132 BERMUDA. 



as possible to ripen the fruit. Ship some this month 

 if you can. The fruit must not be too ripe to ship 

 — they should be just turning red at the flower end ; 

 the packages should be made of laths eighteen inches 

 long, eight iiiches broad, and six inches deep, which 

 will hold about six dozen, with layers of paper or 

 hay. 



Indian corn. — Should be planted for fodder and 

 crop in spare land. 



Guinea-tcorn. — The seeds should be sown in beds 

 for transplanting. , 



Oats. — Plant all spare ground for fodder or 

 manure. 



Plant cuttings of fruit-trees; transplant flowers 

 and shrubs. 



Guinea-grass. — Transplant round the borders. 



WoKK FOR Mat. 



Sow pigeon-peas, buckwheat, Guinea com, Lima 

 beans, tomatoes, peppers, orange-seeds, flower-seeds, 

 melons, pumpkins, squashes, cucumbers, okras, cotton, 

 almonds, figs, raisins, dates, palmetto-nuts, olives, 

 black-eyed-peas, and other tropical seeds. Plant 

 arrowroot, tous-les-mois, aloes, trees, oleander and 

 tamarisk cuttings for shelter, ground-nuts, eddoes. 



