June 26. 
COUNTRY GENTLEMAN’S COMPANION. 
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where. Cauliflower being now about all planted, a 
portion of the ground may be allotted to Early or 
Autumn Brocoli, of the Purple and White Cape 
kinds; the taste of the cultivator being the guide, 
coupled with his wishes for certain productions, 
which he cannot get so well elsewhere.- Give water 
to newly-planted things if the weather be dry. 
c. -Now is the time to apply manure to Asparagus in 
a liquid state, which is far more beneficial than 
when quantities of dung are heaped on in winter. A 
little salt now and then is also useful. The same 
may be said of Sea-kale. Rhubarb will require but 
little care, save cutting away all the (lower-stems but 
one, and that reduce very much ; and if seed be not 
wanted, cut that away by the middle of the month; 
they will not be likely to send any more up after¬ 
wards. Keep all clear from weeds, and use the 
hoe freely where it can be employed. 
il. -Use the hoe amongst the Onions no longer than 
you can do so without injury to the plants by 
breaking their leaves; thinning is expected to have 
been completed before. If a row of Celery was 
plauted here last month, as proposed, it will require 
earthing up in time, i.e., if the weather be dry. 
Remove all Lettuce stalks, &c., as cut, and give the 
whole a neat appearance by running the rake over 
any open spaces betimes. The same may be done 
in the other plots. 
e -Stick Peas as they want it, and be sure to remove 
those past use immediately they are so, and be 
careful in gathering the crop not to injure the 
Brocoli, and other things planted there. Plant out 
the Brocoli in such a way that they will occupy 
the whole ground when the Peas are over. I gene¬ 
rally sow my Peas in rows six feet apart, and plant 
three rows of Brocoli between them; one in the 
centre, and one a foot from the Peas; and though 
the Brocoli makes but poor progress until the Peas 
are removed, yet they often make up for it after¬ 
wards. In this planting only the late kinds ought 
to be put in, as the Wilcove, Portsmouth, or Danish, 
or any resembling these. Winter Greens may also 
be planted under the same circumstances; but a 
row or two of Brussels Sprouts ought to be put in 
elsewhere, so as to come into use early in autumn. 
f. -Little will be.wanted here, save keeping the crop of 
Kidney Beans clear of weeds, and see that high 
winds do not damage the crops; the dwarf ones 
being nearly as liable to injury that way as the 
runner kinds. Do not allow any careless person 
to gather the crop, for if the plants should be wet, the 
gatherer may very likely turn the plant over to get 
at its produce the easier, thereby breaking it oft' at 
the neck. These remarks are only necessary to those 
whose assistants may not have had much experi¬ 
ence in rural affairs. 
g - Carrots, as I have noted above, are a failing crop 
in many places, and should they be so here, it is 
now too late to repair the evil; but any gaps in the 
beds may be usefully employed in growing Lettuce, 
or a few White Turnips may be sown for autumn 
use; but do not plant or sow anything likely to 
occupy the ground in the winter, as ulterior arrange¬ 
ments may be interfered with thereby. Nip off the 
tops of Broad Beans that are getting tall, and earth 
up, or stir between the different rows of everything. 
li. -This being mostly for Celery, now is the time to 
plant the general crop, which, to be good and fine, 
ought to be allowed plenty of room. Single 
trenches, shallow, and by no means trenching on 
the inferior soil, suit it best, but a broad one, similar 
to that advised in another place, may be made when 
a large quantity is wanted. This space being also 
the plot for Endive, and other odds and ends, due 
attention must be paid to each. Endive will want 
planting out by the end of the mouth, but more 
generally so in August. 
Kitchen garden Borders. —Sow more Endive and 
Lettuce; the latter in a cool, damp place, if the season 
and situation be both dry. Sow also a few Turnip)- 
rooted Radishes in a like spot. Riant out, as described 
above, the various Brocolis, Brussels Sprouts, Savoys, 
&c., and the main crop of Celery; put in cuttings of 
Sage, Hyssop, and Horehound ; and transplant into rows 
Thyme or Winter Savory that was sown thickly in beds 
Street Marjoram is expected to have been planted out 
last month. Take up Shallots and Garlic when ripe, 
which will not be before the end of the month. Sow a 
few Onions, to draw young, if they are wanted in that 
state. Sow also Small Salading every week as wanted. 
Remove all cut Lettuce and other decayed crops, and do 
not allow the seed-beds of Brocoli to remain any longer 
than to make sure that the crop is safe, but remove and 
dig after dunging such spots, aud you will easily perceive 
what crop is fitting it, but by all means avoid the same 
one again. 
Frames. —If the Cucumbers were gradually inured to 
the open air, so that by the 20th of last month the 
frame could be shifted upon another hotbed made 
ready for it, aud a few Melon plants to be had of some 
neighbour, there is yet time for their producing some 
good fruit. A rather stiff loam suits them best, with 
little or no manure, keeping a sharp look out for disease 
of all kinds, for if it attacks the Melons in an early 
stage, all hopes of their success is at an end. Shelter 
the Cucumbers on cold nights with anything that may 
be handy, as mats and oil cloth, propping it up from 
pressing on the leaves. Trust nothing inside the Melon 
frames but what you are certain is clean and free from 
insect. 
ROCKERY. 
This, partaking of the character of the flower garden, 
may be treated much the same, only there is no train¬ 
ing, or “ tying-up,” but certain rank-growing plants 
must not be allowed to overgrow a weaker one, and all 
decayed ones must be cut away. Propagate anything 
that may seem to deserve it. Most herbaceous plants 
increase freely by cuttings, but some do so more easily 
by separating at the root, as Phloxes, Campanulas, 
Gentianas, &c., while all that can be raised by seed 
flourish much better where that way is adopted. 
FLOWER-GARDEN. 
This being now gay with the Roses, Valerian, Campa- 
nula, Phlox, Silene, &c., notes must be taken of those 
most deserving of further propagation, and others less 
worthy may be dismissed. In a usual way, the anxiety 
to have a good collection runs into extremes, and the 
small plots, or beds, get crammed full to suffocation. 
This is bad; better have a select few plants, standing 
clear of each other, and each producing good, healthy, 
strong flowers, thau a confused mass of half-grown 
ones; aud as this is the season to see the effects of this, 
the amateur will learn more by experience than by 
whole pages of letter-press, more especially if he have 
the chance to see the mode by which a good mixed 
(lower-bed is kept up. Massing is another thing ; then 
plants may be placed as close together as the means of 
the party will allow, but this must not be with a mixed 
border or bed. 
Tie up Phloxes, Dahlias, Hollyhocks, and all tall- 
growing plants, aud cut, or remove, all decayed flowers, 
as they are no longer ornamental. Plant out any late 
annual that may be wanted to fill any gaps, and espe¬ 
cially plant out some Brompton and Giant Stocks by 
the end of the month. Cuttings, or pipings of Pinks, 
may be put in at the beginning of the month under a 
