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Celery. — Set the main crop, and try the new method of setting the 

 plants 7 in. apart each way, if you have rich land and can irrigate, 

 but not unless these conditions are present. Page 505. 



Cucumbers may yet be planted, if done early in the month. 



Currants. — Spray with Paris green for the currant worm until 

 the fruit sets. Hellebore is good, but it is difficult to get it of good 

 strength; use it for all late spraying. 



Lettuce. — Sow for succession in a moist, cool, and partially shaded 

 spot. The seed does not germinate well in hot weather. 



Lima beans should be hoed frequently, and started on the poles if 

 they are contrary. 



Melons. — Cultivate often and watch for the bugs. A screen of 

 closely woven wire or mosquito netting may be used to cover the vines, 

 or tobacco dust sifted on thickly. 



Onions. — Keep free from weeds and stir the ground frequently 

 and especially after every rain. 



Squashes. — Keep the ground well cultivated and look out for bugs. 

 (See Melons.) Layer the vines and cover the joints with fresh soil, 

 to prevent death of the vines from the attacks of the borer. 



Strawberries. — Plow up the old bed that has borne two crops, 

 as it will usually not pay to keep it. Set the ground to late cabbage 

 or some other crop. The young bed that has borne the first crop should 

 have a thorough cultivation and the plow run close to the rows to 

 narrow them to the required width. Pull up or hoe out all weeds and 

 keep the ground clean the rest of the season. This applies with equal 

 force to the newly set bed. A bed can be set late next month from 

 young runners. Pinch off the end after the first joint, and allow it to 

 root on a sod or in a small pot set level with the surface. 



Tomatoes. — For an early crop train to a trellis, pinch off all side 

 shoots, and allow all the strength to go to the main stalk. They may 

 also be trained to poles, the same as lima beans, and can be set closer 

 if grown in this way. Spray with the bordeaux mixture for the 

 blight, keep the foliage thinned and the vines off the ground. 



Turnips. — Sow for an early fall crop. 



