SEASONAL REMINDERS 523 
AUGUST 
Artichokes. — Seed of the Green Globe may be sown now and large 
plants obtained by spring. The seed-bed requires to be shaded. 
Bush beans, beets, pole beans, carrots, celery, endive, kohlrabi, lettuce, 
mustard, Black Spanish and Rose China radishes, parsley, turnips, 
rutabagas, and salad plants of all kinds may now be sown. The seed 
should be sown on small ridges, adaptable to the kind of plants, 
for level culture is not successful in the vegetable garden in this section. 
Broccoli should be more grown, for it is hardier than the cauli- 
flower. Many cannot tell the difference between the two. Sow now. 
Cabbages must be sown by the middle of the month. Make the 
ground very rich and shade the seed-bed, keeping it moist during the 
whole of the time. 
Cauliflower should also be sown. 
Potatoes, Irish, should be planted by the middle of the month, if 
possible. Plant only those that have sprouted, and instead of planting 
on top of the ridge set in the furrow and cover 2 in. deep; as the 
potatoes grow, work more soil down to them. 
Salsify. — Sow now or early next month. 
Shallots. — Plant them now. 
Squash. — Bush kinds may be planted now at any time. 
Sweet-potatoes.— Vines may still be set out, with prospects of 
harvesting a fair crop. 
Tomatoes. — If short of plants, cut off good-sized limbs from bear- 
ing plants and plant them deep. Keep them moist, and they will 
root in a few days. Do this just before it rains. 
SEPTEMBER 
Annuals of the hardy class may be sown this month: the following 
list will assist in making a selection: Calliopsis, candytuft, calendulas, 
canterbury bells, columbine, corn-flower, daisies, forget-me-nots, 
gaillardia, godetia, larkspur, Limnanthes Douglasiz, mignonette, pansies, 
Phlox Drummondii, primroses, poppies of all kinds, Saponaria Cala- 
brica, Silene pendula, sweet williams, and sweet peas. 
Bulbs. — Study the catalogues and make out your wants, for it 
is nearing planting time. 
