2 26 7he Gardeners Kalendar. July* 



Clean your borders diligently from weeds, 

 but efpecially fuch forts as foon flied their feeds; 

 for if they are permitted to ftand until their 

 feeds are fcattered, it will be a conftant trouble 

 for feveral years to extirpate them* 



Gather the feeds of all forts of flowers as 

 they ripen, drying them in the fhade, and pre- 

 ferve them in their hufks or pods until the fea- 

 fon for fowing them j bat you (hould let them 

 be well dried before they are put up, othervvife 

 they will grow mouldy and decay. 



Cut down the ftalks of fuch flowers as begin 

 to wither and decay, and tie up all tall-grov/ing 

 plants which are yet to flower, left the winds 

 blow them down and break them. 



Inoculate Rofes, Jafmines, and other forts of 

 curious flowering flirubs and trees, this month 

 being the principal feafon for this work. 



-Cut and trim hedges, clip box-edgings, 

 mow grafs-plats, and keep the walks conftant- 

 ly rolled; and the weeds fliould be carefully 

 taken out of them, for if they are fuff^ered to 

 remain at this feafon, they will feed in a little 

 time, and fill the walks with weeds. 



Your choice Carnations being now in flow- 

 er, fhould be carefully attended, to open the 

 pods, when they begin to burft on the con- 

 trary fide, that they may blow equally ; for if 

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