APRIL. 



rotten dung* or new earth, and be as large as abusIieL 

 Sow three or four seeds in each hill, an inch deep, and 

 keep the groand clear from weeds with a hoe, spade 

 or plough. Destro}^ insects when the plants appear— 

 See cucumbers this month. 



SQUASHES. 



Plant squashes m hills large as a half a bushel each, 

 four feet apart ; choose light soil, put three or four seeds 

 in each hill, half an inch deep, and when the plants ap- 

 ]}ear, destroy the insects which generally infest the 

 young plants ; it may be done by strewiiig soot, wood- 

 ashes, orunslacked lime (in powder) over the plants 

 when wet with dew. 



PUMPKINS AND GOURDS. 



Plant pumpkins and gourds in hills of rich earthy 

 about the size of a bushel each, and ten feet apart ; put 

 iwo or three seeds in each hill two inches deep. When 

 the plants come up, destroy the insects on them as di- 

 rected for squashes, &c. The farina of these and plants 

 of the like nature injures melons if they grow near eack 

 ^ther. 



OCKRA. 



Plant ockra beans in drills three feet apart ; drop three 

 or four seeds in the drills, on spots tv^elve inches asun- 

 der and cover them up. When the plants appear two 

 or three inches above ground, thin them, leaving the 

 best plant on each spo . 



GK^FTING. 



Early or the middle of this month is the best time for 

 grafting: it is performed in different methods, the best 

 are the following : 



Cleft Grafting— Cut oif the head of your stock at the 

 height you please, cleave it with a strong knife across 

 the middle, so deQp ^ to adiiiit the jraftj then cit about- 



