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SOW BUIST’S SEEDS 
JUNE 
The gardener of the South and the garden amateur have much to reflect upon in this 
glorious month of bearable sunshine. Renew all crops as advised in preceding month; 
plant Snap-short Beans; look over Melons, Cucumbers and Squashes; destroy bugs and 
every other enemy; weeds abhor with the vengeance of destruction. Stir up the soil to 
keep in moisture, and allow the air and dew to penetrate; all will assist to keep the grow¬ 
ing life in crops. Transplant Cauliflower, Buist's Drumhead, Flat Dutch, Florida Header 
and Drumhead Savoy Cabbage, which must be liberally supplied with water. 
Pole Beans can still be planted. Select the Kentucky Wonder and Crease Back, as 
they stand the heat better than other sorts. 
Ruta Baga Turnip—Sow from the 20th of this month to the last of July; there is 
.nothing superior in the vegetable line for Winter feeding. With fair culture they will 
produce immense crops, and we cannot prevail too urgently upon the farmer the great 
importance of extending their culture. They are not only profitable but invaluable to all 
agriculturists, being relished by all kinds of stock. Sow BuisFs Improved Purple Top 
Yellow; it is the largest growing variety, producing the finest formed roots, and will be 
found superior to any other stock in this country. The Turnip Fly is very destructive to 
this crop, and frequently eats off the young plants as fast as they make their appearance. 
Watch the crop and dust with plaster. 
JULY 
If there is any month in the twelve where there may be some cessation of labor by the 
gardener of the South, it is July—ground is dry, atmosphere hot. Seeds may be sown, 
but they do not vegetate; weeds, however, grow, and they must be kept under. Snap 
Beans will grow, and plant them for succession; water Celery or mulch it. One of the 
most valuable crops for the South should be sown—the Ruta Baga Turnip. If you have 
not been successful in securing a stand of young plants you will have ample time for 
re-seeding; therefore, take advantage of moist weather, if possible, and sow Ruta Bagas, 
as they require a longer season to mature than Turnips. Plant Cucumber for September 
use, or for pickling purposes; transplant Cabbage after a shower; prepare ground for 
crops to be planted in August; sow Squash, Spinach, Sugar Corn and also a full supply of 
Turnips, as there is no variety of vegetable you can raise that is more valuable or more 
profitable. 
The turnip fly is a very destructive insect. Examine closely, and if they are dis¬ 
covered, dust with plaster. 
Beet—Keep well thinned and thoroughly clear of weeds. The foliage of young Beets 
is an excellent substitute for Spinach. 
Cabbage—Sow BuisFs Late Flat Dutch, BuisFs Late Drumhead, BuisFs Florida 
Header, Louisville Drumhead, Surehead, Danish Ball Head, and Drumhead Savoy Cab¬ 
bage. Plants raised this month and set out in September make the best Cabbage, as they 
are generally headed by the time heavy frosts come on. We highly recommend BuisFs 
Florida Header and the Buist's Flat Dutch and Drumhead, as they are always sure to 
produce fine, large, solid heads in any section of the South. 
Corn—Plant Country Gentleman, Mammoth Sugar and Evergreen Sugar for a suc¬ 
cession. 
Cucumbers—Plant the Jersey Pickle for pickling purposes. 
Egg Plant—An occasional watering of liquid manure or soap-suds greatly facilitates 
their growth, and if the weather is dry, mulching the plants with cut grass will be of 
great advantage. 
Turnips—A portion of your sowings should be made the last of the month, just 
before or after rain. The Red or White Flat Strap-leaved are the best flat varieties; but 
BuisFs Mammoth Red Top White Globe is the best of all; sow it, it will please you. 
They are of the_earliest culture, and are generally sown broadcast. To those who desire 
