MONTHLY CALENDAR. 
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and gather the produce ; clear them of weeds and wet litter, 
and put a little dry hay or straw next the bed. Prepare 
fresh spawn, &c., 125 to 130. 
Watering will now frequently be required for newly planted 
vegetables, both at the time of transplanting, and occasion- 
ally afterward, in dry weather, until the roots are established 
in the soil. Likewise seed-beds recently sown, till the young 
plants become vigorous. 
Weeding must be very diligently attended to, both by hand 
and hoe ; for as weeds grow luxuriantly, it is necessary to 
eradicate them before they spread too far, as, by neglect, 
they will not only impede the growth, but eventually smother 
the plants. 
Toward the end of the month, top such of the English 
Broad Beans as may be in blossom, to promote the swelling 
of the pods, as well as their early maturity. [See page 40.] 
Those who have young families should not fail sowing 
some Bene-plant seed, as the plant, by being steeped in a 
glass of water, produces a glutinous liquid, which is an effi- 
cacious remedy for the summer complaint. It may be sown 
in drills and managed the same as salad or Parsley. [See 
Herbs, 107.] * 
JUNE. 
“ The sky dress’d in placid soft redness at night 
Portends the next day will be cloudless and bright , 
A fierce angry redness that shoots up at morn, 
And tinges the clouds, is a token of storm.” 
The principal sowing seasons for general crops may be 
considered as past, but there are many kinds of seed which 
may be sown this month ; and the gardener should ascertain 
the success of his former plantings, in order to make up any 
deficiencies from failures, before the season be too far ad- 
vanced. By this time some of the early crops will be cleared 
off, and such grouni as was manured for the early crops of 
