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CALENDAR FOR AUGUST. 
Continue to transplant successions of cabbage, brocoli, &c., 
watering those newly put out copiously should the weather 
prove dry. Make sowings of cauliflower during the second and 
fourth weeks, choosing a light, rich, sheltered spot, and watering 
when requisite. 
Supply advancing and bearing crops of peas with manure- 
water occasionally, and stake and protect where requisite. Make 
a full, thick sowing of onions for a winter crop on trenched and 
moderately rich ground. Pull the full-grown crops as they 
show signs of decay in the tops, and expose them to the sun 
until well dried, protecting them carefully from rain. A last and 
full crop of turnips should be sown during the first week, and 
another in the second, but not later, if the first is thin or fails 
altogether. Hoe and thin the other crops, leaving the ground 
as light as possible about the plants. Sow carrots in the first 
and third weeks, to come in in winter and spring, and keep the 
other crops clear of weeds. 
Make sowings of radishes every ten days or fortnight, choosing 
light, rich ground, and watering freely in dry weather. Two or 
three sowings of lettuce should be got in, and fresh plantations 
made, to maintain a regular supply. A full crop of endive should 
also be put out, and such as is sufficiently advanced should be 
tied up or otherwise blanched. Also continue to transplant 
celery, and to earth up the advancing crops. Large sunk beds, 
similar to the ordinary trenches, but wider, may be made, in 
which the plants may be put in about six inches apart, and 
earthed as they advance. They will be found very serviceable 
for kitchen use, and can be easily protected, if necessary. Con¬ 
tinue to sow the various small salads about every ten days. A 
large sowing of parsley should also be made in various situations, 
under walls as well as in the open ground; also chervil, where 
wanted. Make two sowings of spinach during the month, 
choosing a sheltered spot, and weed and stir the ground among 
the other crops. Keep the tomatoes thin in leaf and fruit, so as 
to allow a free access of sun and air. Cut and dry the various 
herbs as they come into flower, and make fresh plantations of 
such as are in small quantity. Keep every crop clean and free 
from weeds and insects as far as possible, and allow no old crops 
to stand after once out of bearing, as they only harbour enemies 
to all the other plants in the place. D. M. 
