CALENDARIAL MEMORANDA FOR SEPTEMBER, 
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ing as needed, and the younger crops keeping clean, and perhaps 
watering. 
Lettuce. Continue transplanting lettuce into warm situations, where 
they may have the best chance of growing during autumn, and with¬ 
standing the frost of winter. A little more seed of sorts may be sown, 
to be nursed in frames. 
Celery. Where the previously planted trenches of this plant are 
growing, occasional earthing up will be necessary, and, as the summer 
has been dry, frequent watering. 
Turnips. The last sowed crops must now be thinned, and kept 
clean by the hoe. If former crops have failed, it is not yet too late to 
sow, more especially if it be a dripping season. Small-sized turnips 
are as much, or more valued at table than larger ones, being, if young, 
more tender and delicate in flavour. 
Salad plants , such as common radish, cress, mustard, rape, may 
still be sown on warm and sheltered situations, where, if the autumn 
be favourable, they will have the best chance of succeeding. 
The general labour of this month is care of all the growing crops, 
some of which will require the hand or hoe to keep clean, the hoe or 
spade to earth up, and the watering-pot to encourage growth. Kidney- 
beans and cucumbers now in full bearing require much water, particu¬ 
larly if the weather continue dry and warm. Cardoons may be tied 
and earthed up. Artichokes, if all gathered, should have their stems 
broken down. Bulbs, as shalots, garlic, &c., should be taken up, if 
not already done. Herbs should be gathered for drying, and ripe seeds 
secured. 
Fruit Garden. — The principal business here is taking care of 
the ripe and ripening fruit. All perfectly ripe fruit intended for 
immediate use should be gathered early in the morning, and kept in 
the coolest part of the fruit-room till wanted. Flat and wide baskets, 
the bottoms covered with leaves, the softest white leather gloves, and 
an attendant to carry the basket, are necessary in gathering the finest 
wall-fruit. Apples or pears intended to be kept for a few days, or for 
any length of time, should be gathered just before they are fully ripe ; 
this makes them less susceptible of bruises, and consequently keep 
longer. Guarding wall-fruit from wasps, flies, and other insects, 
requires attention. Destroying wasps’ nests near the garden, hanging 
up phials of sweetened water, and placing bean or other hollow stalks 
about the trees, are the only means for alluring and capturing these 
pests. Grapes are sometimes defended by gauze or paper-bags ; but 
for stone-fruit this is not so easily done. 
