6th Montii. 



JUNE. 



;o Days. 



Calculated for the I/atitude of the Southern States. 



JVIoox:^.'® I*l:i^:se>s# 



First Quarter 8d. lli. 2m. Mor. 



Full Moon 14d. 3h, Im, After. 



Last Quarter -... 21d, 



New Moon 29d. 



5b. 24m. After- 

 8h. 55m. After^ 







Sun 



Sun 



Moon 







Sun 



&un 



Moon 



Day of Month and Week, 



rises. 



sets. 



r. & s. 



Day of Month and Week. 



rises. 



sets. 



r. &s. 





h. m. 



h. m. 



h. m. 







h. na. 



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m. 



h. m. 



1 



Tuesday- 



4 59 



6 56 



8 20 



16 



Wednesday 



4 58 



7 



3 



9 7 



2 



Wednesday 



4 59 



6 57 



9 6 



17 



Thursday 



4 59 



7 



3 



9 50 



3 



Thursday 



4 59 



6 57 



9 50 



18 



Friday 



4 59 



7 



3 



10 25 



A 



Friday 



4 59 



6 58 



10 29 1 



19 



Saturday 



4 59 



7 



3 



10 56 



5 



Saturday 



-4 58 



6 58 



11 3 



20 



Sunday 



4 59 



7 



4 



11 26 



6 



Sunday- 



4-58 



6 59 



11 35 



21 



Monday 



4 59 



7 



4 



11 54 



7 



Monday 



4 58 



6 5.i 



Qiorn 



22 



Tuesday 



5 



7 



4 



morn 



8 



Tuesday 



4 58 



7 



6 



23 



Wednesday 



5 



7 



4 



22 



9 



Wednesday 



4 58 



7 



37 



24 



Thursday 



5 



7 



4 



51 



10 



Thursday 



4 58 



7 1 



1 11 



25 



Friday 



5 



7 



4 



1 24 



11 



Friday 



4 58 



7 1 



1 49 



26 



Saturday 



5 1 



7 



4 



2 2 



12 



Saturday 



4 58 



7 1 



2 33 



27 



Sunday 



5 1 



7 



5 



2 44 



13 



Sunday 



4 58 



7 2 



3 23 



28 



Monday 



5 1 



7 



5 



3 31 



14 



Monday 



4 58 



7 2 



rises 



29 



Tuesday 



5 2 



7 



5 



4 22 



15' Tuesday 



4 58 



7 2 



8 16 



:50 



Wednesday 



5 2 



7 



5 



sets 



THE VEGETABLE GARDEN", 

 which is now fairly stocked with growing crops requires looking after. 



Eggplants, Tomatoes and Peppers, which are now bearing must during dry weather 

 be regularl7 watered to keep them in a bearing condition. 



Corn may be planted yet for the last supply ©f roasting ears, also some Water and 

 Musk Melon, especially such hardy varieties as the Saccharine Beauty, Frotscher Com- 

 pany's Gem, and New Orleans Market Canteloupe. Cucumbers, Squash and Pumpkins, 

 especially field varieties if planted during this month will generally do well, but they 

 require, if the weather is hot and dry, a liberal supply of water. Sow White and Yellow 

 Summer Radish, Endive and Celery; the latter has to be shaded. 



Southern Prolific Pole Beans, it planted during this month will keep in bearing al- 

 most until frost; they are the hardiest for summer planting. 



Sow yet Late Italian Giant Cauliflower, and at the end of the mouth the Early Giant. 

 Some cultivators transplant Cauliflowers from the bed direct in the open ground, others 

 again plant them first into flower pots and when v/ell rooted transplant in the beds, we 

 recommend the former practice as being the easiest and less laborious. 



Cabbage seed, if sown during the latter part of this month will form a better stand 

 than if sown in July, but as the plants get too large before there is a chance to set them 

 out, it is not advisable. 



Sow Large Royal, Frotscher Company's Early Market and Perpignan Lettuce dur- 

 ing this month. To sow Lettuce seed during the summer months requires a good deal 

 of attention and is connected with more labor than most people are willing to bestow. 



Before sowing the seeds should be soaked for at least half an hour in water until the 

 grains fall to ihe bottom of the vessel. They should he taken out, put in a piece of cloth 

 and placed in a cool place, under the cistern for instance, or if convenient, in an ice box. 

 The cloth has to be kept moist, but not too wet, as the seed is apt to rot before it has a 

 chance to germinate. In from 24 to 36 hours the little sprouts or radicles will make their 

 appearance and the seed has to be carefully sown and kept moist until the plants are up 

 and fairly well started. In order to sow it nice and even the sprouted seed may be mixed 

 with dry sand or soil, and we would advise to sow if possible in the evening as it gets 

 better started than if sown during the day. 



If Lettuce seed is sown without being sprouted the ants will carry it away before it 

 germinates, and the Seeds-man is blamed for selling seeds which failed to come up. This 

 germinating has to be done from May to October, or as long as the hot weather lasts. 

 Sow Tomatoes for a late fall crop. IN THE FIELD. 



Continue to sow Cow Peas for fertilizing and plant yet Sweet Potato slips. 



IN THE ORCHARD. 



Keep down the weeds around the young trees, and pay particular attention to scales 

 and other insect pests, Start in budding Orange and other fruit trees. 



THE FLOWER GARDEN. 



Little sowing can be done during this month, except perhaps Zinnias, Balsams, Gom- 

 phrenas, Cockscombs and Vincas. 



