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

 the end the Early Italian Giant Cauliflower can be sown. Some culti- 

 vators transplant them, when large enough, at once into the open 

 ground ; others plant them first into flowerpots 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 roast- 

 ing ears may still be planted. Cucumbers can be planted tor pickling. 

 Early Giant Cauliflower can be sown. Sow Endive, Lettuce, Yellow 

 and White Summer Radish. Where the ground is new, some Turnips 

 and Rata Bagas can be sown. Cabbage should be commenced with 

 after the 15th of this month; Superior Flat Dutch, Improved Drum- 

 head, St. Denis, or Bonneuil 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 are 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 Jaly and August sown seeds 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. Some years ago the 

 seed sown in September turned out best. Seed sown at the end of 

 October and during November generally give good results. November 

 is the proper month to sow for shipping, The surest way to sow is in 

 a cold frame, to protect the plants from frosts which sometimes occur 

 in December and January. Januar^^ and the early part of February, 

 is early enough to set out. Brunswick and Excelsior are the earliest of 

 the large growing kinds, and it should be sown in July and August, so 

 that it may be headed up when the cold comes, as it is more tender 

 than the Flat Dutch and Drumhead. The same maybe 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 cab- 

 bage v/hen 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 ravages of the fly. 

 Strong tobacco water is as good as anything else for this purpose, or 

 tobacco stems cut flne and scattered over the ground will keep them 

 off to some extent. As the plants have to be watered, the smell of the 



tobacco will drive the flies away. 



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