THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 
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only practicable to adopt this plan when there is a larger stock than 
required. 
It is desirable in takinc up the plants to partly lift them with a 
fork or trowel, and thus prevent injury to the roots. In dry weather 
draw shallow drills and fill with water ; when this is not done, the 
holes are frequently filled with dry soil, which runs down the side of 
the dibble, and the roots receive considerable injury in consequence. 
The colewort is most useful for filling quarters which are cleared 
a month or six weeks hence, and a sowing made now will yield a 
supply of plants. They can be put out about a foot apart each way, 
and will form nice little hearts; they turn in very quickly, and when 
properly cooked arc so fine in colour and delicate in flavour as to 
make a most acceptable dish. A second sowing, made early in July, 
will yield a stock of plants for a late crop, which will be in use from 
November to Christmas. 
The crops of such things as beets, carrots, onions, and parsnips 
must soon have their final thinning ; but as the carrots and onions 
are in constant request, it is not desirable to thin them to their full 
extent until really necessary, but, at the same time, they must not 
sufler from overcrowding. The hoe must also be plied vigorously 
between the rows to keep the weeds in check and the surface 
loose. 
As scarlet-runners are so useful late in the autumn, after the 
principal crops of peas, cauliflowers, and other summer crops are 
past, it is a very good plan to make a sowing in the first or second 
week of this month. Sown at that period, the crop forms a capital 
succession to the early -sown crops, especially in early seasons. This 
year late-sown crops will not be so useful as in some years, for those 
sown early have not as yet made much progress. Dwarf Drench 
beans sown towards the end of the month will also yield a supply at 
a time when they W'ill be much appreciated. All the beans enjoy a 
deep rich soil, but the dwarf varieties stand the drought better than 
many other things. 
Late peas are generally acceptable ; but it is not desirable in 
small gardens, because of the precarious character of the crop, to sow 
late. Those who determine upon sowing after this period should select 
the early varieties, such as Alpha and Eingleader. The Blue 
Prussian is also a very good sort for sowing. The position selected 
should be rather cool for sowing peas in summer, but it must not 
be shady, for all the heat obtainable in the autumn will be required 
for the production of good crops. The late varieties, of which 
British Queen and Ne Plus Ultra are the two best, when sown in 
April, will in ordinary seasons maintain a supply until a very late 
period. The main crops must have a little soil drawn up on each 
side of the rows to support them, and the sticks put to them before 
they attain a sufficient height to fall over. When they do this, it 
is impossible to stick them without injuring them very considerably. 
The crops of turnips from sowings made now will be found very 
useful. They succeed admirably when sown in quarters from which 
the earliest crops of potatoes have been obtained, as a moderately 
rich and well-tilled soil is essential for the production of good crops. 
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