552 THE GARDENER’S ASSISTANT. 
entirely taken off when growth is properly 
matured. 
Strawberries. —Shift into 5-inch pots those that 
were layered for forcing. Pot them firmly, and 
place them on ash-beds in a place where they 
will have the full force of sunshine and heat. 
As soon as the roots have filled the pots see that 
no lack of water is allowed. 
SEPTEMBER. 
KITCHEN-GARDEN DEPARTMENT. 
In dry weather the ground should be kept 
well hoed, so that not a vestige of weeds may 
be seen when wet weather sets in. There will 
then be less occasion to tread and puddle the 
ground in attempting to destroy weeds when 
the state of the weather is unfavourable. 
Cabbage.—Plant out seedlings from the prin- 
cipal autumn sowing, 2 feet apart each way, 
to remain for hearting. 
Cardoons. — Band, and earth up full-grown 
plants to blanch. 
Cauliflowers.—Encourage growth in the plants 
by frequently stirring the soil about them. 
Celery.—Earth up when the soil is dry. 
Corn Salad.—Sow for winter and spring use. 
Cress. —Continue to sow the Common; at the 
beginning of the month sow also Golden, Ameri- 
can, and the Curled or Normandy, at the foot 
of a south wall, to afford a winter and spring 
supply. 
Cucumbers. —Gather for pickling. 
Endive.—Plant out successions of Green Curled 
and Batavian, and tie up for blanching all that 
are sutticiently advanced. 
Leeks.—Draw a little earth to the roots. 
Lettuce.—Plant out successions in sheltered 
situations, and tie up plants as they become 
fit. Another sowing of the sorts recommended 
last month may be made towards the middle of 
this. 
Mustard.—Keep up a succession. 
Onions. —Take up any that may not have 
been fit last month. House those that are suffi- | 
ciently dry. 
Parsley.—This is best when planted in frames 
and protected from frost, for winter use. 
Peas.—Water the late crop, if the weather is 
dry. 
Potatoes. —Take up and store. 
Radishes.—A small sowing may be made for 
late supply. 
supply for use in November. 
Spinach.—Hoe and thin. If not already done, 
the winter crop should be sown early in the 
month. 
Turnips.—Hoe and thin. 
HARDY-FRUIT DEPARTMENT. 
In this month the protection of ripening 
fruit, and the gathering of it when it is fit, 
require the most urgent attention. Peaches 
and Nectarines attract wasps, earwigs, flies, 
and ants; and in moist weather snails. Earwigs 
must be trapped in Bean-stalks, as previously 
directed, and wasps enticed by some sweet 
beverage into bottles. Wood-lice can be caught 
readily by means of a little soft hay placed in 
the bottom of a flower-pot, and ants will be 
inclined to emigrate if their haunts and hiding- 
places are daily broken in upon by the hoe 
and rake; of the latter implement it can also 
be affirmed that where it has been recently 
plied along the bottom of the wall and on the 
border certain bipeds do not like to tread. 
All leaves that shade Peaches and Nectarines 
should be turned aside, so that the fruit may be 
exposed to the direct rays of the sun. 
the fruits are all gathered, the succession shoots 
should be looked to, and, if any of them are 
crowded, should be removed to admit light 
and sun to those left. The shoots of Pear- 
trees on walls will have pushed again; let 
these secondary growths be cut back to within 
2 inches of their origin. Prepare ground for 
Strawberry plantations, and plant them—the 
sooner the better will be advantageous—in the 
way indicated in a former calendar. Runners 
may be planted 6 inches apart in nursery beds. 
ForcING DEPARTMENT. 
Kidney-Beans.—Sow in pots or boxes, or pre- 
ferably in beds in heated pits, to obtain a good 
only partly filled with soil. 
Mushrooms.—In this month the spawn natu- 
rally vegetates more freely than in any other, 
and it is the best time for making beds for a 
supply from November onwards. Prepare ma- 
terials in dry, airy sheds, and make up fresh 
beds as required to keep up a supply. Spawn 
may be introduced when the heat of the bed is 
70°. When the heat of the beds declines some 
time after spawning, cover them over with a 
layer of straw, which should be removed when 
the Mushrooms appear. Between 55° and 60° 
is a good temperature for beds in bearing. 
When 
Let the pots be - 
