94 Ricliard FroUclier's Almanac and Garden Manual 



Nothing of the Cabbage kind, except the Creole Cabbage seed, can 

 be sown this month. It is supposed to stand the heat better than the 

 otlier varieties, but it makes only loose heads, and runs up to seed as 

 early as the end of November. 



Yellow and white summer Kadish and Endive should be bown. 

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

 will become hard and tasteless. The PeriDignan is the be&t kind for 

 summer use- Okra can still be sown. 



The first; 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 fertiliz- 

 ing 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 occa- 

 sional rain : if it does not rain they have to bo watered. The top 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 or Pole Beans can be planted : 

 the Southern Prolific is the best variety for late planting. 



JUNE. 



This month 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 Pumpkins 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 during this month. 

 Continue to set out Sweet Potato Vines. 



Sow Yellow and White Summer Eadish ; sow Endive for Salad ; 

 this is raised more easily than the Lettuce. 



Lettuce can be sowm, 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— un- 

 der 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 seeds that did not grow. This sprouting has to be done 

 from May to September, depending upon the weather. Should the 

 weather be moist and cool in the fall, it can be dispensed Avith. Some 

 sow late Cabbage for winter crop in this month, saying that the plants 

 £H:e easier raised during this than the two following months. I con- 

 sider this month too soon ; plants will become too hard and long-legged 

 before they can be planted out. 



