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TIMEI/Y HINTS AS TO GARDEN PRACTICE. 
Monthly Operations. 
most ample supplies of vegetables be obtained at all seasons, without hand-labor or occupa- 
tion of time which may not readily be spared from farm duties. 
^OTTnr"H"P"R'N" Beans, Snap, Lima, and Carolina, plant; also the Southern 
\JKJ KJ X XXX^i^i.^ . Prolific, a pole variety of extraordinary worth— try it. The 
Saddleback is good. Cabbage sow for Winter. Lettuce, sow Landreths' Cutting and 
■Golden Curled. Badish sow the Qolden Globe and White Summer. Melons, 
Gucumbers, and Squashes may be put in. Corn, Landreths' .Sugar and Evergreen 
Sugar, plant for succession. Pepper and Tomato sow, for plants for later crops. Sweet 
Potato set out in .suitable weather. Where water is of easy application it may answer to 
supply it; otherwise it hardly pays the cost of labor. Under a burning sun, water should not 
be given directly; it is better to apply it between rows of plants, they will thus supply them- 
selves without the liability to scald. 
At the risk of repeating an oft-told tale, we would remind our Southern friends that we 
of the North find no oictlay of money or labor jdeld so rich return, in comparison with the 
amount expended, as that devoted to the Kitchen-Garden. 
'M'f^"D'T*TJ'"C*"D "M" The labors of the gardener will mainly consist in the tillage of 
■'■^ ^■'■^ J-^ • the growing crop. The rapid growth of weeds at this season 
will admonish him of the necessity of timely exertion. 
The aid of appropriate tools in the culture of crops and the extermination of weeds need 
not be commended. Good implements are indispensable to success, and he who has provided 
them will not only have greater pleasure in his labors, but the profit which attends the 
:judicious application of both time and labor. In the small garden use the broad hoe freely, 
as it will saye a vast amount of labor later on, and be of untold cultural value in moving soil 
and preserving moisture. The day cannot be too hot to hoe to advantage. 
Asparagus Beds keep clean. Beans, Bush or Bunch, plant for succession, and culti- 
vate those in growth. Beets thin to four inches. Broccoli plant out those sown in April. 
Cabbage also, especially the .sorts which it is desired shall come into use in September and 
■October, in advance of the Winter varieties. Celery, plant out a portion for early use. 
Cucumbers, sow successive crops of Choice and Turkey. Corn, Landreths' Sugar, 
plant for a succession. Endive sow. Leeks thin or transplant. Peas, a few may be 
planted as a succession. Sow Bloomsdale Buta-Baga Turnip. 
Send your order for Turnip-Seed ; see our list of approved varieties. 
SOUXHERN Beans; transplant Cabbage, Cauliflovrer and Broc- 
X Ax_/x.%.x-« . coli; and seed may be sown as a succession for Autumn head- 
ing—but it is uncertain. Cucumbers, Melons, and Squashes may be planted. Sow 
Tomato for a succession, beginning with the Early Jersey, Acme, and Perfection. 
The chief labor in the garden had better be directed to what is already in growth; but few 
tseeds sown in hot weather, in a Southern climate, repay the trouble. 
Mail us your order for Turnip-Seeds; you will want them in July and August. 
JJJhY, 
TJORTT-T'R'RN' '^'^'^^^ li^e June, is the month of labor in the garden. Weeds 
X >i \^ x-v X J. A jL^ X ■« . are in rapid growth, plants are to be set out, and various matters 
require attention. 
Beans, Landreths' Scarlet, plant for succession. Beets, the stock-feeding varieties. 
Long Blood, Sugar, Mangold-Wurzel, maybe planted for stock as late as the first of 
July. June is, however, much better. Beets, Early Blood Bed Turnip and Half Long 
for late Winter and Spring use, may be sown. Cabbage plant. The Winter sorts of Cab- 
bage should now be planted out; where many are to be transplanted, it is proper to await a 
■suitable time— a heavy rain or showery weather; but in a small garden Cabbages may be 
transplanted almost at any season by careful watering, and if need be, shading. Celery 
plant. Endive sow. Peas, a few may be sown; they seldom do well at this season. Tur- 
nips of all kinds sow. Don't let the weeds obtain the mastery in the garden. 
Send us your order at once, that you may be prepared to take advantage of favorable 
Tains to sow the seed. 
■SOTTTT-TP^"RN^ under favorable conditions, plant Beans. Transplant Cab- 
vjv-r»-» X xxx^xvxn. b^ge, Cauliflovp-er and Broccoli. Tran,splant Leeks, Sow 
lS"antes Carrots and Parsnips. Sow Endive for early crop. A few Turnips may be 
sown. Transplant Celery for early supply, and prepare trenches for the main crop. Spin- 
ach may be sown towards the close of the month. The seed will not vegetate if the ground 
be dry; watering is practiced by some; the result scarcely repays the labor. Irish Pota- 
toes plant. Cucumbers, First and Landreths' Choice, plant for pickles. Our 
remarks on the Ruta-Baga apply with increased force in the South, where pasturage is less 
abundant than in a cooler climate; besides, it is most wholesome food for man as well as 
beast. Usually, at this season, the extreme heat and prevailing drought render it difficult to 
get seed to vegetate. If failures occur, the only remedy is to try again under more favor- 
able circumstances. Much depends on the quality of the seed sown. The stale, imported 
stuff not unfrequently sold only disappoints and annoys. Therefore, we repeat, purchase 
American grown, and that only the product of reliable persons, obtained direct or through 
merchants who get their supplies from the best source and irrespective of price. That offered 
"■remarkably cheap " is usually dear in the end. 
Have you ordered your seeds for Autumn sowing? 
AUGUST. 
NORnTFTP^RN °^ ^'^^^ month does not vary materially from the 
, : 7 r month just closed. Cabbage, for winter use, may head if 
planted at once. Celery earth up; plant for future use. Endive plant Beans, Bush or 
Snap, plant; Tender Snaps gathered late in Autumn, may be preserved in brine (salt and 
water) for Winter use, and vary but little from those freshly gathered. Lettuce, Forcing and 
