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up, watering with liquid-manure, &c. Plant out, 
also, a good breadth of Endive, and also some 
Lettuce. The latter might be upon the Celery 
ridges, if done by the first of the month, but if 
later, they will not have time to get off before the 
ridge is wanted for earthing up with. Keep all 
clear of weeds, Ac. 
Kitchen-garden Borders —Sow some of the East- 
Ham and Queen Cabbages about the 1st and 12th of 
this month. Lettuce of the Brown Cos and Hardy 
Hammersmith may be put in at the same time, and 
again towards the end of the month, adding a little 
Brown Batch Lettuce. Caulijioiccrs may be sown at 
the end of the month, or rather the beginning of 
September, and a bed of Onions to stand the winter 
may also be sown in the middle of the month. Spinach 
towards the end, and, perhaps, a bed of Carrots at 
the samo time. All these things ought to be on a 
good, open, sunny situation; the shady borders being 
occupied by such summer crops as Lettuce, &c., which 
are placed there to keep them cool, and prevent them 
riming to seed. Badishes may also be sown, and some 
of the winter Endive may be planted out as it arrives 
at a proper size. Some Herbs may also be cut and dried 
for winter use, and Shallots and Garlic stored away. 
Small Salading may be sown as wanted, but after the 
middle of this month it ought to have a place under 
glass. If there are any plants of Cucumber or Vegetable 
Marrow on the border requiring trimming-in, let that 
be done, and scatter sulphur on the leaves affected with 
mildew. If the weather is very dry, good waterings will 
be of great service; and, what is of much importance, 
remove all crops immediately they are jno longer wanted, 
as they rob the ground sadly of its moisture, besides 
the disagreeable appearance they have, which, of all 
things, it is imperative to avoid. Weeds and other 
litter, of course, being cleared away. 
Frame. —Presuming there to be only one box-frame, 
it will now be doing duty in the way of producing a 
crop of Melons, which will require care, in the shape of 
keeping away insects, and maintaining the health of the 
plauts. Gentle waterings during afternoons, and shutting 
up close, will do, in a general way, to keep away Red 
Spider, and a slight fumigation whenever green fly shows 
itself will put a stop to Green Fly. Other particulars on 
Melon culture will be found in other places. 
ROCKERY. 
The great mass of herbage which sometimes at this 
season overruns everything here ought to be occasion¬ 
ally trimmed, otherwise some of the most valuable 
plants will be liable to get lost; at the same time, very 
little training must be allowed, as the plants on rock- 
work are expected to assume more of a natural aspect 
than they do in dressed grounds. Certain new plants 
may also be introduced, from time to time, but, in a 
general way, few tall-growing ones are wanted, except 
those which support themselves; for instance, “Fox¬ 
gloves ” are quite admissible, as being often found in 
such places. 
FLOWER-GARDEN. 
The abundance of flowers with which this may be 
furnished ought not to relax the anxiety to obtain more 
for another season, as a survey during the present 
period will enable the cultivator to sec which can be 
dispensed with, so as to introduce a more deserving one. 
Propagation of favourite kinds may also go on. 
liochcts, Catclifly, and other plants, increase freely by 
dividing the plant so as to secure a little root to each, or 
it none, they soon make roots at this season : at the 
same time certain seedling plants, as Sweet Williams, 
Wallflowers, Stocks, Silene, Canterbury Bells, &c., require 
planting-out where they aro to flower, which ought to be 
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done when they are ready, taking care in planting them 
not to do so immediately in contact with other per¬ 
manent plants, as bulbs, &c. Annuals, which in all 
probability are nearly over, may be disregarded in such 
planting, as futurity is the order of the day now. Cut 
all flowering plants down that cease to be ornamental, 
and clear all rubbish away. Sow a bed of Annuals of 
various kinds in some sheltered corner of the kitchen- 
garden border about the third or last week of the month, 
to plant out in patches in the autumn or early spring, 
for next summer’s flowering. In a usual way, the 
earliest spring flowering ones are best, as Nemopliilas, 
Collinsia, Virginian Stock, Scldzanthus, and others; 
while the Coreopsis tribe are all the better by being 
sown now as well. Tie up Dahlias as they advance, 
but only slightly, as the stiff, formal mode of preparing 
those flowers for exhibition is very unsightly for the 
flower-garden. Cut away all straggling growths in 
Roses, and give them a good soaking of manure-water 
immediately after the flowering is done, which will 
restore the vigour of the plant, and whether it is ex¬ 
pected to flower in September or not, it will put it in a 
condition to flower well at the proper time. Tie-up and 
trim all plants having ungainly habits, and keep the 
whole in neat order—the grass being well-mown, and 
the gravel and other places smooth, and free from every 
thing not wanted there. J. Robson. 
A CASE OF TRIAL. 
By the Authoress of “My Flowers." 
(Continued from page 275.) 
When first I became personally acquainted with Mary 
Waller she was advancing considerably in life, and was 
in the enjoyment of her own little—alas! how little!— 
independance. But to her it was really wealth, and it 
is surprising how much she made it do. Her dress was 
beautifully neat; and she was so scrupulously attentive to 
cleanliness, and to propriety in the choice and style of her 
dress, that it could hardly be supposed her means were so 
very limited. She dressed as elderly ladies ought to dress, 
with simplicity, closeness of form, and quietness of colour; 
and she seemed never to soil or disarrange it. Her 
health w'as not very strong, and she seldom took exercise; 
but she sat busily at work, always ready to converse, or 
to say and do a kindness. Her heart was particularly alive 
to the sorrows and trials of others. She had known and 
suffered so much herself, that she was prepared to enter 
warmly into any sorrow; and she had many friends yet 
left for whom she had strong sensibilities. Her sense of 
right and steadiness of moral principle were strong: and 
she could never bear to hear the slightest remark which 
savoured of unkindness or want of rectitude. Her benevo¬ 
lence, too, was great, and I have no doubt that she endured 
much from not being able to give what her heart evidently 
dictated; for she could never pass an object of distress 
ivithout the ready penny in her hand, which would have 
been gold, had her means permitted it. It needs not wealth 
to show the liberal heart. There is a way of doing trifles— 
giving mites—offering the simplest things—that shows 
more plainly than silver and gold where the heart stands, 
and what its feelings are. Yes; there is even a way of 
giving notlung that speaks volumes. 
Miss Waller was at this time staying for some months in 
the house of the lady—the daughter of a deceased friend— 
who was so happily enabled to make a provision for her 
comfort by the increase of her income. She spent the first 
winter of this dear friend’s widoudiood under her roof, and 
from that visit she passed on to the Channel Islands, to 
a cousin, also a widow, who, with one daughter, and both in 
poor health, with only small pensions to support them, had 
settled in one of those cheap and delightful Islands, where 
they could live upon a very trifle, and yet maintain their 
station with respect and comfort. Here Miss Waller finally 
resolved to settle. The united incomes of the three ladies 
made a very comfortable whole—the climate suited her— 
