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THE PRACTICAL GARDENER. 



{July, 



JULY. 



SOWING BEANS, 



A few mazagan beans may be sown about the beginning of 

 this month. Sow them on a sheltered south border ; if the 

 autumn be mild, they may probably produce a few dishes of 

 young beans, but if not, the trouble is not great. 



SOWING PEAS. 



In the first week of the month a few of Knight's marrow- 

 pea may be sown, or the Charlton or early frame. Give them 

 occasional waterings in dry weather. They may afford a few 

 peas in autumn, if the weather be mild. Little dependance, 

 however, should be placed on this so^\^ng, but the crops of 

 Knight's marrow, as directed for last month, will, if properly 

 attended to, come in both abundantly, and, in all probability, 

 will last until the frost destroys them. 



PLANTING LATE CAULIFLOWERS. 



About the latter end of the month, the cauliflowers which 

 were sown in May, and intended for a late crop, and which 

 were pricked out the latter end of J une, will now be of a pro- 

 per age to plant out permanently ; they may be planted in an 

 exposed situation, at not more than eighteen or twenty inches 

 square, as the flowers of this crop will not attain to so large a 

 size as those of the former crops of the season ; they must, 

 however, be planted in a rich soil, in order that they may be 

 obtained in the greatest possible perfection, and in the greatest 

 abundance. If they be properly stored, according to the 

 directions given in October, some excellent cauliflowers may 

 be had at Christmas, and even at a later period. They must 

 be regularly watered if the weather be dry, and in all other 

 respects attend to them, according to the directions given for 

 the other crops of cauliflowers. 



