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uow. The grounds should now be occupied with, growing crops. 



Where Potatoes and Onions are taken up, Corn, Melons, Cu- 

 cumbers, Squash and Pumpkin may be planted. 



i^othing of the Cabbage kind, except the Creole Cabbage 

 seed, can be sown this month. It is supposed to stand the heat 

 better than the other varieties, but it makes only loose heads, and 

 runs up to seed as early as the end of November. 



Yellow and white summer Radish and Endive should be sown. 

 Lettuce requires much water during hot weather, and if neglected, 

 it will become hard and tasteless. The Perpignan is the best kind 

 for summer use. Okra can still be sown. 



The tirst sowing of White Solid Celery is to be made this 

 month. The seed requires to be shaded, and if the weather is 

 dry, should be regularly watered. Late Italian Cauliflower should 

 be sown. 



Cow Peas can be planted between the corn, or the crowders 

 in rows; the latter are the best to be used green. If they are 

 sown for fertilizing purposes, they are sown one bushel per acre, 

 and plowed under when the ground is well covered; or sometimes 

 they are left till fall, when they commence to decay, and then 

 plowed down. 



Sweet Potato Slips can be set out, taking advantage of an 

 occasional rain; if it does not rain they have to be watered. The 

 tops of Shallots will commence to get dry ; this indicates that 

 they are fit to take up. Pull them up and expose to the sun for 

 a few days and then store them away in a dry, airy place, taking 

 care not to lay them too thick, as they are liable to heat. Lima 

 and Pole Beans can be planted ; the Southern Prolific is the best 

 variety for late planting. 



JUNE. 



Tills mouth is similar to the last, that is, not a great deal can 

 be sown. The growing crops will require attention, as weeds grow 

 fast. Plant Corn for the last supply of roasting ears, A few 

 Water and Musk Melons may be planted. Cucumbers, Squash 

 and Pumpkin planted this month generally do very well, but the 

 first requires an abundance of water if the weather is dry. 



Southern Prolific Pole Beans may be planted daring this 

 month. Continue to set out Sweet Potato Vines. 



Sow Yellow and White Summer Radish, sow Endive for salad; 

 this is raised more easily than the Lettuce. 



Lettuce can be sown, but it requires more care than most 

 people are willing to bestow. Soak the seeds for half an hour in 

 water, take them out and put them in a piece of cloth and place 

 in a cool spot, under the cistern, or if convenient, in an ice-box. 

 Keep the cloth moist and in two or three days the seeds will 

 sprout. Then sow them; best to do so in the evening and give a 

 watering. 



If the seed is sown without being sprouted, ants will be likely 

 to carry it away before it can germinate, and the seedsman be 

 blamed for selling seed that did not grow. This sprouting has to 

 be done from May to September, depending upon the weather. 



