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Should the weather be moist and cool ia the fall it cau be dis- 

 pensed with. Some sow late Cabbage for winter crop in this 

 mouth, saying' that the plants are easier raised during this than 

 the two following months. I consider this month too soon ; plants 

 will become too hard, and long-legged before they can be planted 

 out. 



This is the last month to sow the Late Italian * Cauliflower ; 

 towards the end, the Early Italian Giant Cauliflower can be 

 sown. Some cultivators transplant them, when large enough, at 

 once into the open ground ; others plant them first into flower- 

 pots and transplant them into the ground later. If transplanted 

 at this time, they will require to be shaded for a few days, till 

 they commence to grow. 



Sow Tomatoes for late crop during the latter part of this month. 



JULY. 



Plant Pole Beans ; also Bush Beans towards the end of the 

 month. Sow Tomatoes in the early part for the last crop. Some 

 Corn for roasting ears may still be planted. Cucumbers can be 

 planted for pickling. Early Giant Cauliflower can be sown. Sow 

 Endive, Lettuce, Yellow and White Summer Radish. Where the 

 ground is new, some Turnips and Ruta Bagas can be sown. Cab- 

 bage should be commenced with after the 15th of this month; 

 Superior Flat Dutch, Improved Drumhead, St. Denis, or Bon- 

 neuil and Brunswick are the leading kinds. It is hard to say 

 which is the best time to sow, as our seasons differ so much — 

 some seasons we get frost early, other seasons not before Jan- 

 uary. Cabbage is most easily hurt by frost when it is half grown; 

 when the plants art^ small, or when they are headed up, frost does 

 not hurt much. It is always good to make two or three sowings. 

 As a general thing, plants raised from July and August sown 

 seed, give the most satisfaction; they are almost certain to head. 

 September, in my experience, is the most ticklish month ; as the 

 seed sown in that month is generally only half grown when 

 we have some frosts, and therefore more liable to be hurt. But 

 there are exceptions; four years ago the seed sown in September 

 turned out best. Seed sown at the end of October and during 

 November generally give good results, but if planted for market, 

 will not bring as much as Cabbage sown in July and August. 

 Brunswick is the earliest of the large growing kinds, and it 

 should be sown in July and August, so that it may he headed up 

 when the cold comes, as it is more tender than the Flat Dutch 

 and Drumhead. The same may be said in regard to the St. Denis. 

 All Cabbages require strong, good soil, but these two varieties 

 particularly. Brunswick makes also a very good spring cabbage 

 when sown at the end of October. The standard varieties, the 

 Superior Flat Dutch and Improved Drumhead, should be sown 

 at the end of this month and during next. It is better to sow 

 plenty of seeds than to be short of plants. I would prefer one 

 hundred plants raised in July and August to four times that 

 amount raised in September. It is very hard to protect the young 

 plants from the ravages of the fly. Strong tobacco water is as 



