow early Milan Turnips t or Fall use. After the middle of the month 

 sow seed of the Prizetaker and Giant Gibralter Onions for transplanting 

 in October. Bermuda Onions can be grown in same way in the lower 

 South. Set Celery plants in upper South. Make last planting of 

 'Sweet Corn. Sow succession crops of String Beans. Set late Cabbage 

 plants after middle of the month. Sow green Curled Kale and Norfolk 

 Curled Kale in rows for cutting later, last of month. Sow Chinese 

 Celestial and rose colored Chinese Radishes for Fall use. 



SEPTEMBER 



Lettuce can still be sown for transplanting and heading in the open 

 ground south of North Carolina, and the latter half of the month sow 

 seed for setting in frames for heading m December and January, either 

 under cotton cloth or under glass. In the long run glass sashes are 

 cheaper than cloth and will make better crops. After the middle of 

 the month sow seed of the Early Jersey Wakefield Cabbage for trans- 

 planting later for the early crop in the Spring. Plant sets of the Yellow 

 Potato Onion and the White Pearl in heavily fertilized rows 15 in. 

 apart. The Pearl will make bunching green Onions in February and 

 March, and later the offsets from the Potato Onion can be used for 

 bunching, and the main bulbs left to ripen in early June. In the 



