SEASONAL REMINDERS 



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AUGUST 



Artichokes. — Seed of the Green Globe may be sown now and large 

 plants obtained by spring. The seed-bed requires to be shaded. 



Bush beans, beets, pole beans, carrots, celery, endive, kohlrabi, lettuce, 

 mustard, Black Spanish and Rose China radishes, parsley, turnips, 

 rutabagas, and salad plants of all kinds may now be sown. The seed 

 should be sown on small ridges, adaptable to the kind of plants, 

 for level culture is not successful in the vegetable garden in this section. 



Broccoli should be more grown, for it is hardier than the cauli- 

 flower. Many cannot tell the difference between the two. Sow now. 



Cabbages must be sown by the middle of the month. Make the 

 ground very rich and shade the seed-bed, keeping it moist during the 

 whole of the time. 



Cauliflower should also be sown. 



Potatoes, Irish, should be planted by the middle of the month, if 

 possible. Plant only those that have sprouted, and instead of planting 

 on top of the ridge set in the furrow and cover 2 in. deep ; as the 

 potatoes grow, work more soil down to them. 



Salsify. — Sow now or early next month. 



Shallots. — Plant them now. 



Squash. — Bush kinds may be planted now at any time. 



Sweet-potatoes. — Vines may still be set out, with prospects of 

 harvesting a fair crop. 



Tomatoes. — If short of plants, cut off good-sized limbs from bear- 

 ing plants and plant them deep. Keep them moist, and they will 

 root in a few days. Do this just before it rains. 



SEPTEMBER 



Annuals of the hardy class may be sown this month : the following 

 list will assist in making a selection : Calliopsis, candytuft, calendulas, 

 canterbury bells, columbine, corn-flower, daisies, forget-me-nots, 

 gaillardia, godetia, larkspur, Limnanthes Douglasii, mignonette, pansies, 

 Phlox Drummondii, primroses, poppies of all kinds, Saponaria Cala- 

 brica, Silene pendula, sweet williams, and sweet peas. 



^idbs. — Study the catalogues and make out your wants, for it 

 is nearing planting time. 



