7th Month. 



JULV- 



31 Days. 



Calculated for the I/atitude of the Southern States. 



First Quarter 7d. 



Full Moon ISd. 



7h. 32m. Morn, 1 Last Quarter 21d. 



lOh. 5201. After. New Moon 29d. 



9h. 8 m. Morn. 

 9h. 58m. Morn 





Sun 



Sun 



Moon. . 







Sun 



Sun 



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. m. 



h. m. 



h. m. 



1 



Thursday 



5 



2 



7 



5 



8 29 



17 



Saturday 



5 10 



7 1 



9 24 



2 



Friday 



5 



3 



7 







9 4 



18 



Sunday 



5 11 



7 1 



9 54 



3 



Saturday 







3 



7 







9 36 



19 



Monday 



5 11 



7 



10 23 



4 



Sunday 



5 



4 



7 



5 



10 8 



20 



Tuesday 



5 12 



7 



10 52 



5 



Monday 



5 



4 



7 







10 40 



21 



Wednesday 



5 12 



6 59 



11 23 



6 



Tuesday 



5 



5 



7 



4 



11 12 



22 



Thursday 



5 13 



6 59 



11 59 



7 



Wednesday 



5 







7 



4 



11 47 



23 



Friday 



5 13 



6 58 



morn 



8 



Thursday 



5 







7 



4 



morn 



24 



Saturday 



5 14 



6 58 



38 



9 



Fridav 



5 



6 



7 



4 



25 



25 



Sunday 



5 15 



6 57 



1 22 



10 



Saturday 







6 



7 



4 



1 12 



26 



Monday 



5 15 



6 57 



2 13 



11 



Sunday 



5 



7 



7 



4 



2 7 



27 



Tuesday 



5 16 



6 56 



3 9 



12 



Monday 







. 7 



7 



3 



3 9 



28 



Wednesday 



5 16 



6 55 



4 8 



13 



Tuesday 



5 



8 



7 



3 



4 17 



29 



Thursday 



5 17 



6 55 



sets 



14 



Wednesday 



5 



9 



7 



2 



rises 



30 



Friday 



5 17 



6 54 



7 39 



15 



Thursday 



5 



9 



7 



2 



8 20 



31 



Saturday 



5 18 



6 53 



8 11 



16 



Friday 



5 



10 



7 



2 



8 53 













Pole and Bush Beans may be planted for a late crop. Sow Tomatoes at the beginning 

 of this month, they will bear yet before frost sets in; also if the weather is favorable 

 Corn may be planted yet for roasting ears. Plant Cucumbers for pickling, and sow Early 

 Italian Giant Cauliflower, Endive, Lettuce and yellow and white summer Radish. 



In new ground W^hite Flat Dutch Turnips and Ruta Bagas may be sown, they will do 

 well under favorable circumstances, although it is better to wait until next month, as 

 they are very apt to become hard and stringy. 



Our gardeners here generally begin after the 15th of this month to sow Cabbage seed 

 for an early winter crop. The leading varieties and most suitable for that purpose are: 

 Frotscher's Superior Large Late Flat Dutch, Improved Drumhead, Crescent City Flat 

 Dutch, Stein's Early Flat Dutch, Finke's Succession and Pride of the South, St. Dennis 

 or Chou Bonneuil, and Large Flat Brunswick. The selection of the variety depends en- 

 tirely on the condition of the soil, locality and time of planting. 



As to the proper time of sowing, we would say that this is very difficult to ascertain, as 

 our seasons differ so much. Some years we have early frosts, other years again not be- 

 fore January or even February, and Cabbage is most easily hurt when heading up. 

 While the plants are small yet or half grown or when they are once headed, the cold 

 weather has little effect upon them. It is, therefore, necessary to make several sowings 

 at diftereut times, so that in case some of the Cabbage is destroyed b}'^ frost the other is 

 coming on. Plants raised from seed in July and August will generally givo the best results. 



Brunswick is one of the earliest of the large growing varieties and should be sown in 

 July and August, so that it may be headed up when cold weather sets in, otherwise it is 

 apt to run into seed. It is more tender than the Superior Large Late ^la.t Dutch and 

 Improved Drumhead. The same may be said of the Saint Dennis and Early Summer. 



Cabbage being a coarse feeder requires a strong and rich soil, and above all good cul- 

 tivation. It is advisat)le to fertilize the ground well, either with stable manure, cotton 

 seed meal or super-phosphate; Cow Peas, planted on Cabbage land and plowed under 

 when they have the most foliage, with perhaps cotton seed meal as an adjuvant, are the 

 cheapest and most effective fertilizer. 



By this time of the year twice the amount of Cabbage seed has to be sown to get a 

 proper stand, as hot and dry weather and insects are very destructive. It is a very diffi- 

 cult matter to protect the young plants from the ravages of the insects, which are, es- 

 pecially after a mild winter, very plentiful and play sad havoc among young plants. 

 Many good Insecticides are in use by our gardeners, but among all them Tobacco Dust 

 is the most effective and cheapest. Against the Spanish Fly Paris Green should be used. 



IN THE FIELD. 



Cow Peas may still be sown for fertilizing purposes, and Sweet Potato slips can be 

 planted for the latest crop. Sometimes, if the weather is not too dry. Corn may be 

 planted for stock food, but cannot always be relied on. IN THE ORCHARD. 



Continue to bud Orange and other fruit trees. Young trees which have been set out in 

 January and February, and are not sufficiently well established, must be watered during 

 dry weather and the ground around them should be heavily mulched to prevent its dry- 

 ing out. IN THE FLOWER GARDEN. 



Sow Zinnias, Cockscombs, Globe Amaranths and Balsams for Fall blooming. 



